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On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 16:55:04 GMT, you wrote:
>We are using Oracle 8i and Oracle Forms 6.0. Is there a way to obtain
>the IP Address of the machine that Oracle Forms is running on via an
>Oracle function, etc...?
>
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As long as they use "user/pass_at_DATABASE" to connect (and sqlnet for tcp/ip) -- yes.
$ sqlplus scott/tiger_at_ora8idev
SQL*Plus: Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production on Mon Jan 24 14:28:47 2000
(c) Copyright 1999 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production
With the Partitioning and Java options
PL/SQL Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production
scott_at_dev8i> select sys_context( 'userenv', 'ip_address' ) from dual;
SYS_CONTEXT('USERENV','IP_ADDRESS')
NOTE: sys_context is available with 8i release 8.1 and later. In 8.0 and before you can enable connecting auditing to achieve a similar effect without the sys_context function.
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See http://osi.oracle.com/~tkyte/ for my columns 'Digging-in to Oracle8i'...
Current article is "Part I of V, Autonomous Transactions" updated June 21'st
Thomas Kyte tkyte_at_us.oracle.com Oracle Service Industries Reston, VA USA
Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation Received on Mon Jan 24 2000 - 13:30:41 CST
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