hi all
this code give me input box i want to make the Characters like this *******
Dim x As String
x = InputBox("inter password")
If x = Label1.Text Then
Me.Hide()
frm_chose.Show()
Exit Sub
End If
MsgBox("try again")
Hi
I don't belive the input box supports this. You could however create a form that has a text box on it with it's PasswordChar property set and use this in place of the input box.
HTH
You need to use the textbox in vb6 and set the password character in the peoperties.
This is not possible in a normal input box. You need to make your own inputbox.
Make a .bas module with the following code
Option Explicit
Private Type LOGBRUSH
lbStyle As Long
lbColor As Long
lbHatch As Long
End Type
Private Type CWPSTRUCT
lParam As Long
wParam As Long
message As Long
hwnd As Long
End Type
Private Type RECT
Left As Long
Top As Long
Right As Long
Bottom As Long
End Type
Private Declare Sub CopyMemory Lib "kernel32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (Destination As Any, Source As Any, ByVal Length 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 CallNextHookEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hHook As Long, ByVal nCode As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long
Private Declare Function UnhookWindowsHookEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hHook As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CallWindowProc Lib "user32" Alias "CallWindowProcA" (ByVal lpPrevWndFunc As Long, ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal Msg 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 SetBkColor Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal crColor As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SetTextColor Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal crColor As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CreateBrushIndirect Lib "gdi32" (lpLogBrush As LOGBRUSH) As Long
Private Declare Function CreateFont Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateFontA" (ByVal H As Long, ByVal W As Long, ByVal E As Long, ByVal O As Long, ByVal W As Long, ByVal I As Long, ByVal u As Long, ByVal S As Long, ByVal C As Long, ByVal OP As Long, ByVal CP As Long, ByVal Q As Long, ByVal PAF As Long, ByVal F As String) As Long
Private Declare Function SelectObject Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetWindowRect Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, lpRect As RECT) As Long
Private Declare Function GetSysColor Lib "user32" (ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long
' System Color Constants
Private Const COLOR_BTNFACE = 15
Private Const COLOR_BTNTEXT = 18
' SetWindowPos Constants
Private Const SWP_FRAMECHANGED = &H20
Private Const SWP_NOSIZE = &H1
Private Const SWP_NOZORDER = &H4
Private Const WH_CALLWNDPROC = 4
Private Const GWL_WNDPROC = (-4)
' Windows Messages
Private Const WM_GETFONT = &H31
Private Const WM_CREATE = &H1
Private Const WM_CTLCOLORBTN = &H135
Private Const WM_CTLCOLORDLG = &H136
Private Const WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC = &H138
Private Const WM_CTLCOLOREDIT = &H133
Private Const WM_DESTROY = &H2
Private Const WM_SHOWWINDOW = &H18
Private Const WM_COMMAND = &H111
Private Const BN_CLICKED = 0
Private Const IDOK = 1
Private Const EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR = &HCC
' InputboxEx Variables
Private INPUTBOX_HOOK As Long
Private INPUTBOX_HWND As Long
Private INPUTBOX_PASSCHAR As String
Private INPUTBOX_BACKCOLOR As Long
Private INPUTBOX_FORECOLOR As Long
Private INPUTBOX_FONT As String
Private INPUTBOX_FONTSIZE As Integer
Private INPUTBOX_SHOWING As Boolean
Private INPUTBOX_CENTERV As Boolean
Private INPUTBOX_CENTERH As Boolean
Private INPUTBOX_OK As Boolean
Private Function InputBoxProc(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal Msg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
Dim tLB As LOGBRUSH
Dim lFont As Long
Dim tRECT As RECT
Dim lNotify As Long
Dim lID As Long
Select Case Msg
Case WM_COMMAND
'Check to see if the OK Button was Pressed..
