The mod works. You may have a syntax error or some other problem unrelated to the code. I discovered problems when I added it.
I added the password mod to an existing database and had some problems different than the two of you experienced. A few records did not have e-mail addresses and it may have thrown off the records. The password file ended up giving admin privileges to a few people. I suspect the password file may be where your problem is as well.
If you are adding the password mod to an existing database that you added the e-mail field to, you need to make sure that an | is inserted into every record where the e-mail field is located. Every record. Miss just one and it will throw off your database. Eliot has a script that will insert the pipe to character (|) or you can do it manually.
You may need to edit the password file and make sure everything is where it is supposed to be. Even that may not be enough, though. From within the program, as admin, I had to remove admin permissions to others and add the e-mail address to all records.
Eventually, I was able to solve all my problems with distortions and the password mod is working fine. I'm glad I only had a couple of hundred records to deal with. It would have been a daunting task with many more times that amount.
A lesson to others, it is best to add these mods before you start adding records to your database. It isn't always possible, but it is the best way to do it.
[This message has been edited by ER (edited September 12, 1999).]
I added the password mod to an existing database and had some problems different than the two of you experienced. A few records did not have e-mail addresses and it may have thrown off the records. The password file ended up giving admin privileges to a few people. I suspect the password file may be where your problem is as well.
If you are adding the password mod to an existing database that you added the e-mail field to, you need to make sure that an | is inserted into every record where the e-mail field is located. Every record. Miss just one and it will throw off your database. Eliot has a script that will insert the pipe to character (|) or you can do it manually.
You may need to edit the password file and make sure everything is where it is supposed to be. Even that may not be enough, though. From within the program, as admin, I had to remove admin permissions to others and add the e-mail address to all records.
Eventually, I was able to solve all my problems with distortions and the password mod is working fine. I'm glad I only had a couple of hundred records to deal with. It would have been a daunting task with many more times that amount.
A lesson to others, it is best to add these mods before you start adding records to your database. It isn't always possible, but it is the best way to do it.
[This message has been edited by ER (edited September 12, 1999).]
