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I :cheesy: want to input a string but instead of showing the real characters on the screen, i want all to be astericks. Can anybody help me to solve this?
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Aug 27th, 2004
On a windows dialog? In VC++ you can edit the properties of an edit control and one of the properties is to use asterisks instead of text for password fields.
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No, not on a windows dialog. Actually i'm writing a program in dos mode and want to set up a password. Is there any c++ function that can help me to solve this?
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tHis is just my guess but try doing.....
cout << "* ";
is that what your talking about?
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http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284392
"One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, then declaring that freedom has failed and stronger controls are necessary." --Ayn Rand
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No, that's not what i'm talking about. What I want is when I enter a string, the asterisks will come out on the screen. Just like when you enter your password to log in to this website.
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No, that's not what i'm talking about. What I want is when I enter a string, the asterisks will come out on the screen. Just like when you enter your password to log in to this website.
Please reread the part of that link that describes exactly that.
"One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, then declaring that freedom has failed and stronger controls are necessary." --Ayn Rand
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Thanks, Dave. I'll try it out and see if it can sole the problem or not.
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C++ Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) 
  1. //Warning,written by hand.Mistakes are possible
  2.  
  3. void pass(char *s,int len,char mask='*')
  4. {
  5.      int loc = 0;
  6.      char p;
  7.      int x = getx();
  8.      int y = gety();
  9.  
  10.     do
  11.       {
  12.           p = getch();
  13.           if(p == '\r')           // \r = enter
  14.           {
  15.                 s[loc] = 0;
  16.                 break;
  17.           }
  18.           else if(p == '\b')   // \b means backspace
  19.           {
  20.                if(loc>0)
  21.                {
  22.                        s[loc]=0;
  23.                        loc--
  24.                        gotoxy(x-1,y);
  25.                        cout<<" ";
  26.                        gotoxy(--x,y);
  27.                }
  28.           }
  29.           else
  30.           {
  31.                 s[loc++] = p;
  32.                  x++;
  33.                 cout<<m;
  34.           }
  35.  
  36.      }
  37.     while(true);
  38. }
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Thanks, guys. Problem solved.
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