December 11, 200223 yr Am I correct that there is no way to do a -edit URL or Form without including the -RECID for the record you are editing? If this is the case, considering that the recid is a serial number that developers have no control over, isn't it extremely easy to hack a URL and find data for other users?
December 13, 200223 yr As far as I know, you're right about the -recid being required for -edit but I'm not so certain about the ease of hacking a URL... (2 minutes later...) OMG!!! It was easier than I thought... I changed a record's data right through the URL! Of course, I tested it on an unprotected db we're still developing so there's no AP or WSD, but I was till shocked at how easy it was. Ironically, I'm going to use this trick for quick-editing data remotely until we finish the project and initate security. Thanx for the tip/warning/new tool.
December 13, 200223 yr The RecID is a very slippery number: it is not quite a serial number in that the series of numbers that FMP uses is not continuous -- there is a big break in the middle of the sequence of numbers.
December 13, 200223 yr Use protected chromeless HTML pages by forced frames and no one will be able to fiddle easily with URL
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