Specifying passwords in database profiles
Your password does not display when you specify it in the Database
Profile Setup dialog box.
However, when PowerBuilder stores the values for this profile in
the registry, the actual password does display, in encrypted form, in
the DatabasePassword or LogPassword field.
Suppressing display in the profile registry
entry
To suppress password display in the profile registry entry, do the
following when you create a database profile.
To suppress password display in the profile registry
entry:
-
Select the Prompt For Database Information check box on the
Connection tab in the Database Profile Setup dialog box.This tells PowerBuilder to prompt for any missing information
when you select this profile to connect to the database. -
Leave the Password box blank. Instead, specify the password in
the dialog box that displays to prompt you for additional
information when you connect to the database.
What happens
When you specify the password in response to a prompt instead of
in the Database Profile Setup dialog box, the password does not display
in the registry entry for this profile.
For example, if you do not supply a password in the Database
Profile Setup – Adaptive Server Enterprise dialog box when creating a
database profile, the Client Library Login dialog box displays to prompt
you for the missing information.