| Subject | Re: EntryField with Mask property |
| From | Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> |
| Date | Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:56:03 -0800 |
| Newsgroups | dbase.getting-started |
On 12/14/2021 8:20 AM, John NOble wrote: > Hi folks, > > I have looked through the DUFLP to see if I can find what I am looking for but I cant seem to find anything. I was wondering if there is a EntryField object that has a mask property. A bit like password.cc where you type in a value but it displays as ****. > > I cant use the password.cc control as it requires that you know what the accepted password in advance. I need to send the actual value typed into the Entryfield (but displayed as *****) to a third party function without knowing if it is correct answer or not. > There is at lease one font that replaces every character typed with a dot, which you could use. I don't recall if anything in the dUFLP uses it. https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/1106896/password_dots_2 You would need to install it on your computer and on that of your users, but it's not hard to do with Inno Setup. Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm dBASE Web Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/WebTutorial/00_Menu.htm | |