Yes,
I can do it with a middle tier,
but currently my app is a simple 2-tier
and introducing a middle-tier just to do 
that looks excessive...

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:40:40 -0330
"jamie murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> What about creating a flat file on the middle tier from the database system
> tables that the clients can view with your gui or web page.
> Only things is keeping the file in sync with the system tables. But access
> will be faster to the flat file and no security risks
> because there won't even be a connection to the database from the client
> when viewing the file.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Plinio Conti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 5:55 PM
> Subject: Quering user privileges
> 
> 
> >
> > Is there a way to query the privileges of current user if he hasn't the
> rights to read the mysql system tables (user, db, hosts, etc..)
> >
> > I mean, I CAN'T give a standard user the chance of read "system tables"!
> > But my client app wants to know if the current user has (for example) the
> rights to write on table xxx, because if not, I don't want to let him try
> and fail, I want to disable the updates in advance.
> >
> > Tahnk you,
> > Plinio
> >
> >
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