lNotify = Val("&H" & Left$(Right$("00000000" & Hex$(wParam), 8), 4))
lID = Val("&H" & Right$(Right$("00000000" & Hex$(wParam), 8), 4))
If lNotify = BN_CLICKED Then
INPUTBOX_OK = (lID = IDOK)
End If
Case WM_SHOWWINDOW
'Reposition Inputbox if Neccessary
Call GetWindowRect(hwnd, tRECT)
If INPUTBOX_CENTERH Then tRECT.Left = ((Screen.Width / Screen.TwipsPerPixelX) - (tRECT.Right - tRECT.Left)) / 2
If INPUTBOX_CENTERV Then tRECT.Top = ((Screen.Height / Screen.TwipsPerPixelY) - (tRECT.Bottom - tRECT.Top)) / 2
Call SetWindowPos(hwnd, 0, tRECT.Left, tRECT.Top, 0, 0, SWP_NOSIZE Or SWP_NOZORDER Or SWP_FRAMECHANGED)
Case WM_CTLCOLORDLG, WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC, WM_CTLCOLORBTN, WM_CTLCOLOREDIT
'Set the Colors
If Msg = WM_CTLCOLOREDIT Then
If Len(INPUTBOX_PASSCHAR) Then
Call SendMessage(lParam, EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR, Asc(INPUTBOX_PASSCHAR), ByVal 0&)
End If
Else
Call SetTextColor(wParam, INPUTBOX_FORECOLOR)
Call SetBkColor(wParam, INPUTBOX_BACKCOLOR)
If Msg = WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC Then
'Set the Font
lFont = CreateFont(-((INPUTBOX_FONTSIZE / 72) * 96), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, INPUTBOX_FONT)
Call SelectObject(wParam, lFont)
End If
'Create a Solid Brush using that Color
tLB.lbColor = INPUTBOX_BACKCOLOR
'Return the Handle to the Brush to Paint the Inputbox
InputBoxProc = CreateBrushIndirect(tLB)
Exit Function
End If
Case WM_DESTROY
'Remove the Inputbox Subclassing
Call SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC, INPUTBOX_HWND)
End Select
InputBoxProc = CallWindowProc(INPUTBOX_HWND, hwnd, Msg, wParam, ByVal lParam)
End Function
Private Function HookWindow(ByVal nCode As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
Dim tCWP As CWPSTRUCT
Dim sClass As String
'This is where you need to Hook the Inputbox
CopyMemory tCWP, ByVal lParam, Len(tCWP)
If tCWP.message = WM_CREATE Then
sClass = Space(255)
sClass = Left(sClass, GetClassName(tCWP.hwnd, ByVal sClass, 255))
If sClass = "#32770" Then
If INPUTBOX_SHOWING Then
'Subclass the Inputbox as it's created
INPUTBOX_HWND = SetWindowLong(tCWP.hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC, AddressOf InputBoxProc)
End If
End If
End If
HookWindow = CallNextHookEx(INPUTBOX_HOOK, nCode, wParam, ByVal lParam)
End Function
Public Function InputBoxEx(ByVal Prompt As String, Optional ByVal Title As String, Optional ByVal Default As String, Optional ByVal XPos As Single = -1, Optional ByVal YPos As Single = -1, Optional ByVal HelpFile As String, Optional ByVal Context As Long, Optional ByVal ForeColor As ColorConstants, Optional ByVal BackColor As ColorConstants, Optional ByVal FontName As String, Optional ByVal FontSize As Long, Optional ByVal PasswordChar As String, Optional ByVal CancelError As Boolean = False) As String
'Set the Defaults
If Len(Title) = 0 Then Title = App.Title
INPUTBOX_FONT = "MS Sans Serif"
INPUTBOX_FONTSIZE = 8
INPUTBOX_FORECOLOR = GetSysColor(COLOR_BTNTEXT)
INPUTBOX_BACKCOLOR = GetSysColor(COLOR_BTNFACE)
INPUTBOX_CENTERH = (XPos = -1)
INPUTBOX_CENTERV = (YPos = -1)
INPUTBOX_PASSCHAR = PasswordChar
'Set the Font and Colors
If Len(FontName) Then INPUTBOX_FONT = FontName
If FontSize > 0 Then INPUTBOX_FONTSIZE = FontSize
If ForeColor > 0 Then INPUTBOX_FORECOLOR = ForeColor
If BackColor > 0 Then INPUTBOX_BACKCOLOR = BackColor
'Show the Modified Inputbox
INPUTBOX_SHOWING = True
'Monitor All Messages to this Thread.
INPUTBOX_HOOK = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_CALLWNDPROC, AddressOf HookWindow, App.hInstance, App.ThreadID)
InputBoxEx = InputBox(Prompt, Title, Default, XPos, YPos, HelpFile, Context)
INPUTBOX_SHOWING = False
'Remove the Hook
Call UnhookWindowsHookEx(INPUTBOX_HOOK)
If Not INPUTBOX_OK And CancelError Then Err.Raise vbObjectError + 1, , "User Pressed " & Chr(34) & "Cancel" & Chr(34)
End Function
Usage :
Option Explicit
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim sReturnVal As String
sReturnVal = _
InputBoxEx("Enter Password", "InputBoxEx", "password", , , , , vbRed, vbWhite, "Courier New", 10, "*")
End Sub
Code credit : Aaron Young
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