Hide or ***** what is being typed in an input box

[daniels012]

Is there a way to enter this without seeing what is typed in?

If InputBox("Enter Password", "Password") <> pwd Then
MsgBox ("Incorrect Password!")
Exit Sub

It works well, it just shows in the input box what is being typed.

 

[fridgenep]

Hi,

do you really have the complete Code in a standard module?

Please post all your code you have in your Worbook.

Thank u.

 

[daniels012]

This is what i put in the standard module:

Option Explicit
'////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
'Password masked inputbox
'Allows you to hide characters entered in a VBA Inputbox.
'
'Code written by Daniel Klann
'March 2003
'////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


'API functions to be used
Private Declare Function CallNextHookEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hHook As Long, _
ByVal ncode As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long

Private Declare Function GetModuleHandle Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetModuleHandleA" (ByVal lpModuleName As String) As Long

Private Declare Function SetWindowsHookEx Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowsHookExA" _
(ByVal idHook As Long, ByVal lpfn As Long, ByVal hmod As Long, _
ByVal dwThreadId As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function UnhookWindowsHookEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hHook As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function SendDlgItemMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendDlgItemMessageA" _
(ByVal hDlg As Long, ByVal nIDDlgItem As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, _
ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function GetClassName Lib "user32" Alias "GetClassNameA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal lpClassName As String, _
ByVal nMaxCount As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function GetCurrentThreadId Lib "kernel32" () As Long

'Constants to be used in our API functions
Private Const EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR = &HCC
Private Const WH_CBT = 5
Private Const HCBT_ACTIVATE = 5
Private Const HC_ACTION = 0

Private hHook As Long

Public Function NewProc(ByVal lngCode As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
Dim RetVal
Dim strClassName As String, lngBuffer As Long

If lngCode < HC_ACTION Then
NewProc = CallNextHookEx(hHook, lngCode, wParam, lParam)
Exit Function
End If

strClassName = String$(256, " ")
lngBuffer = 255

If lngCode = HCBT_ACTIVATE Then 'A window has been activated

RetVal = GetClassName(wParam, strClassName, lngBuffer)

If Left$(strClassName, RetVal) = "#32770" Then 'Class name of the Inputbox

'This changes the edit control so that it display the password character *.
'You can change the Asc("*") as you please.
SendDlgItemMessage wParam, &H1324, EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR, Asc("*"), &H0
End If

End If

'This line will ensure that any other hooks that may be in place are
'called correctly.
CallNextHookEx hHook, lngCode, wParam, lParam

End Function


Then I selected view code on the button and entered:

Option Explicit

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim pwd As String
pwd = "test"
If InputBoxDK("Enter Password", "Password") <> pwd Then
MsgBox ("Incorrect Password!")
Exit Sub
Else
ActiveSheet.Unprotect pwd
With ActiveCell
.Value = InputBox("Enter Time")
.Locked = True
End With
ActiveSheet.Protect Password:=pwd
End If
End Sub

 

[lenze]

I have the same code in a standard module. When I placed your code as I modified it in the ClickButton event, it worked perfectly.

lenze

 

[daniels012]

Not sure what I'm doing incorrectly then??

 

[fridgenep]

Okay,

my posted code runs too.

Sorry, but so I can´t help you.

 

[parry]

Hi, you cant have two lines with Option Explicit in the same module. Delete the second line with that just before the Private Sub CommandButton1_Click() function.

If the CommandButton1_Click code is in regards to a control on a sheet then this code should not be in the standard module but rather in the sheet module of the sheet concerned. First select the button on the sheet in design mode then double click it - this will create an empty CommandButton1_Click procedure so just copy the middle bits out of the code from the standard module then delete the CommandButton1 code in the standard module.

If you copied the code to a sheet sometimes it doesnt work as Excel loses track of the relationship between the control even though the names correct.

hth

 

[lenze]

Parry Wrote

Hi, you cant have two lines with Option Explicit in the same module. Delete the second line with that just before the Private Sub CommandButton1_Click() function.

Nice catch Parry. I didn't notice that in his code. Also, the code I ran, and I assume fridgenep's as well. was run from a Control CommandButton in the WorkSheet module. I'm not sure what kind of button Micheld is using.

lenze

 

[daniels012]

Thank You for all responses given. I really do appreciate it.
I think I am going to retire the idea... I have done exactly as you said Parry.
It gives the same compile error every time I try.

I have heard of doing this creating a form. Does any of you have any insight to this?

Michael

 

[Seti]

I didn't see this code in your post of the code you actually tried. Maybe I missed it.

Public Function InputBoxDK(Prompt, Optional Title, Optional Default, Optional XPos, _
Optional YPos, Optional HelpFile, Optional Context) As String
Dim lngModHwnd As Long, lngThreadID As Long

lngThreadID = GetCurrentThreadId
lngModHwnd = GetModuleHandle(vbNullString)

hHook = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_CBT, AddressOf NewProc, lngModHwnd, lngThreadID)

InputBoxDK = InputBox(Prompt, Title, Default, XPos, YPos, HelpFile, Context)
UnhookWindowsHookEx hHook

End Function

 

[parry]

Hi, Ive sent you a PM with my email address. If you want you can send me the workbook and I may be able to see the problem.