dbGetPassword#

Purpose#

Returns a connection’s password.

Format#

db_password = dbGetPassword(db_id)#

Parameters:: db_id (scalar) – database connection index number.
Returns:: db_password (string) – Contains the password for the specified database connection or a null string.

Remarks#

dbGetPassword() will only return passwords set with dbSetPassword().

Examples#

// Add MySQL to the list of database connections
db_id = dbAddDatabase("MYSQL");

// Set the password before opening
dbSetPassword(db_id, "secretpass");

// Retrieve the password
pw = dbGetPassword(db_id);
print pw;