'*' + Enter  before the field you want as password and 
select Editing keywords 'Y' there you can Choose EDTMSK key 
word as '*' this will mask the values entered with *

How to write a password mask program in as400?
like the password which i type should be displayed 
as '*****' r ###### which the user wishes to dispaly 
if u could help me with url r the solution in written code 
this will help me 

'*' + Enter  before the field you want as password and 
select Editing keywords 'Y' there you can Choose EDTMSK key 
word as '*' this will mask the values entered with *
    0  Swetha P 
i tried to do this using edtmsk keyword i got this error in 
all type of display file 

Message . . . . :   Keyword 'EDTMSK'Y'' not valid for this 
file type.        
Cause . . . . . :   Either the keyword is not valid, or the 
keyword is valid 
  but is not allowed for this file 
type.                                     
Recovery  . . . :   Either change the keyword to one that 
is valid for this  
  file type and then try the request again, or change the 
file type specified
  on the command used to create the 
file.                                    

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charan