DOCUMENT:Q149899  08-APR-1997  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Password Property Accepts No More Than 8 Characters
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:4.0
OPER/SYS:NT WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:kbusage PrgCtrlsStd buglist4.00 kbbuglist kbusage

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4.00    | 4.00
WINDOWS | WINDOWS NT
kbusage kbbuglist

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Enterprise Edition of Microsoft Visual Basic, 32-bit only,
   for Windows, version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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Right-clicking the mouse on the Remote Data Control (MSRDC) displays the
Properties menu item. Then select Properties, and a dialog box appears with
the Password field as one of its selections. The Password field only
accepts up to 8 alphanumeric characters; any characters after that are
ignored.

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

WORKAROUND
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When the Remote Data Control (MSRDC) is selected, the Microsoft Visual
Basic Properties window shows the Password property and allows you to enter
more than 8 characters in the Password field.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start a new Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Enterprise Edition, 32-bit
   project. Form1 is created by default.

2. Add the MSRDC control to Form1.

3. Right-click the mouse on the MSRDC control, and select Properties.

4. Type 123456789 into the Password field, watching what is actually being
   accepted by the field. Notice that you cannot type in more than 8
   characters.

Additional reference words: 4.00 vb4win vb432 buglist4.00 RDC
KBCategory: kbusage kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: PrgCtrlStd
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Keywords            : kbusage PrgCtrlsStd buglist4.00 kbbuglist kbusage
Version             : 4.0
Platform            : NT WINDOWS
Issue type          : kbbug

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