Quoting Michael Prasuhn <mike@mikeyp.net>:
On Jun 15, 2007, at 12:51 AM, andy@spiders-lair.com wrote:
Think you're missing the point of "API". Use the user_load() function which loads a user, profile and all for your convience. If you want to see the structure returned (and where the profile fileds are) install the devel module which can display this for you.
Not necessarily, I am working on a site with an integrated CRM (stores contacts as a custom CCK type) and the API doesn't seem to be able to do what I need, which is: Look up uid for a given node or form based on the ability to enter the contact name instead of the username, such as the authored by field on a new node.
Have you looked at http://drupal.org/project/openid for a possible solution? Earnie