How to use API to check Inventor instance "run as administrator"?

[liminma8458]

Hi,

I understand Inventor has to be "Run as administrator" to make all the Addins work well. But sometimes the user indeed open Inventor without administrator right.

So how to use code (in VB.NET) to detect whether the current Inventor is "run as administrator" or not?

[Curtis_Waguespack · Accepted solution]

Hi @liminma8458 

Imports System.Security.Principal

Dim identity = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent()
Dim principal = new WindowsPrincipal(identity)
Dim isElevated as Boolean = principal.IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator) 
If isElevated Then
  MessageBox.Show("Is Admin")
Else
  MessageBox.Show("Is NOT Admin")
End If

See this link:

admin - How to check if application is running as administrator VB.NET - Stack Overflow

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[liminma8458]

Curtis,

Thank you so much. I wonder why I missed the Stack Overflow.

^_^