Allow "Password" Data Type for Prompt User for Input Express VI

[Roryriffic]

In the Context Help for the Prompt User for Input Express VI (Functions palette » Programming » Dialog & User Interface), it says that you can use the VI to prompt the user for a password.  However, there is not an option for a "password" data type when configuring the VI, and thus any curious onlooker would be able to read your password if this VI was used!  Why not add a "password" type to the configuration options (see picture)?  Sure, you can build your own VI to do this already, no problem, but it still kind of makes sense to have the password data type as an option.

[sridar.m]

Very good Idea. Time saving and we dont need to create custom dialog for collecting password. 

Thanks

[Dennis_Knutson]

Don't forget that you can open the express VI with a right click and change the text box to password display. Two clicks and you are done.

[Roryriffic]

Sure thing, Dennis, but you also lose your Express VI doing so... Perhaps I'm being a bit nit-picky, a perfectionist, but a few LabVIEW touch-ups here and there certainly can't hurt.

[Archwarrior]

hi, how to enable that password display when using express VI. im using labview 8.5. help is much appreciated. thanks

[RavensFan]

Right click the Express VI and pick Open Front Panel.  It will turn it into a regular subVI that you can then edit.