Re: ? Passing userid/password

From: Paul Beardsell <paul_at_hoxton.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 21:31:49 +0000
Message-ID: <741389509snz_at_hoxton.demon.co.uk>


In article <C9CnrG.I88_at_mcdgs01.cr.usgs.gov> thilde_at_mcdga2.cr.usgs.gov writes:
>Does anyone know how to pass the userid and password from a form to a C
>program that uses EXEC SQL statements? I am using the HOST command attached to
> the Key-print trigger in forms to execute the C program and I would rather not
> have to login again.

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>Any help would be appreciated.
>Thanks in adavance.

I know this doesn't really answer your question, but have you thought about using OPS$ logins? Then the program you invoke doesn't need to know the password.

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