file based username and pass

[Mycroft Holmes]

Most of us use a database for data storage, this article [^]reads and writes to a file and may help you. Getting the logon details are left to the student!

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

[Lost User]

There are many samples of file handling and simple databases to be found on the internet. You should also read Secure Password Authentication Explained Simply[^].

[techker2]

thx guys.i just need it really simple.. the part that im stuck on is the lookup of the user and pass..im of for one but when it comes to to strings i get confused..

[Lost User]

techker2 wrote:

when it comes to to strings i get confused.

In what way? You can read a file line by line and use a simple string compare (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/858x0yyx(v=vs.110).aspx[^]), to find the keyword you are interested in. Alternatively, you could create a serializable class and let the objects do the work.

[techker2]

from the readLine someting like string Lookup = Console.Readline(username and password)

[Lost User]

Maybe you should first spend some time studying C# and the basics of .NET. I would recommend .NET Book Zero, by Charles Petzold[^].

[techker2]

Just started school not to long ago..i just wanted to practice some stuff before a project.. Thx!

[Lost User]

Then that book I suggested is an excellent introduction to C# and would help you a lot in any small project. It is very well written with lots of sample code, and easy to read, even if English is not your first language.

[Syed M Hussain]

Have a look at this ini file reader, http://www.hostprojects.net/cs/35/simple-inifile-reader[^]

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[techker2]

great!just downloaded the book.. thx for the help guys!