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...generate a random password?
Autor: Simon Grossenbacher
Homepage: http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch
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function RandomPassword(PLen: Integer): string;
var
  
str: string;
begin
  
Randomize;
  //string with all possible chars
  
str    := 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
  Result := '';
  repeat
    
Result := Result + str[Random(Length(str)) + 1];
  until (Length(Result) = PLen)
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  
//generate a password with 10 chars
  
label1.Caption := RandomPassword(10);
end;


// Another function from ReNoiZer /=RNZ=/; renoizer@mail.ru

function RandomWord(dictSize, lngStepSize, wordLen, minWordLen: Integer): string;
begin
  
Result := '';
  if (wordLen < minWordLen) and (minWordLen > 0) then
    
wordLen := minWordLen
  else if (wordLen < 1) and (minWordLen < 1) then wordLen := 1;
  repeat
    
Result := Result + Chr(Random(dictSize) + lngStepSize);
  until (Length(Result) = wordLen);
end;

procedure TForm1.Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  
//generate a password with 10 chars
  
Caption := RandomWord(33, 54, Random(12), 2);
end;


 

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