Re: writing files by pl/sql

Alex Filonov wrote:

> DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3E428C46.83307170_at_exesolutions.com>...
> > Oliver Stratmann wrote:
> >
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > is there another way of writing files with a pl/sql-procedure than using the
> > > utl_file-package?
> > > is there a way of writing files with a pl/sql-procedure on a client-machine?
> > >
> > > thanks in advance!
> > > oli
> >
> > There are other ways using C and Java.
> >
> > On the client? Undoubtedly if you wrap your own in C or Java but I've not seen
> > anyone do it. And I'd never do it as it could be a huge security violation
> > allowing data to walk out the door in diskette.
>
> Sorry, if data is available on the client machine (isn't it a goal of
> client-server applications?) you can always cut and paste it to some
> file, which can be then copied to diskette... :)
>
> There is no such thing as absolute security. And before you define
> hardware/software security procedures, you need to determine which
> people have access to which data. If you don't trust people, they
> have no right to access data in any form, period.
>
> >
> > Daniel Morgan

One can always violate security one record field at a time. But there is a huge difference between cut and paste and SELECT * FROM ...

Daniel Morgan Received on Fri Feb 07 2003 - 21:52:13 CET