Re: PC tool to access 400 data

[John Earl <johnearl@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

PaulMmn wrote:

> Exactly.  ODBC is an open pipeline to your data.  Unless you control the
> files and fields a user can see (via an LF with fewer fields and the proper
> authority), your user can change those extra fields...  Need a pay raise?
>
> That's why you change authority:  Users can look but don't touch, and the
> programs that update the data adopt sufficient authority to do the work.

I agree.  If you can change authority to *USE or less (using adopted authority),
by all means do it.  OS/400 authority is still the best thing going, and if you
can take advantage of it you should.


jte


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