"Mauricio Silva" wrote:

> I have developed a form which connect to other database and list all the
> users connected to it. In most cases, I have to enter a password in order to
> do it. My question is:
>
> Is there an InputBox Masked? I mean, if I use InputBox to ask for a
> password, it will show the typed password because it is not masked as ****.
> Is there a way to open the login dialog to log into the new database?
>
> Thanks
> Mauricio Silva 2005
>

"'69 Camaro" wrote:

> Hi, Mauricio.
>
> > Is there an InputBox Masked?
>
> Yes.  Open the form in Design View.  Select the text box that accepts the
> password typed by the user.  Open the Properties dialog window.  Select the
> "Data" tab.  In the "Input Mask" Property, type:
>
> Password
>
> Save the form, then open it in Form View.  The user's input will now have an
> * displayed for each character typed into the password text box, thereby
> hiding the actual password from passersby.
>
> HTH.
>
> Gunny
>
> See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
> See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips.
>
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> "Mauricio Silva" wrote:
>
> > I have developed a form which connect to other database and list all the
> > users connected to it. In most cases, I have to enter a password in order to
> > do it. My question is:
> >
> > Is there an InputBox Masked? I mean, if I use InputBox to ask for a
> > password, it will show the typed password because it is not masked as ****.
> > Is there a way to open the login dialog to log into the new database?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mauricio Silva 2005
> >

"Mauricio Silva" wrote:

> Hi Gunny,
>
> thank you for your answer, but I think I didn't explain myself quite well.
>
> I am trying to avoid creating a new form just to input a password, what I am
> asking is if there is a Windows' Dialog for it, such as SaveFile or OpenFile 
> or an Access Dialog such as InputBox. Maybe an InputPassword Dialog.
>
> Thanks again
>
> Mauricio Silva 2005
>
> "'69 Camaro" wrote:
>
> > Hi, Mauricio.
> >
> > > Is there an InputBox Masked?
> >
> > Yes.  Open the form in Design View.  Select the text box that accepts the
> > password typed by the user.  Open the Properties dialog window.  Select the
> > "Data" tab.  In the "Input Mask" Property, type:
> >
> > Password
> >
> > Save the form, then open it in Form View.  The user's input will now have an
> > * displayed for each character typed into the password text box, thereby
> > hiding the actual password from passersby.
> >
> > HTH.
> >
> > Gunny
> >
> > See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
> > See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips.
> >
> > (Please remove ZERO_SPAM from my reply E-mail address, so that a message
> > will be forwarded to me.)
> >
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> > contributors who have taken the time to answer questions correctly.
> >
> >
> > "Mauricio Silva" wrote:
> >
> > > I have developed a form which connect to other database and list all the
> > > users connected to it. In most cases, I have to enter a password in order to
> > > do it. My question is:
> > >
> > > Is there an InputBox Masked? I mean, if I use InputBox to ask for a
> > > password, it will show the typed password because it is not masked as ****.
> > > Is there a way to open the login dialog to log into the new database?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Mauricio Silva 2005
> > >

"'69 Camaro" <ForwardZERO_SPAM.To.69Camaro@Spameater.orgZERO_SPAM> wrote in
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> Hi, Mauricio.
>
> > I am trying to avoid creating a new form just to input a password
>
> Oh.  I assumed that the form you had already created to connect to the
other
> database and list the users connected to it had a text box available for
the
> user to type the password, since you mentioned that you had to enter a
> password in most cases to connect to the other database.
>
> > what I am
> > asking is if there is a Windows' Dialog for it, such as SaveFile or
OpenFile
> > or an Access Dialog such as InputBox. Maybe an InputPassword Dialog.
>
> The only pre-programmed dialog window for this is the InputBox, which does
> not allow for input masks.  Other than that, you'll have to create a
separate
> form, add a text box to a current form, or call an external executable
file
> that displays the user-defined dialog window that includes an input mask
for
> a password, then pass it to the database to connect to.  You could create
a
> form in an executable file with Visual Basic, but that's a lot more
trouble
> than just adding a special text box or creating a special form within
Access.
>
> HTH.
>
> Gunny
>
> See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
> See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips.
>
> (Please remove ZERO_SPAM from my reply E-mail address, so that a message
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>
> "Mauricio Silva" wrote:
>
> > Hi Gunny,
> >
> > thank you for your answer, but I think I didn't explain myself quite
well.
> >
> > I am trying to avoid creating a new form just to input a password, what
I am
> > asking is if there is a Windows' Dialog for it, such as SaveFile or
OpenFile
> > or an Access Dialog such as InputBox. Maybe an InputPassword Dialog.
> >
> > Thanks again
> >
> > Mauricio Silva 2005
> >
> > "'69 Camaro" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, Mauricio.
> > >
> > > > Is there an InputBox Masked?
> > >
> > > Yes.  Open the form in Design View.  Select the text box that accepts
the
> > > password typed by the user.  Open the Properties dialog window.
Select the
> > > "Data" tab.  In the "Input Mask" Property, type:
> > >
> > > Password
> > >
> > > Save the form, then open it in Form View.  The user's input will now
have an
> > > * displayed for each character typed into the password text box,
thereby
> > > hiding the actual password from passersby.
> > >
> > > HTH.
> > >
> > > Gunny
> > >
> > > See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
> > > See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips.
> > >
> > > (Please remove ZERO_SPAM from my reply E-mail address, so that a
message
> > > will be forwarded to me.)
> > >
> > > - - -
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Online
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"Answers,"
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quickly
> > > finding the right answers to similar questions.  Remember that the
first and
> > > best answers are often given to those who have a history of rewarding
the
> > > contributors who have taken the time to answer questions correctly.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Mauricio Silva" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have developed a form which connect to other database and list all
the
> > > > users connected to it. In most cases, I have to enter a password in
order to
> > > > do it. My question is:
> > > >
> > > > Is there an InputBox Masked? I mean, if I use InputBox to ask for a
> > > > password, it will show the typed password because it is not masked
as ****.
> > > > Is there a way to open the login dialog to log into the new
database?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Mauricio Silva 2005
> > > >