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JerryTyrrell290 · 02-23-2005, 06:02 PM

So Im trying to write this thing. I have a few lines of code that look like this:

Code:

     char a [30];                                   // User Input (password)
     char b [30] = "password";                      // Actual password
     cout << "Enter Password to close program: ";
     cin.getline (closea,30);                       // Gets User Input (password)
     if (strcmp (closea,closeb) == 0)               // Compares the two strings
     {
          etc...                                    // Does the stuff
     }

"b" is supposed to be a password, currently set to password. I was wondering if anyone knows a way to get tha characters to show up as "*" when they are typed instead of letters? Its not necessary, but it would be nice to have it that way, for secrecy purposes.

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I have another quickie. Is there any way to get a program to send an e-mail. Any insite into this subject would be greatly appreciated.

02-23-2005, 06:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
JerryTyrrell290 Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 8	A Couple of Quickies (C++) So Im trying to write this thing. I have a few lines of code that look like this: Code: char a [30]; // User Input (password) char b [30] = "password"; // Actual password cout << "Enter Password to close program: "; cin.getline (closea,30); // Gets User Input (password) if (strcmp (closea,closeb) == 0) // Compares the two strings { etc... // Does the stuff } "b" is supposed to be a password, currently set to password. I was wondering if anyone knows a way to get tha characters to show up as "*" when they are typed instead of letters? Its not necessary, but it would be nice to have it that way, for secrecy purposes. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ I have another quickie. Is there any way to get a program to send an e-mail. Any insite into this subject would be greatly appreciated.