source code easily viewed?

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i don't think this is technically a 'bug' per say, but it is to me....

if i create a simple password program in VB, such as 'Enter Password to
Continue', i can simply open my executable file in notepad and find the
password without spending even a minute looking. VB is worst about text
files in resources. you can clearly view the text in plain text!

this is a total security breach, isn't it?

is there anyway to encode my executable files?

Thanks,
.

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