Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Tue May 29 12:34:19 CDT 2007
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