>I'm using VFP5.0 and running an NT4.0 network with mostly '95 clients. On initial launch I have a screen which has a TextBox for User LogIn and another for User PassWord (neither is currently useful there just there) and several CommandButtons which launch various input forms.
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>What I would like to be able to do is to have a user enter their login name and password that is on the server(i.e. needed for access to server resources) before allowing access to the forms that are launched by the CommandButtons. I understand using Enable/Disable for the CommandButtons, but how do I have the login/password evaluated by the server's login/password system?
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>TIA
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>--lincoln

You probably mix two separate things: network security and application security. When you run exe, it always loaded on workstation even being installed on server, so all forms are already here. However, you could and should build app security system. Basically, it consists of a table with 'UserId','Password','SecurityLevel' fields. When a users enters his/her password and userid, these entries will be evaluated against table/record values and if appropriate record found, the SecurityLevel value will be evaluated to provide different app flow for different users, e.g. by disabling/enabling buttons, menu options, etc.