DotNetJunkie
Programmer
Hi,
I have a classic ASP web app with some reports built in Crystal Reports 8. The reports are served up via Crystal Enterprise 8. I built custom parameter pages to pass the user name and password along with the parameters associated with the report. All the report data is generated from SQL Stored Procedures. After gathering the data to pass to the report, I submit the data within the Form tags and all is well.
I have two questions.
1. Passing the parameters to the report this way is hardly secure. Doing so requires that the password be in plain text within the ASP page. This is what Crystal Reports had recommended. Is there a better way?
2. I am converting the application to .net. My question is; can I still pass parameters this way? The customer is adamant about using Crystal Enterprise so we can’t use CR for .net. The only difference in the app will be that the pages are will be converted to ASPX pages.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Jake
I have a classic ASP web app with some reports built in Crystal Reports 8. The reports are served up via Crystal Enterprise 8. I built custom parameter pages to pass the user name and password along with the parameters associated with the report. All the report data is generated from SQL Stored Procedures. After gathering the data to pass to the report, I submit the data within the Form tags and all is well.
I have two questions.
1. Passing the parameters to the report this way is hardly secure. Doing so requires that the password be in plain text within the ASP page. This is what Crystal Reports had recommended. Is there a better way?
2. I am converting the application to .net. My question is; can I still pass parameters this way? The customer is adamant about using Crystal Enterprise so we can’t use CR for .net. The only difference in the app will be that the pages are will be converted to ASPX pages.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Jake