Re: Entering hidden/asterisked text in Forms 4.5?

From: Valery A. Sorokin <vsorokin_at_dd.ru>
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 12:06:40 +0400
Message-ID: <35C56F90.7E41DAEE_at_dd.ru>


In Forms 5.0 you can use Functional->Conceal Data item property. Set it to Yes. In Forms 4.5 you can use Secure (I don't remember full name) item property. Set it to Yes.

I hope this helps.

Andy Hardy wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I need to enter a 'password' from a form. Whilst the password is being
> entered, it must be shown only as asterisks. I don't see how to do this! I
> thought that there might be a way of using a trigger to interrogate the key
> just pressed, store it and subsitute an asterisk... however, I don't see
> how to do the interrogation bit!
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Andy

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Received on Mon Aug 03 1998 - 10:06:40 CEST

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