Hannu Krosing wrote:
> In my brief reading of SQL-MED spec I could only find info on defining
> FOREIGN SERVER and FOREIGN-DATA WRAPPER and nowhere in these could one
> define connection parameters like username and password.
It is cleverly hidden. The CREATE SERVER and CREATE USER MAPPING take
generic options (list of key/value pairs). These can be used for
defining the actual connection to the remote server.
From http://www.wiscorp.com/sql_2003_standard.zip "4.4 User mappings":
"A user mapping is an SQL-environment element, pairing an ...
... The mapping is specified by generic options defined by the
foreign-data wrapper."
and "13.3 <user mapping definition>":
<user mapping definition> ::= CREATE USER MAPPING FOR <specific or generic authorization identifier> SERVER
<foreignserver name> [ <generic options> ]
regards,
Martin
