*** mask password in inputbox

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and at:
http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1740676
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http://windowssecrets.com/forums/sho...rd-in-inputbox

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Originally Posted by Kvracing

Oh, sry, did not see that rule :s

I have posted the issue on several sites, and trust me I am following closly When we figure this out the code goes out on every forum, I do not wish for anyone else to use as much time on tis as I have done

Whether you monitor these sites or not, is not the concern. You waste the time of other people who may be trying to help you who don't know you are getting assisitance from another. So it's the OTHER PEOPLE your cross-posting affects.

If you do cross-post, include all the links of your cross-post in each of your posts fo similar request.

Yet another cross-post found:
http://www.vbaexpress.com/forum/show...rd-in-inputbox

Kindly provide links between all forums in which you have cross-posted.

Originally Posted by Kvracing

It's for making **** in the field of an inputbox, so the password cant be seen.

I's originally a code for a 32 bit system, so the real challenge here is converting it to 64 bit.

Went through my templates and found something you might be interested in. See code below. Be warned that I converted this myself and I don't have 64 bit to test it on so LMK if it doesn't work! HTH

Attribute VB_Name = "t_AP7_PasswordMask_150113"
Option Explicit
Option Private Module

'mc84excel Updated 20130617 - 64 bit compatible
'mc84excel Updated 20140204 - Error labels

'////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
'Password masked inputbox
'Allows you to hide characters entered in a VBA Inputbox.
'
'Code written by Daniel Klann
'http://www.danielklann.com/
'March 2003

'// Kindly permitted to be amended
'// Amended by Ivan F Moala
'// http://www.xcelfiles.com
'// April 2003
'// Works for Xl2000+ due the AddressOf Operator
'////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

'API functions to be used
#If VBA7 And Win64 Then
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function CallNextHookEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hHook _
        As LongPtr, ByVal ncode As LongLong, ByVal wParam As LongLong, lParam As _
        Any) As LongLong
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetModuleHandle Lib "kernel32" Alias _
        "GetModuleHandleA" (ByVal lpModuleName As String) As LongLong
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetWindowsHookEx Lib "user32" Alias _
        "SetWindowsHookExA" (ByVal idHook As LongLong, ByVal lpfn As LongPtr, ByVal _
        hmod As LongPtr, ByVal dwThreadId As LongLong) As LongLong
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function UnhookWindowsHookEx Lib "user32" (ByVal _
        hHook As LongPtr) As LongLong
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function SendDlgItemMessage Lib "user32" Alias _
        "SendDlgItemMessageA" (ByVal hDlg As LongPtr, ByVal nIDDlgItem As Long, _
        ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As LongPtr, ByVal lParam As LongPtr) As _
        LongPtr
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetClassName Lib "user32" Alias _
        "GetClassNameA" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal _
        nMaxCount As LongPtr) As Long
    Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetCurrentThreadId Lib "kernel32" () As _
        LongLong
    Private hHook As LongPtr
#Else
    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
    Private hHook As Long
#End If

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


'// Make it public = avail to ALL Modules
'// Lets simulate the VBA Input Function
Public Function InputBoxDK(ByRef Prompt As String, _
                            Optional ByRef Title As String, _
                            Optional ByRef Default As String, _
                            Optional ByRef Xpos As Long, _
                            Optional ByRef Ypos As Long, _
                            Optional ByRef Helpfile As String, _
                            Optional ByRef Context As Long _
                            ) As String
    
    #If VBA7 And Win64 Then
        Dim lngModHwnd      As LongLong
        Dim lngThreadID     As LongLong
    #Else
        Dim lngModHwnd      As Long
        Dim lngThreadID     As Long
    #End If

    '// Lets handle any Errors JIC! due to HookProc> App hang!
    On Error GoTo ErrHandler

    lngThreadID = GetCurrentThreadId
    lngModHwnd = GetModuleHandle(vbNullString)

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

    If Xpos Then
        InputBoxDK = InputBox(Prompt, Title, Default, Xpos, Ypos, Helpfile, _
            Context)
    Else
        InputBoxDK = InputBox(Prompt, Title, Default, , , Helpfile, Context)
    End If
    
ExitProcedure:
    UnhookWindowsHookEx hHook
Exit Function
ErrHandler:
    Resume ExitProcedure
End Function

#If VBA7 And Win64 Then
Private Function NewProc(ByVal lngCode As Long, _
                        ByVal wParam As Long, _
                        ByVal lParam As Long _
                        ) As LongLong
#Else
Private Function NewProc(ByVal lngCode As Long, _
                        ByVal wParam As Long, _
                        ByVal lParam As Long _
                        ) As Long
#End If

    Dim RetVal          As Variant
    Dim strClassName    As String
    Dim 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

@Kvracing

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