This code is for a login form I have setup to enter the front end copy of a database. In one database it works like a charm. I imported the form and corresponding objects to another database and it appears to be not recognizing my password when I enter it. I just keep getting the message box I have popping up that says, "Incorrect password". Any help figuring this out would be greatly apprecaited.
The SQL statement that drives the cboUser combo box on the login form is:
SELECT tblUser.UserID, [FName] & " " & [LName] AS Fullname,
tblUser.Password, tblUser.PWReset, tblUser.AccessLevelID
FROM tblUser ORDER BY tblUser.LName, tblUser.FName;
.
Private Sub OkBTN_Click()
Static intIncorrectCount As Integer
Dim AuthorityNumber As Integer
'Dim rs As Recordset
'TempVars("Username") = Me.cboUser.Value
'Column references for cbouser row source reference
'UserID = 0
'FullName = 1
'Password = 2
'PWReset = 3
'AccessLevelID = 4
'Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("UserNameQuery", dbOpenSnapshot)
'N = Nz(DLookup("Fullname", "UserNameQuery", "Fullname=""" & Me.cboUser & """"), " ")
'Check that User is selected
If IsNull(Me.cboUser) Then
MsgBox "You forgot To Select your name from the drop down menu!", vbCritical
Me.cboUser.SetFocus
Else
'Check for correct password
If Me.txtPassword = Me.cboUser.Column(2) Then
'Check if password needs to be reset
If Me.cboUser.Column(3) Then
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmPasswordChange", , , "[UserID] = " & Me.cboUser
End If
Me.Visible = FALSE
intIncorrectCount = 0
'Main menu after correct login based on AuthorityNumber
If Me.cboUser.Column(4) = 5 Then
DoCmd.OpenForm "SRL1MainMenu"
'Forms!AMSReportForm!L2Menubtn.Visible = False
Forms!SRL1MainMenu!FullNameLoggedIn = Forms!frmLogin!cboUser.Column(1)
Else
DoCmd.OpenForm "L2MainMenu2"
'Forms!AMSReportForm!L2Menubtn.Visible = True
Forms!L2MainMenu2!FullNameLoggedIn = Forms!frmLogin!cboUser.Column(1)
End If
'Failed login attempt limitation
ElseIf intIncorrectCount > 1 Then
MsgBox "Too many failed login attempts. Click OK To Set New password", vbOK + vbExclamation
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmPasswordChange", , , "[UserID] = " & Me.cboUser
'DoCmd.Close acForm, "frmLogin"
Else
MsgBox "Incorrect password", vbOKOnly + vbExclamation
Me.txtPassword = Null
Me.txtPassword.SetFocus
intIncorrectCount = intIncorrectCount + 1
End If
End If
End Sub
First, @Andre is probably right - you may have to apply brackets to "Password".
Next, this may not perform a case sensitive comparison:
Use
StrCompto do that:Finally, you should never store plain passwords; store a hash value instead. It isn't that difficult, if you study my latest article:
Storing passwords in VBA using the Microsoft NG Cryptography (CNG) API