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Old 02-28-2008, 08:09 PM
Simon Hayes
 
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Default Re: DSN Problems

Frank Py <fpy@proactnet.com> wrote in message news:<3fd635b0$0$198$75868355@news.frii.net>...
> Yes, I can use Windows Authentication. The person connecting to the DSN
> is an administrator. So if I use Windows Authentication instead on this
> DSN, would that be more transparent to the user? The user, who is an
> administrator needs to run a Crystal Report that is connected to the DSN
> without being prompted for a username and password each time. Help
> appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Frank
>
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Yes - using Windows authentication means that no username and password
should be required, in the same way as connecting with Query Analyzer
or OSQL, for example.

Simon
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