Validate password

version 6.0.2

Validate password (userID; password) Boolean

Parameter	Type		Description
userID	Number		Unique user ID
password	String		Unencrypted password
Function result	Boolean		True = valid password
			False = invalid password

Validate password returns True if the string passed in password is the password for the user account whose ID number is passed in userID.

This example checks whether the password of the user "Hardy" is "Laurel":

   GET USER LIST(atUserName;alUserID)
   $vlElem:=Find in array(atUserName;"Hardy")
   If ($vlElem>0)
      If (Validate password(alUserID{$vlElem};"Laurel")>0)
         ALERT("Yep!")
      Else
         ALERT("Too bad!")
      End if
   Else
      ALERT("Unknown user name")
   End if

GET USER PROPERTIES, SET USER PROPERTIES.