About This Code
Brief Description:
Generates a random password / string
Contributor:
Alex Robinson
Last Modified:
15 Jul 2004
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Code / Description
Function rndPassword(length As Integer) As String
'Generates a random string "length" characters long
For i = 0 To length
character = ""
charType = Round(2 * Rnd + 1,0)
Select Case charType
Case 1 : character = Chr(Round((57-48)*Rnd + 48,0)) ' a number
Case 2 : character = Chr(Round((90-65)*Rnd + 65,0)) ' a upper case letter
Case 3 : character = Chr(Round((122-97)*Rnd + 97,0)) 'a lower case letter
End Select
rndPassword = rndPassword + character
Next
End Function
Usage / Example
'8 Character random password
password = rndPassword(8)
Comments
Posted by Michael Woehrer on 07/30/2004 12:52:24 PMQuite helpful script
Thanks Alex, this is quite helpful.
I use this code in this way (due to 'Option Declare' and standard prefixes):
Public Function RandomPassword(intLength As Integer) As String
'Generates a random string "intLength" characters long
Dim i As Integer
Dim intCharType As Integer
Dim strCharacter As String
For i = 1 To intLength
strCharacter = ""
intCharType = Round(2 * Rnd + 1,0)
Select Case intCharType
Case 1 : strCharacter = Chr(Round((57-48)*Rnd + 48,0)) ' a number
Case 2 : strCharacter = Chr(Round((90-65)*Rnd + 65,0)) ' a upper case letter
Case 3 : strCharacter = Chr(Round((122-97)*Rnd + 97,0)) 'a lower case letter
End Select
RandomPassword = RandomPassword + strCharacter
Next
End Function
Regards,
Michael