display password as asterisks - Input mask not working

[Guest]

I have a small, pop-up form with 2 controls. The first is not visible and
contains the text value "password". The second is an unbound control where
the user enters the password, if they are correct, it opens up an input form,
if they are incorrect it displays an error message. I have tried using
"password" in the input mask of the second control, but the text entered
still displays as text instead of asterisks. I have been trying for the past
hour to put it right. Any help/suggestions would be much appreciated!

 

[Guest]

To anyone who might offer help, sorry if I have wasted your time, but for no
obvious reason, it seems to be working fine now. Thanks anyway X

 

[Rick B]

My suggestion is to use the built-in user level security and make the user
type in the password once when they open the database. Then, secure the
various objects at start up.

Using your method, what is to stop someone from going into design-view and
reading your password code? What prevents them from going straight to the
table and typing in the data? What keeps them from adding data though a
query? Could they simply create their own form/query and add data there?

I have almost never seen a good use for this type of home-grown security.
It is never secure enough to keep a moderate Access user under control.