Password mask in Inputbox()

VFP 9.2

Trying to use an input box to capture a password to then create a connection
string for SQL Server. Works fine except that I can't figure out how to use
a password mask ******* instead of the characters. Is this possible?

Dave Tiffany

Jan
Mon Dec 17 14:13:22 CST 2007

I use VFP6 and no "InputBox" available here. Do you mean "TextBox"? If
yes, look at property "PasswordChar".

David Tiffany napsal(a):
> VFP 9.2
>
> Trying to use an input box to capture a password to then create a connection
> string for SQL Server. Works fine except that I can't figure out how to use
> a password mask ******* instead of the characters. Is this possible?
>
> Dave Tiffany
>
>

David
Mon Dec 17 14:22:17 CST 2007

I think inputbox() may have come along later than VFP6. It definitely
exists. I just can't seem to control the appearance of the input. The
equivalent of PasswordChar is exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks.

Dave

"Jan Bucek" <bucek.jan@post.cz> wrote in message
news:u1RFblOQIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I use VFP6 and no "InputBox" available here. Do you mean "TextBox"? If yes,
>look at property "PasswordChar".
>
> David Tiffany napsal(a):
>> VFP 9.2
>>
>> Trying to use an input box to capture a password to then create a
>> connection string for SQL Server. Works fine except that I can't figure
>> out how to use a password mask ******* instead of the characters. Is
>> this possible?
>>
>> Dave Tiffany

Dan
Mon Dec 17 15:30:19 CST 2007

Nope. InputBox() doesn't support anything like that.

Dan

David Tiffany wrote:
> I think inputbox() may have come along later than VFP6. It definitely
> exists. I just can't seem to control the appearance of the input. The
> equivalent of PasswordChar is exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks.
> Dave
>
> "Jan Bucek" <bucek.jan@post.cz> wrote in message
> news:u1RFblOQIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> I use VFP6 and no "InputBox" available here. Do you mean "TextBox"?
>> If yes, look at property "PasswordChar".
>>
>> David Tiffany napsal(a):
>>> VFP 9.2
>>>
>>> Trying to use an input box to capture a password to then create a
>>> connection string for SQL Server. Works fine except that I can't
>>> figure out how to use a password mask ******* instead of the
>>> characters. Is this possible?
>>>
>>> Dave Tiffany

David
Mon Dec 17 15:48:44 CST 2007

Thanks, Dan. I was hoping there might be a secret passage. Oh well, back to
the drawing board.

Dave

"Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:eA%23wGQPQIHA.3388@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Nope. InputBox() doesn't support anything like that.
>
> Dan
>
> David Tiffany wrote:
>> I think inputbox() may have come along later than VFP6. It definitely
>> exists. I just can't seem to control the appearance of the input. The
>> equivalent of PasswordChar is exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks.
>> Dave
>>
>> "Jan Bucek" <bucek.jan@post.cz> wrote in message
>> news:u1RFblOQIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> I use VFP6 and no "InputBox" available here. Do you mean "TextBox"?
>>> If yes, look at property "PasswordChar".
>>>
>>> David Tiffany napsal(a):
>>>> VFP 9.2
>>>>
>>>> Trying to use an input box to capture a password to then create a
>>>> connection string for SQL Server. Works fine except that I can't
>>>> figure out how to use a password mask ******* instead of the
>>>> characters. Is this possible?
>>>>
>>>> Dave Tiffany
>
>

Lew
Mon Dec 17 17:25:01 CST 2007

...there is a secret passage, but if Dan told you, it wouldn't be secret
anymore.

Dave
Mon Dec 17 20:52:58 CST 2007

I'm very trustworthy. You can tell me. I won't breathe a word.

"Lew" <Lew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> ...there is a secret passage, but if Dan told you, it wouldn't be secret
> anymore.

Rush
Mon Dec 17 21:03:52 CST 2007

You may say that now, but who spilled the beans in "The Case of the
Convulated Code?"

- Rush

Dave Tiffany wrote:
> I'm very trustworthy. You can tell me. I won't breathe a word.
>
> "Lew" <Lew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B2A5067E-6700-472E-97EA-B64AA0C8AD9D@microsoft.com...
>
>> ...there is a secret passage, but if Dan told you, it wouldn't be secret
>> anymore.
>>
>
>
>

Lew
Mon Dec 17 21:19:42 CST 2007

I may have said too much already. In fact, I don't know what you're talking
about. There's no way to mask passwords in inputbox()'s.
"Dave Tiffany" <dtiffany@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:O10wjESQIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I'm very trustworthy. You can tell me. I won't breathe a word.
>
> "Lew" <Lew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B2A5067E-6700-472E-97EA-B64AA0C8AD9D@microsoft.com...
>> ...there is a secret passage, but if Dan told you, it wouldn't be secret
>> anymore.
>
>

Gene
Mon Dec 17 21:34:49 CST 2007

Rush Strong <rpstrong@gmail.com> wrote:

>You may say that now, but who spilled the beans in "The Case of the
>Convulated Code?"

"Not me", said the walls.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko^W^WNo one you need to know about

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences.
You have biases.
He/She has prejudices.

Jan
Tue Dec 18 10:24:15 CST 2007

Being honest you have nothing to hide (even your password).

David Tiffany napsal(a):
> VFP 9.2
>
> Trying to use an input box to capture a password to then create a connection
> string for SQL Server. Works fine except that I can't figure out how to use
> a password mask ******* instead of the characters. Is this possible?
>
> Dave Tiffany
>
>

MikeA
Wed Dec 19 18:19:57 CST 2007

It's really not that big of a deal. I created a simple form class for
something exactly like this long ago to work in VFP 6. Does everything
inputbox does and more.

(Oh no....did I spill the beans)?

Mike

"Gene Wirchenko" <genew@ocis.net> wrote in message
news:dtfem3do7q5aqr69g0haj52ovdte64kdsq@4ax.com...
> Rush Strong <rpstrong@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>You may say that now, but who spilled the beans in "The Case of the
>>Convulated Code?"
>
> "Not me", said the walls.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gene Wirchenko^W^WNo one you need to know about
>
> Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
> I have preferences.
> You have biases.
> He/She has prejudices.