Hey there, i c the input box has no input mask for password. Is their some other activex control i can use. What tried to do is: i designed a function getpassword that opens a form to get a password using a textbox with a password input mask.the form stores the password in a global variable just b4 it closes. Now how do i get my function 2 wait until that form closes so that it can be set to the string of the global variable.
Need a password input box
- Thread starter bjsteyn
- Start date
It is nice to be "finished" with something. I'm looking forward to that on my current project as well.Masked Input Box (DKInputBox)
I ran across this piece of code a few years ago which I have used to make Administrative Passwords to access, unlock, etc., databases. It saves me a lot of time on creating forms just to enter a password.
Hope someone can use it!
I ran across this piece of code a few years ago which I have used to make Administrative Passwords to access, unlock, etc., databases. It saves me a lot of time on creating forms just to enter a password.
Code:
Option Compare Database
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
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 FunctionHey midmented thanks for the code, came right with a password form, but will try your code out.
Hey bob goodluck with your project. Their is still one thing i'm batling with. Is their a way i can use dlookup or similar to lookup values in a sum query that calculates my totals for an order, because if i use
them as part of recordsource for a form my other values lock up as well. bj
Hey bob goodluck with your project. Their is still one thing i'm batling with. Is their a way i can use dlookup or similar to lookup values in a sum query that calculates my totals for an order, because if i use
them as part of recordsource for a form my other values lock up as well. bj
Re: Masked Input Box (DKInputBox)
How can I set this to my form?
Just copy and paste on the declaration area?
What's the name for call to open the inputbox?
Help Pls THANKS
How can I set this to my form?
Just copy and paste on the declaration area?
What's the name for call to open the inputbox?
Help Pls THANKS
The code you posted I made a new module for and pasted the code you have into it.
To call it from a form:
'I used it for a password to open an Administrative Form so.....
To call it from a form:
'I used it for a password to open an Administrative Form so.....
Code:
Dim strAdminPWord as String
strAdminPWord = InputBoxDK("Password required to proceed.")
If strAdminPWord = "password" Then
DoCmd.OpenForm ("frmAdminForm")
Exit Sub
else
msgbox("You entered an invalid password")
Exit Sub
End If
