Re: pre-set database but not username or password?

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 00:15:36 +0200
Message-ID: <jm11ft8uelu25nll7lh6blj8h96ve2hdqj_at_4ax.com>


On Mon, 30 Apr 2001 23:53:46 GMT, Chris S <cschofie_at_nospam.slip.net> wrote:

>We use an html document to launch our forms appliction (forms server
>6i). It works just fine. In the html document are a set of 'PARAM
>NAME'/'VALUE' combinations. These work fine.
>
>However - My question relates to the PARAM NAME of 'serverArgs'. If I
>set the serverargs parmeter as follows:
><PARAM NAME="serverArgs" VALUE="userid=myname/mypass_at_mydatabase">
>
>this works - I launch straight into my application.
>
>If I set the serverargs parmeter as follows:
><PARAM NAME="serverArgs" VALUE="userid=myname/_at_mydatabase">
>
>(that is, with the password area empty)then the logon screen comes up
>and I am prompted for my password ONLY - the username and database are
>pre-filled in. This is good.
>
>However - I cannot seem to avoid the need to put something in the
>username field. If I try the string VALUE="userid=/_at_mydatabase",
>this does not work.
>
>Thanks, Chris

Try leaving out the /
The / alone is a shortcut for OS-authenticated access.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA Received on Thu May 03 2001 - 00:15:36 CEST

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