>it's possible, but how you say, the user never now's how many char's are in field, if the pass are something like "25hdnf" and somebody talks with user.
Its a problem, but with FPD2.6, I can't see an easy way around it with "get"
You could create a function yourself, using INKEY() & displaying "*", the help for INKEY looks like it may have a suitable input routine that could be modified for your use.
Len Speed