1. Password protected roles in the forms that allow access to the tables only through these roles. 2. Pass through user accounts. ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Muhammed Soyer Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 12:43 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Forms/reports Application and DB security Hi, 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 ? Regards Muhammed Soyer Oracle Developer This electronic message transmission is a PRIVATE communication which contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please notify the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, or notify us by telephone (877-633-2436, ext. 0), and then delete it from your system.