Get an imput on one form to write code in another

Hi, I'm a complete newbie to VB code but seem to be getting the jist of it.
Well the problem is really I don't know if some things are actually possible what i
want to do is:

When someone imputs text into text boxes in a form (The Registration Form) it automatically
adds the following code (into the Login Form):

elseif "USERNAME BOX ON REGISTRATION FORM" = "TEXT IN TXTUSERNAME IN REGISTRATION FORM"
and "PASSWORD BOX ON REG FORM" = "TEXT IN TXTPASS IN REG FORM" then

Login.Hide
Main_Menu.Show

SORRY if this is too confusing because I have a habit of just writing knowing that I understand
it but not realising others might not understand.

But all i want to achieve is for text in one form to be put into a template on another form but I don't know if it's
possible.

Thanx

Hi,

What you scetch is not possible in VB. Self-modifing code is something that is pretty damn hard in any language (although it is possible, just write up a routine that outputs itself to another file with modifications and let it compile, then spawn the new executable. This is the very basic setup). What I figure what you want is a simple mechanism to present a login form and only allow certain people to use the application. From this point you must make some decisions:

• Do you want to be able to dynamically add authorized users?
  - Hard coded versus database table?
  - Different users have different autorisation levels?
  - etc.
• What kind of security mechanism do you want?
  - Single Logon (c)?
  - Biometric?
  - Cards?
  - etc.

Security in an application is always a pesky business. Based on your level, beginner in VB, you might be tempted to go for the hard coded solution. This means that you can not add new users to the sytem without altering and compiling the executable. If that is the case, you simple need to make something like this:



Each time you want to give another user access to the application, you need to extend the select case statement. In the long run, you can see the problems with this approach. The list will grow, and in some point of time it will be so large that is becomes harder and harder to maintain. On the other hand, if you provide a database with a users table in it, the code is simple and maintainable. All you need to do is provide procedures on how to add and delete users from the table (nice Administrator screen, etc.) The choice is up to you.

Grtz.©

M.