Changes the password of an existing user account or Microsoft Jet database (Microsoft Jet workspaces only).
Syntax
VOIDNewPassword(LPCTSTR pstrOld,
LPCTSTR pstrNew );
Parameters
| Type | Argument | Description |
| LPCTSTR | pstrOld | A pointer to a string that is the current setting of the Password property of the CdbUser or Microsoft Jet 3.x CdbDatabase object. |
| LPCTSTR | pstrNew | A pointer to a string that is the new setting of the Password property of the CdbUser or Microsoft Jet 3.x CdbDatabase object. |
Remarks
The pstrOld and pstrNew strings can be up to 14 characters long and can include any characters except the ASCII character 0 ( null ). To clear the password, use a zero-length string ("") for newpassword.
Passwords are case-sensitive.
When used from a CdbUser object that is not yet appended to a Users collection, an error occurs. To set a new password, you must either log on as the user whose account you're changing, or you must be a member of the Admins group. The Password property of a CdbUser object is write-only — users can't read the current value.
When used from a Microsoft Jet version 3.0 or later CdbDatabase object, this method offers some security by means of password protection. When you create or open a Microsoft Jet 3.x .mdb file, part of the Connect connection string can describe the password.
If a database has no password, Microsoft Jet will automatically create one by passing a zero-length string ("") for the old password.
Caution If you lose your password, you can never open the database again.
Usage
#include <afxole.h>
#include <dbdao.h>
CdbUser us;
...
us.NewPassword (_T("openSesame"), _T("enterFreely"));