Sven, you could alternatively make use the password store. I have described this in a bit of detail here:
http://martincarstenbach.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/oracles-secure-external-password-store/ Very easy to do and no password required, but depends on your version. Regards, Martin -- Martin Bach OCM 10g http://martincarstenbach.wordpress.com/ Jared Still wrote:
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