The security feature of VPLUS is actually an enhancement attribute and *not* a data type. In addition it does not work on every terminal type. You may want to enable the 'line drawing' character set within that password field instead. Paul ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: VPLUS Field Security Protection Author: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> at CCGATE Date: 10/03/97 06:03 AM On Wednesday, October 01, 1997 4:54 PM, Craig Proctor [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote: > PROBLEM - VPLUS FIELD SECURITY PROTECTION > > I'm trying to implement a VPLUS screen to accept a password. > I can not seem to find HOW to prevent the password from echoing back to > the user as it is being entered. Craig, In FORMSPEC, when entering the specs for the field, specify a DType of "S" - which means Security. This will suppress the echo. Best, Joe Joe Geiser, CSI Business Solutions LLC P: +1 (215) 945-8100 F: +1 (215) 943-8408 [log in to unmask] http://www.csillc.com