> We have applications developed by using forms 6i and reports 6i . We have
> implemented roles on the DB side .
> But we dont want our users to access the database by using other tools
> like ms excel, ms access etc ..
> How can we avoid this ?

You can use SQL/Oracle Net validnode_checking/invited/excluded_nodes.

http://www.dbazine.com/oracle/or-articles/nanda8


Regards
Dimitre

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