I have created the following focexec to submit a ReportCaster schedule for processing:

-SET &DSTRUN =
- DSTRUN(
- 'userid',6,
- 'password',8,
- 'CORPAPPP18',10,
- 'S13epb6ifl27',12,
- ' ',0,
- 3,
- 'admin',5,
- 'RUNDATE=08/10/08',16,
- '',0,
- 'I4');

This procedure works when I use my userid/password as the first-two parameters, but I do not want to put my userid/password into a production. Besides, it's likely the system will force me to to change it soon and I don't want to have to update the focexec everytime it does. So, there must be a way to do this, maybe by setting up a "production" userid/password that doesn't change.

Does anyone else have a solution?

Alan

Alan,

I've come across this situation before, and it was then advised to create a special functional userid for just this purpose. These id's are usually set up such that they will not expire the password.
That way you will always have the same userid and password, which will be more or less 'static'. Another solution might be to encrypt your fexes, although I've never tested that.

Hope this helps ...

GamP,
That's pretty much what I'm expecting to have to do but just want to check and see if anyone has another workaround. Thanks.

Alan

That is what we did as well. In fact we just set up a generic fex that we run or -INCLUDE and just pass the schedule id.

You do not really need the userid and password...check out this post