Re: Forms 4.5 and SQL*Net
Date: 1995/08/06
Message-ID: <402kj3$9n2_at_news.mindspring.com>#1/1
In article <3vqj8s$q18_at_explorer.csc.com>,
hookere_at_dcsimpo1.hqusareur.army.mil says...
>
>We're moving to Oracle 7 and Forms 4.5. Must each client using Forms 4.5
>also have SQL*Net installed to reach the database? If so, how do you
>keep users from installing their own copies of third party software and
>run queries (or worse - updates!) against the database using the
SQL*Net?
>
>Any input would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
>
If you are accessing your Oracle server remotely, Yes, you will need SQL*Net on each Client's machine. To keep user's from using other tools (Are you sure you want to do that?), you should use Roles with a password. You can then enable the role using SET ROLE in your applications.
- Rick