Re: Get/Set passwords in Registry without using SetNet32?

mattpierce@my-dejanews.com schrieb: > > We have a situation where the Client product we use (Centura)'s connect > function will only connect (apparrently - I'm not a Centura specialist) > either to the default INFORMIXSERVER or require USERID and PASSWORD variables > to be set to connect to a specific non-default server. > > This can be done via a dialog box, however this can be a pain if it has to be > done every time an application connects (there are several apps here). > Alternatively we could encrypt and store the password ourselves the first time > it's entered to save the users fingers. > > The cleanest solution would be to be able to pull it out of the registry (and > update it when users change passwords - without running SetNet32). > > Is this possible/advisable/EASY ? > I had the same problem with SQR by Sqribe technologies. In my case I had to use two connections one after the other without interaction (i.e. at night, started by NT's at-command). I wrote a little program to update the registry value for INFORMIXSERVER. Its very easy to implement if you know a bit about the Windows API and registry keys. I can send you this program if you like. It runs both under Win95 and NT. Regards, Dirk