topic Unable to access hidden script in QlikView

Unable to access hidden script

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:16:04 GMT

Hi!

I have a file with a hidden script. my client does not know how he did something to the file and now the menu item "Change hidden script" is disabled.

When I open the file not ask user and password so I do not think there is a "section access".

you have any suggestions?

thank you

I'm sorry for my english

Valerio

Re: Unable to access hidden script

avinashelite — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 08:04:59 GMT

You need the password to open hidden script ....otherwise you will be not able to open the hidden script ...

only way is to contact qlik tech

Re: Unable to access hidden script

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 08:07:17 GMT

If you don't know the password for the hidden script, there is nothing to do to recover it.

EDIT: There must be a section access, since opening the file does not have all document properties, so someone with ADMIN permissions removed those for USER access types. There can be section access without data reduction, but as in this case, differences between ADMIN who can develop and USER who cannot.

However, in this case, it seems there is no hidden script whatsoever, that's why the edit option is greyed out.

Re: Unable to access hidden script

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 08:12:52 GMT

I'm sure it's hidden script. the problem is that it seems to have been triggered some level of security.

If you see in the ""Property of the document" there is no security folder, is very strange

Re: Unable to access hidden script

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 08:15:14 GMT

how can I log in as admin?

thanks

Re: Unable to access hidden script

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 08:16:06 GMT

You need the developer to include your user as such in the section access table and reload the application and save it.

Re: Unable to access hidden script

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 10:20:35 GMT

You cannot, unless the application developer adds you in the section access table as ADMIN and reloads and saves the application

Re: Unable to access hidden script

Anil_Babu_Samineni — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 10:33:53 GMT

Better to ask about admin account for you to access entire application. That would be better even if you don't have they will add you. And for future reference, tell him please add my user only for NTNAME. That would more secure

Re: Unable to access hidden script

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 10:51:49 GMT

‌The problem is that I am the developer but I do not understand how to access admin.

When I open the file does not ask for my password

Re: Unable to access hidden script

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 14:46:05 GMT

When section access uses NTNAME, or does not use USERID and PASSWORD fields, indeed, there is no prompt for password, it just take the credentials from your operating system account, in the form of SOURCE\USERNAME.

If you set security and you are now locked out or cannot reload, you will need to use a backup to recover your job.

Re: Unable to access hidden script

Peter_Cammaert — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 16:09:13 GMT

Miguel, the document appears to have no Section Access (documented in the XML header of the QVW). The file is probably broken. Seriously broken.

Valerio, always a good idea for safeguarding documents with Section Access or hidden scripts: keep backup copies of recent versions of your documents.

Re: Unable to access hidden script

marchoctober — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:40:59 GMT

Create the -prj folder to extract the contains of QVW file.

In the folder you will see dozens of XML files other files, text script file for standard script and binnary file that contains encrypted hidden script. Open this bin in hex and check how strong was password, if it several digits up to 3 than you will see simple numbered structured encryption and you could google how to handle that. If you see much complex bin structures containing amounts of symbols, numbers, letters etc., then password was strong. If I find the time I can try to detect the roots of encryption algorithm, pretty sure it's smth standard. So, if you are lucky and password is simple you could get script extracted. Several years ago we did that thing when realized that after infra failure we have only one file with script that is hidden and password gone with infra failure