Re: accessing the current user

From: Uppili <sestri_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 14:08:43 -0500
Message-ID: <372F45BB.744979D5_at_hotmail.com>


Get_application_property(username) will return the userid of the current user...

dhancock_at_voicenet.com wrote:

> in forms5.0 pl/sql is there a system variable that contains information about
> the current user (eg. user id)...or is the only way to use the sql 'select
> user from dual into v_user;'???
>
> i need a way to check the current users authority on a record.
>
> Also does anyone know of any good security resources/whitepapers/links with
> regards to the best way of securing a forms application??
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dennis
>
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Received on Tue May 04 1999 - 21:08:43 CEST

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