Foxpro DOS 2.6a - hide caracters typing

[Foxtech]

hi everyone,

I know that has existed a function or procedure that allows to hide or replace with * when user types in. I don't remember what's thread number.

example:

Enter your PIN: **** (4 digits)

Here are my source codes:

@ 1,1 say 'Enter your PIN:'
@ 2,30 get m.PIN valid ChkPin(m.pin)

*** I don't want user to see the PIN when they are typing***

@ 5,1 say 'Enter your date of birth (yymm):'
@ 6,1 get m.DateBirth pict '!!!!'


Function ChkPin

Return

please advise and thanks a lot.

FoxTech

 

[dbMark]

Some nice ideas are in thread182-924678. Also, search using PASSWORD as a keyword for other ideas.

 

[bironman]

you can try giving to the Get field a color pair (foreground and background) composed of the same color... the cursor will move as user enter text but he cant see it.

 

[bobmpalmer]

@ 2,30 get m.PIN valid ChkPin(m.pin);
PICTURE "@" ;
MESSAGE "Enter your PIN.";
COLOR (",X/B,,,,X/B")

Bob Palmer

http://www.resisystems.co.uk

The most common solution is H2O!