RE: Client Access ODBC

IBM does have an unsupported "sign on" written in C on one of it's FTP sites
that could be scheduled on an NT or Unix box. OR, you could go to security
10 that does not require a sign on by anybody.

But, FTP is the way to go IMO. 



> >>> "Mark A. Manske" <mmanske@minter-weisman.com> 04/09/01 05:10PM >>>
> This is a security blanket - I hope there is not a "patch", but I do not
> know of one, someone
> else on the list may...
> 
> Might I ask you this, why ODBC, can you FTP the file; which when done
> "properly" can bypass
> the the userID and password issue for a "batch" process.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Mark A. Manske
> [mailto:mmanske@minter-weisman.com] 
> Sr. Project Lead
> Minter-Weisman
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com 
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Ed Chabot
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:21 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange. com
> Subject: Client Access ODBC
> 
> 
> Does anyone know how to eliminate the need to enter the password every
> time
> an ODBC connection is started.  We have a time and attendance job that
> uploads punches to our AS/400 (V4R4) four times a day.  We have to enter
> the
> password each time the job runs.  It seems that there should be an option
> to
> enter this once and then let the job run on auto-pilot, but we haven't
> found
> it.  Maybe there's a patch?  Any help is appreciated.
> 
> Ed Chabot
> The Marlin Firearms Company
> 100 Kenna Drive
> North Haven, CT 06473
> (203)985-3254
> 
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