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- From: jparker@hpbs2776.boi.hp.com (Jack Parker)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix
- Subject: Invisible entry
- Date: 18 Dec 1992 12:48:13 -0500
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- > I couldn't think of a better way to phase this. I have a form that
- > is basically an opening screen that asks for Employee Id and password.
- >
- > In 4gl 4.0 how do I make it so the user DOESN'T see what they type as the enter
- > their password. I like to be able to do it in the form.
- >
- > I try setting color attribute = invisible. I think I am may be confused as
- > to what that attribute does. What does invisible mean? It is available
- > attribute for display and prompt.
- >
- > Thanks,
- > Ceci
-
- in the form:
-
- f001=passwd, invisible;
-
- OR in 4gl:
-
- INPUT passwd FROM screen.passwd ATTRIBUTE(INVISIBLE) or (BLACK)
-
- But all of this is pointless if the terminal in question does not have
- a supporting termcap entry that defines invisible. This would be the entry
- for 'mk' in termcap or 'invis' in terminfo. If you're code still doesn't
- work, check those. You can check terminfo from the command line by doing:
-
- a=`tput invis`
- echo $a"this is a test"
- you should get a blank line. (to see if that works do the same thing)
- (with smso (a=`tput smso`) this should give)
- (a highlighted (maybe reversed) string, all)
- (depends on your terminfo)
-
- To check what you are currently using as a terminfo $TERM do:
-
- untic (prints definition for your current $TERM)
-
- To use terminfo instead of termcap (warning terminfo doesn't do color),
- set INFORMIXTERM=terminfo. (default is termcap).
-
- Write bAck with questIons, i'm sure I've conFused me.
-
- lotsa luck,
- j.
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