AFIAK, there is no built in way to do that. You could do a for each on the string char array, and replace each char with an asterisk. Also, you could take a look at the getpass module. And there is always google, for such a simple problem. I'm going to become rich when I create a device that allows me to punch people in the face over the internet. "If an Indian asked a programming question in the forest, would it still be urgent?" - John Simmons / outlaw programmer

Hi Francis, Thanks a lot for the quick response. I have a requirement that when even I checked on certain data items in the gridview(GV) then the color must be changed (which i did),but now the problem is that when I click on any of the coloumn headers,the colors of the items which I had checked got vanished and the data is shown in the GV as fresh data as if no items have been checked. Please let me know how to prevent the color change when somebody clicks on any of the coloumn headers of the GV..? Thanks in advance. Pradip Kishore

combobox.SelectedIndex = 0 should do the job for you. :) If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.

Dear Used Minimum,Temporary table, Minmum Joins, It will be optimize ur query

I already gave it to you. The CommandTimeout property of your SqlCommand objects you created! As far as optimization goes. That's done with experience and trial and error. There is no code that will just "do it for you". You have to understand precisely how SQL Server works, how Indexes work and why. What are the consequences of using them and overusing them. And on and on and on... A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^] Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic      2006, 2007

hi ..allow users="xyz".. add the above line below the line ..allow users="admin".. and see whether it works.

when inserting data into database always HtmlEncode it first. When displaying the data on forms HtmlDecode it. "A good programmer is someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder coolestCoder

from where would i get the authenticate form..is it built in or i have to design one..if built in..will you please tell me how to incorporate it into my project..??? please reply back soon thanks in advance.. pradip kishore

hi thanks for your response do you mean that i have to add as many location path in the web.config file as the no of secure pages i have... can you please show me how to write it for 2 web pages(account.aspx,transaction.aspx) in the web.config file thanks in advance i m pradip kishore from india,working in vb.net & asp.net

Hi Neeraj another small task for you suppose i uploaded a file and i want to give a link of it for the user on a page.so how the user link can be automatically created on a user interface when i will upload a page..? pradip kishore

You mean a reset button?

Pradip Kishore wrote: but when i want to retrive those comments from the database & view them in a grid,i just got the continious lines of data Actually you don't. You get the data exactly as it was put in to the database. Multiple lines and all. The problem is the way browsers render HTML. They view your text as HTML and in HTML a carriage return or newline character does not signify a new line. You must replace the newlines with <br/> in order to be formatted properly in the web page. So, this becomes an ASP.NET problem, not a database problem. Upcoming events: * Glasgow Geek Dinner (5th March) * Glasgow: Tell us what you want to see in 2007 My: Website | Blog | Photos

When you take data from the database you vil have to replace linefeeds with a html br-tag. c#: string Text = TextFromDatabase.Replce("\n", " "); Response.Write(Text); vb.net: Dim Text As String = TextFromDatabase.Replace(VbCrLf, " ") Response.Write(Text) -- modified at 15:19 Monday 15th January, 2007 --------------- http://serverside.no

Hi Alex thanks a lot for your simple and quick response.. pradip kishore