KB136559 - BUG: Space is Used Instead of PasswordChar Character

Article ID: 136559

Article Last Modified on 5/7/2003

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

This article was previously published under Q136559

SYMPTOMS

If you use an asterisk (*) as your PasswordChar and you have a space in your password, Visual FoxPro doesn't replace the space with the asterisk.

WORKAROUND

If you must use spaces in your passwords, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

130005 How to Use a Custom Class to Encrypt Passwords

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Create a form with an TextBox on it. Set the PasswordChar property to an asterisk (*) or any other character.
Run the form. Type Visual FoxPro in the field.

Notice that the text has a space between the two words. ("****** ******")

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