Re: Using username and database in F4.5 Runform shortcut.
From: Bhaskar Gandavabi <bgandavabi_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: 1998/03/27
Message-ID: <6fgqp8$9oj_at_dfw-ixnews10.ix.netcom.com>#1/1
Mike Guerrero wrote in message <01bd59a8$2819d000$1635bf82_at_sdu.sdsu.edu>...
>We are running Forms 4.5 on W95 clients. We have setup a shortcut to the
>runform executable. In the properties for the shortcut we have included
>the following connect information:
>
> userid=scott/tiger_at_mydb
>
>This works fine. Does anyone know if there is a way to include only the
>username and database name in the shortcut and have those 2 items display
>on the connect screen so that the user only has to enter their password?
>
>I have tried various combinations but all bring up blanks in the
>username,password and database boxes. How can I get the connect screen to
>bring up only the username and database values that I set in the shortcut?
>Is there another way? For example, when I use Des2K the connect screen
>always shows my username and database. All I have to enter is the
>password. Where does Des2K get this info?
>
>Thanks.
Received on Fri Mar 27 1998 - 00:00:00 CET
Date: 1998/03/27
Message-ID: <6fgqp8$9oj_at_dfw-ixnews10.ix.netcom.com>#1/1
Did you try
userid=scott_at_mydb
Anu
Mike Guerrero wrote in message <01bd59a8$2819d000$1635bf82_at_sdu.sdsu.edu>...
>We are running Forms 4.5 on W95 clients. We have setup a shortcut to the
>runform executable. In the properties for the shortcut we have included
>the following connect information:
>
> userid=scott/tiger_at_mydb
>
>This works fine. Does anyone know if there is a way to include only the
>username and database name in the shortcut and have those 2 items display
>on the connect screen so that the user only has to enter their password?
>
>I have tried various combinations but all bring up blanks in the
>username,password and database boxes. How can I get the connect screen to
>bring up only the username and database values that I set in the shortcut?
>Is there another way? For example, when I use Des2K the connect screen
>always shows my username and database. All I have to enter is the
>password. Where does Des2K get this info?
>
>Thanks.
Received on Fri Mar 27 1998 - 00:00:00 CET