Bug #12349 username is mandatory, should not

• Submitted: 3 Aug 2005 15:17
• Modified: 28 Nov 2006 21:39
• Reporter: StuFF mc
• Status: Closed
• Category: Connector / ODBC
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 5.0.0-alpha
• OS: Windows (XP Tablet sp 2)
• CPU Architecture: Any

[3 Aug 2005 15:17] StuFF mc

Description:
Does not make sense, since you need the application to send the username (and pwd), and not have a "standard" username, in this case.

How to repeat:
Create a DSN with 5.0.0-alpha, leave username blank, it will tell you you need to give a username.

Suggested fix:
don't make username mandatory !

[4 Aug 2005 6:54] Vasily Kishkin

I've got strange message when I try to press "Test" button or choose a database. But if I press "OK" configure window closes without messages.
Could you please say me, when you got the message ?

I attached screen copy with my strange message.

[4 Aug 2005 6:55] Vasily Kishkin

screen copy

Attachment: nousername.JPG (image/jpeg, text), 30.44 KiB.

[4 Aug 2005 7:26] StuFF mc

"Missing user ID" when you first create the ODBC in Windows. Strangely, when you put a username, then edit this ODBC, you can remove the username, it works... The "strange message" is just a messagebox with "MYOD..." as a title and just "[" as text when clicking on Test without a username...

[11 Aug 2005 9:38] Vasily Kishkin

Strange but I can't edit. I got error message of system. 
Thanks for bug report.

[28 Nov 2006 21:39] Jess Balint

Username can now be left blank. This is useful when using SQLDriverConnect() to prompt the application user for a username and password.