Gary Kjos
garykjos at gmail.com
Tue May 29 14:22:04 CDT 2007
Strings like a connection to database might still be intact. Probably not but it's possible. Depends on what tool it was created with. It's not LIKELY that it would be found but it's not completely out of the question either. Does the application do reports that could be printed to a text file and then read back in as data? I've done a lot of that kind of stuff. It's a pain to stip off the column headings etc and get to the data columns but it's doable. Harder when the reports are multi-line but still doable. GK On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote: > I'll ask, but I'll be a quarter that the code is compiled. > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:09 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > You MIGHT be able to text search though the actual software code and > find it if it's not encrypted. Search for something like "password=" > with a text editor. > > GK > > On 5/29/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> > wrote: > > They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, > > MRP, inventory control, etc. The company who sold it to them - a > > Singapore software house - is out of business. So there's no support > > for the application. But it's working. I think they're getting > > nervous though, and, they want to export their data before picking a > replacement system. > > Converting the existing data would be key. > > > > Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in > > Singapore took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II. So > > when the user started looking around the internet for support, he found > me. > > > > If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll > > convert it to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go for > > my system. But no one there knows what the user name and password is for > the Informix db. > > The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. > > > > Regards, > > > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim > > Lawrence > > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM > > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > > > Hi Rocky: > > > > How are they getting the data out of their database now? > > > > Jim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky > > Smolin at Beach Access Software > > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > > Cc: List > > Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password > > > > Dear List(s): > > > > A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing > > system and go to a new one. The problem is: > > > > 1) the current product has no data import or export functions > > 2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business > > 3) the platform is Informix > > 4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and > > password > > 5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver. Says > > they tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the > > user name and password). > > 6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily. > > 7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program. > > Just if they want to open the back end directly. The program is working > OK. > > > > But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into > > something with support, I would guess. > > > > If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system > > with my own. > > > > Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in? > > > > MTIA > > > > Rocky > > > > P.S. They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore > > took the name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, > > which is what this guy is using. So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web > > and found me. So I called him tonight in Singapore to get the details > > - find out if he had a bootleg copy of my system. He sent me some > > screen shots of the opening screens, and I saw right away it was not mine > but the imposter. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: > > 5/28/2007 11:40 AM > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > -- > Gary Kjos > garykjos at gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 > 11:40 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com