HP MPE/iX 6.x Operating System manual Setup for MPE/iX

Configuring Data Sources ODBCLink/SE Reference Manual

Setup for MPE/iX

The SessionID, User Name, Acct Name, Group Name, User Password, Acct Password and Group Password entries correspond to those used if you were manually connecting to the HP3000 or HP9000. If you don't know this information, contact your System Manager.

If you want the client application to prompt for the passwords at run-time, enter a “?” in the password field. If you put a question mark in any password field, you will get a dialogue box and be prompted to enter the password every time you run your application and request a connection. For an attached table in MS-Access, ODBCLink/SE will not store the password anywhere within the application, so you will have to enter the password the first time you open the table. However, many applications, including Access, connect more than once to the same data-source, and if you have already entered the passwords and created a new connection, you will not normally have to enter it again for additional connections to the same data-source.

Note: As you might expect, "mandatory" means you must enter a value. However, "optional" doesn't necessarily mean you don't have to enter a value; it means there may not be a value required. For example, on the MPE/iX logon, "Session ID" is any 8 characters you choose, starting with an alphabetic character with no embedded blanks. You may choose not to enter a "Session ID". On the other hand, "Group Name" will default you to your "home group" so may be left blank; if your "User Name" does not have a "home group" this field is required or the connection will fail.

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