Jano Svitok wrote: > On Nov 12, 2007 7:07 PM, Ernst Tanaka <ernst / tanakasite.com> wrote: >> automatically based on the fact if I am behind my computer or not. >> >> q's >> = Does anyone has a better suggestion > > depends on the system you are on. > on linux/unix, you can do `w`.grep(/your_username/) to see if you're > logged in. > on windows, it would require Win32API or WMI (using COM/Win32OLE) Thanks for you help -- I will look into that direction. By the way I am using Windows XP -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.