How do I get the component to be network aware and what networks are supported?

What API is used to get the windows network user name?

Will the security databases work with multiple applications at the same time?

Can the IsgSecure component keep track of what a user has accessed in the application?

When using the 32-bit administration program to create new security databases, I get a "unable to add alias" error. Is this a known problem and what can I do to avoid this error?

Why do I get file not found C:\DELPHI\BIN\ISGSEC2.PAS?

Why do I get Error Occurred Initializing Security. Execution Ending?

What should I do if I get the error "Cannot perform this operation on a closed dataset" or "Field 'user_admin' not found" when using the 32bit Administration utility?

Why do I get the error "xx.dcu file not found" or "xx.pas file not found" when running or compiling my application in Delphi 3.0

ANSWERS

How do I get the component to be network aware and what networks are supported?

The IsgSecure 2.0 component supports native Netware 3.x, 4.x networks and Windows supported networks in 16 bit. Only Windows supported networks are available in 32 bit (due to the lack of 32 bit netware development
tools).

If the soAutoValidate flag is set to true in the Options property, the soNetwareSupport and soWinNetSupport flags determine if the component will use the current network user to validate the security. If the soAutoValidate flag is set to false, the NWLogin method should be called in the OnCreate method of the main form. The soNetwareSupport and soWinNetSupport flags determine which network is checked.     Top

What API is used to get the windows network user name?

To get the current Windows network user name, the BDE function DbiGetNetUserName is used.     Top

Will the security databases work with multiple applications at the same time?

Yes. This is one of the ways the component can make your life easier.  If you have a list of users in a security database, just add the additional constants needed (or share the same constants) and give each user the additional access rights necessary.     Top

Can the IsgSecure component keep track of what a user has accessed in the application?

Yes. Logging can be enabled in the setup dialog of the administrative program. You can also view the Logging reports with the administrative program. The logging has been enhanced in version 2.0 to provide more information.      Top

When using the 32-bit administration program to create new security databases, I get a "unable to add alias" error. Is this a known problem and what can I do to avoid this error?

Yes this is a known problem. The function used to physically add aliases to the 16-bit BDE no longer works with the 32-bit BDE. This is why the error is displayed. To avoid the problem, add the alias to the 32-bit BDE
before creating the new security databases. If you create the security databases with the 16-bit administrative program and add the alias to the 32-bit BDE then this will also work. There are no known side-effects associated
with this problem.     Top

Why do I get file not found C:\DELPHI\BIN\ISGSEC2.PAS?

The ISGSEC2.DCU file is located in a directory that is not part of the search path. To fix this error click on the menu item Project then Options.  In the Project options dialog box click on the Directories/Conditionals
tab and in the search path text box type in the location of the isgsec2.dcu file. Click OK and do a Build All.  Top

Why do I get Error Occurred Initializing Security. Execution Ending?

1) The password property is blank or has the wrong password.
2) The Alias property is blank or has the wrong alias.
3) You have not created the Security Database. You must create the Security Database before the Security component can be used. See the samples that came with the component, this will make building your first Security database much easier. (Remember you will need to add the alias ISGSEC_DEMO with the path pointing to the sample directory.)     Top

What should I do if I get the error "Cannot perform this operation on a closed dataset" or "Field 'user_admin' not found" when using the 32bit Administration utility?

If the 32bit Administration utility is giving the error "Cannot perform this operation on a closed dataset" or "Field 'user_admin' not found" then use the 16bit version of the Administration utility to create and build
the security database. Remember to use Delphi 2.0 database desktop to set the Alias path to the location where you built the security database.     Top

Why do I get the error "xx.dcu file not found" or "xx.pas file not found" when running or compiling my application in Delphi.

The directory where you have installed the components is not listed in the Delphi Library Search Path. If you select tools in the menu bar of Delphi and then click on "Environment Options" Once you're in the environment
options window click the "Library" tab and add the path to your newly installed components to the Library path. Click OK when you are done and now your application will compile and run with out the 'file not found' error.     Top