When calling functions against the security database from within an application it might be a better practice to use amps on those functions instead of wrapping it in eval().
There's good information about how to implement amps in the Understanding and Using Security Guide (http://docs.marklogic.com/guide/security). On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Michael Blakeley <[email protected]> wrote: > Try this to get the database name within a query: > > xdmp:database-name(xdmp:database()) > > For code that has to run in Security, an assert at the beginning can be > useful: > > if (xdmp:security-database() eq xdmp:database()) then () > else error( > (), 'NOTSECURITY', text { > xdmp:database-name(xdmp:database()), 'is not the Security database' }) > , > (: ...more expressions can follow the comma :) > > -- Mike > > On 26 Oct 2012, at 14:13 , "Kalinosky, Mary" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hello All, > > > > How can I find which database my .xqy file is executing against? > > > > I typed the following into my query console and got "true" which is the > expected result. > > > > xquery version "1.0-ml"; > > import module namespace sec = "http://marklogic.com/xdmp/security"; at > "/MarkLogic/security.xqy"; > > > > let $existing_user := sec:user-exists("my_user_name") > > > > return > > xdmp:quote( $existing_user ) > > In my application, however, it returns false, even though I've > configured the app server to use the Security database. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Mary Kalinosky > > eProducts > > Thieme Medical Publishers > > 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 USA > > Ruedigerstrasse 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany > > > > Email: [email protected] > > Tel: +1 212 584-4684 > > www.thieme.com > > Thieme eNeurosurgery: > > The world's most comprehensive neurosurgical resource online. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general > >
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