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+# the following packages need to be installed before running this program
+# install.packages("odbc") 
+# install.packages("getPass") 
+#
+# run the program with
+# Rscript show_views.R
+
+
+# Load the odbc pnd getPass package
+library(odbc)
+library(getPass)
+
+# Function for user input
+user_input <- function(prompt) {
+  if (interactive()) {
+    return(readline(prompt))
+  } else {
+    cat(prompt)
+    return(readLines("stdin", n=1))
+  }
+}
+
+# Define the Database Connection Parameters
+dsn <- user_input("DSN: ");
+uid <- user_input("User: ");
+pwd <- getPass("Password: ");
+
+# Create the connection string
+connection_string <- sprintf("DSN=%s;UID=%s;PWD=%s", dsn, uid, pwd)
+
+# Create a connection to the database
+con <- dbConnect(odbc(), .connection_string = connection_string)
+
+# Verify the connection
+if (dbIsValid(con)) {
+  cat("Connection successful.\n")
+} else {
+  stop("Connection failed.")
+}
+
+# Define the SQL query
+sql_query <- "SELECT SCHEMA_NAME, VIEW_NAME FROM SYS.VIEWS WHERE SCHEMA_NAME = 'SYS'"
+
+# Execute the query and retrieve the data
+result <- dbGetQuery(con, sql_query)
+
+# Print the retrieved data
+print(result)
+
+# Close the connection
+dbDisconnect(con)
+
+cat("Connection closed.\n")