Dialogue Box for Password 2

[RoguePoet01]

Hi,

I know I can do this with a form, but does anybody know an easy way to use the dialogue box in vb.net?

I need to prompt for a password, read SQL to see it the values match, then either allow or deny access to a form.

Thanks,

R

 

[dace]

You could just use an input box:

Dim s As String = InputBox("enter password", "title", "default")

then compare s to your password, etc.

 

[chrissie1]

go professional, go form.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

If you want to get an answer read this FAQ faq796-2540
What a wonderfull world - Louis armstrong

 

[dace]

Just as a consideration, a form allocates a lot of memory in the .NET runtime compared to a modal like an input box. It may not be a concern for you, but just to log in you have a chunk of memory sitting around that will have to be deallocated by the runtime GC later on. I know, it doesn't make a difference most of the time, but sometimes it does.

 

[chrissie1]

but in the inputbox you can set it to password char like the stars

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

If you want to get an answer read this FAQ faq796-2540
What a wonderfull world - Louis armstrong

 

[RoguePoet01]

I appreciate input from both of you.

It's good to know about the input box, since I've never had to use it before.

I went ahead with the form, partly because that's the only way I could figure out how to do it without wasting all day looking for the dialogue box answer.

The '*' characters are pretty cool, too.

Almost makes me look like a pro!

Ciao.