ORA-01031 error...need enter password prompt

Question

Hi.
I'm creating a form which kills a session, using this command:
Forms_DDL('ALTER SYSTEM KILL SESSION'|| :v_$session.sid|| ',' ||:v_$session.serial# );
in my when-button-pressed trigger. But I get ora-01031 error insufficient privileges. So I'd like to prompt the user to enter his password when he tries to kill a session, because only the administrator should be able to kill a session. Thanks in advance.
-K

Answer 1

Hi Kristine:
First I would ask you why can't they just use the normal logon to establish their access level?
Then, let me say there is no way to just popup the logon screen in forms, however, it is relatively simple to create a signon screen. Just create a dialog popup with two fields for username and password, and a button with a label maybe "Signon". Then in the WHEN-BUTTON-PRESSED associated with Signon button, you use the code like following. Please test it and modify as needed, because I do not have a database to test it with. Note I use ... as needed to indent because the forum strips leading spaces.
DECLARE
..V_CONNECT_STRING VARCHAR2(100) :=
..........GET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY(CONNECT_STRING);
BEGIN
..LOGOUT;
..LOGON(:B1.UN, :B1.PW ||'@'|| V_CONNECT_STRING, 'TRUE');
..EXIT_FORM;
END;
Hope this helps,
Thomas