Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Tue May 29 13:29:24 CDT 2007
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