How do I query the current username on a Windows platform from within MATLAB?

I want to query the current username on the Windows platform from within MATLAB.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The name of the current user is specified by the Windows %USERNAME% system variable. The contents of the %USERNAME% system variable may be queried from within MATLAB by using the GETENV or DOS functions:

username=getenv('USERNAME')

or

[s,username]=dos('echo %USERNAME%');