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Tech Tip: How to properly mask the password characters in a 4D v11 SQL database
PRODUCT: 4D Developer | VERSION: 11 | PLATFORM: Mac & Win
Published On: July 23, 2008

The following example assigns the special %password font, which can be used for entry and display of "password" type fields (characters are hidden).

FONT ([Users]Password;"%password")

Here is a screenshot of what the font would look like in Windows Vista:


Here is a screenshot of what the font would look like in Mac OS X Tiger:


For more information check the FONT command documentation at the 4D website.