Hi Jane,

>I want to check a password whenever the user selects new, delete, or save from command buttons. I'm not certain how to do it. If these buttons are selected, I then set visible to .t. for the password textbox. Where do I check that the password is correct?

Most Frameworks have an User object which contains the username as well as methods to return rights to a speciefic object. You assume if the App is up and running the user entered the password to get in, so checking if the password is correct when you start a form should be done another way: when the form startsup check the users rights by comparing the username (property in User Manager) and object name (passed)

>How do I allow for 3 tries to enter the password. Do I write a function to do this? Where do I put it? I know how to do it in DOS but not in Windows.

In your login have a variable nTries=0. If the user logs in with an incorrect password, increment nTrie by 1 and check if it at 3. If its not let them try again, otherwise continue on your way.