Might I add that in CF 7 the complete ColdFusion Admin has an API so you could make datasources dyhnmically that way...I would guess with a little investigation you could figure out how to do simular in MX 6...
Adam H On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 12:35:19 -0600, Jared Rypka-Hauer - CMG, LLC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And the only way to create a connect-string-based DSN anymore is to > use a JDBC connect string in the CFADMIN. If you google for JDBC and > your driver you should be able to find syntax easily. I don't think it > can be done from within CF these days, but it certainly can be done > from the administrator DSN setup page. However, since you put the > hostname/ip, username. password, port... why mess with JDBC > connections when you can just use the form? > > Laterz, > J > > On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 12:56:03 -0500, Claude Schneegans > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>it is trivial to write a CF template to get the > > > > >>raw code of everyone else's CF templates to get their usernames and > > >>passwords; > > > > It is at least as trivial (at least in CF 5) to write a CF template to get > > the CF administrator password, > > so storing the datasource password in it is not safe either. > > -- > Continuum Media Group LLC > Burnsville, MN 55337 > http://www.web-relevant.com > http://cfobjective.neo.servequake.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197617 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
