Parameterizing connection object

Question

I'd like to pass login info to the JDeveloper connection object (like you can do with the JDBC conn object).
sessionInfo.setConnectionInfo(new LocalConnection("<<login info here??>>"));
Is this possible?

Answer 1

Dixon,
It depends on what context you are talking about. All connection information used by a client at runtime is stored in a file named connections.properties. The connections are listed by name. Within the different client applications you can create, you only reference the name of the connection itself, allowing you to alter this text-file at runtime without having to edit your code in many places and re-compile it.
We do allow for passing in a password at runtime. For the connection itself, make sure the checkbox for 'Include deployment password at runtime' is unchecked. It is (unchecked) by default, meaning the password for each connection is not written to the connection.properties file as text so the user must provide it.
From a DAC client such as an application or an applet, you can create a login dialog where the user enters their username and password, and this information is used to perform the connection to the specified database. There is a login dialog control you can pick from the InfoSwing controls palette.
From a JSP web application or servlet, you will need to do some work by hand. In the case of a JSP web app, the connection name is included in your BC4J.xcfg file, and the name of the config (and password) is listed in your appmodule.properties file. So it is a little more indirect.
I believe the BC4J Auctions demo includes an example of a 'login dialog'. See the online help topic 'Business Components for Java Auctions Sample Web Application' under the Samples and Tutorials folder, then under Sample Applications.