Display a LogIn Dialog Before the Main Form of a Delphi Application is Created

Hi,

I had been trying to solve this problem for a long time until giving up. I couldn’t deal with the fact that first created form become the main form of the application. Creating the password dialog without an owner is a great solution.

But I have a question. Can I create other modal forms in password dialog? Which owner(application or login dialog) should I use?

Anyway, thanks Zarko! Keep it coming.

Durmus
DC005001

I forgot to ask:

Is there a way to hide application button from the taskbar until the main form is created without setting WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW for hidden application window?

Durmus, yes you can create other form. Owner should be NIL, as in:
http://delphi.about.com/od/adptips2005/qt/nilselfapp.htm

As an alternative I would suggest to use a tPageControl (align with client) with the pagetabs hidden. In your code just set the tabSheet with the log-in as active page. Now you can validate the user and switch to the other page(s) progammaticly or quit the application.
Very simple, as far as I know idiot proof and now you got the possibility to show a logo. And your application gets a ’standard look and feel’ in stead of form of different sizes.

HI,
I am getting 2 errors when i try to compile.
1. unit Graphics is not being found. I verified that this unit is available in $BDS\lib.
2. Error ‘ Unsatisfied forward or external declaration: TLoginForm.FormCreate”

how can i fix these?
i am using turboexplorer delphi, WIN2k

thanks

Have tried this in an existing application. I never get as far as seeing the Passoword form. It falls over on “if TLogInForm.Execute Then …” with the message “Exception EAccess Violation…”

@sriram: I’ve fixed the code example. Form OnCreate is not used.

@Dave: I would need more info: on what line does this AV happen?

hi zarko,,
can i change the main Form at runtime? for example,,i have two forms,,MainForm(is mainform at design),and at runtime i want to change the main form to form2….
i try with method application.mainForm:=Form2; but an error ocured,,thnaks be4

Hmm.. i have another method to show login dialog before main form, and i use it up until now, if you find a flaws with this method, please let me know.
So to show a login dialog before the main form showing, i use Application.ShowMainForm := False. So in the program unit, should look like this:
Application.ShowMainForm := False;
Application.CreateForm(TMainForm,TForm);
Application.CreateForm(TLoginForm,TForm);
Application.Run;

And on the login form, we will show the main form with MainForm.Show after a successful login.

Iwan CS

Hi,
I have one question… How to do a loop with login dialog after wrong login?
Thank you.