I've created a login page in Dreamweaver MX that successfully works. I've also created the SQL database behind it with everyone's username and password, but I want to allow them to change the password if they'd like. I need a dreamweaver extension or a vbscript that will show me how to do this. Can anyone help?

Judi

It shouldn't be too difficult to do this yourself.

Create a form with 3 password boxes. The first is to enter the old password, the second and third are for the new password.

When the form is submitted, check wether the second and third password match your password rules, and that they are the same.

Next, you should update the password. The simplest thing to do is to pass an update statement to the database that sets the new password and uses this WHERE clause:

WHERE UserID = YourUserID AND Password = OldPassword

The disadvantage is is that you can't be sure your UPDATE query returned a record. So, if the old password was correct, the update didn't take place.

You can either get the number of updated records from the database through some code, or you should execute a SELECT statement first. This statement checks whether there is a user with the right UserID and old password. If the user exists, you can pass the UPDATE statement to the database.

If you need any help with some specific tasks, please let me know through this list.

Cheers,

Imar


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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

Although this makes sense, I don't know enough programming to actually write this out in code.

Right, I see.

I am not going to write the entire program for you, but if you're willing to invest some time to learn how to do this, I'll help you.

What kind of database are you using now? And what version of Dreamweaver? MX? 2004?

I think the easiest way to get a skeleton for your code is to use the Record Update Form that you can find under the Insert | Application Objects | Update Record.

Just have the form point to your Users table, and make sure you select at least the password column.

Then modify the code by adding the second and third password fields. You'll also need to modify the UPDATE statement that Dreamweaver has generated.

If I were you, I'd play around with this form for a while. Look at how the UPDATE statement works, look at the HTML for the form, etc. Also, search Google: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...ection&spell=1

Finally, you could get a copy of Beginning Dreamweaver MX. The book discusses all the database techniques you need for projects like this.

Again, for more help, feel free to post here.

Cheers,

Imar


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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.