Password Mask for MS Access Inputbox

Hi,

I know that this has been asked before but I want some code to create an inputbox in MS Access that has a password character *  in it rather than displaying the text.

I know this is possible in MS Excel by creating a customer Inputbox in module code, however the Excel code does not work in MS Access.

Here is a sample of the Excel Code :

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(basAddrOf) - Module


Option Explicit
'// My thanks to:
'// Ken Getz and Michael Kaplan
'// For their brilliant work with
'// Using Callbacks with Office 97
'// KNG Consulting, Inc.
'// Copyright © 1998
'// Ken Getz & Michael Kaplan
'// All rights reserved.
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'   Declarations
'
'   These function names were puzzled out by using DUMPBIN /exports
'   with VBA332.DLL and then puzzling out parameter names and types
'   through a lot of trial and error and over 100 IPFs in MSACCESS.EXE
'   and VBA332.DLL.
'
'   These parameters may not be named properly but seem to be correct in
'   light of the function names and what each parameter does.
'
'   EbGetExecutingProj: Gives you a handle to the current VBA project
'   TipGetFunctionId: Gives you a function ID given a function name
'   TipGetLpfnOfFunctionId: Gives you a pointer a function given its function ID
'
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Private Declare Function GetCurrentVbaProject _
    Lib "vba332.dll" _
    Alias "EbGetExecutingProj" ( _
    hProject As Long) _
As Long

Private Declare Function GetFuncID _
    Lib "vba332.dll" _
    Alias "TipGetFunctionId" ( _
    ByVal hProject As Long, _
    ByVal strFunctionName As String, _
    ByRef strFunctionId As String) _
As Long

Private Declare Function GetAddr _
    Lib "vba332.dll" _
    Alias "TipGetLpfnOfFunctionId" ( _
    ByVal hProject As Long, _
    ByVal strFunctionId As String, _
    ByRef lpfn As Long) _
As Long

'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'   AddrOf
'
'   Returns a function pointer of a VBA public function given its name. This function
'   gives similar functionality to VBA as VB5 has with the AddressOf param type.
'
'   NOTE: This function only seems to work if the proc you are trying to get a pointer
'       to is in the current project. This makes sense, since we are using a function
'       named EbGetExecutingProj.
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Function AddrOf(strFuncName As String) As Long
    Dim hProject As Long
    Dim lngResult As Long
    Dim strID As String
    Dim lpfn As Long
    Dim strFuncNameUnicode As String
   
    Const NO_ERROR = 0
   
    ' The function name must be in Unicode, so convert it.
    strFuncNameUnicode = StrConv(strFuncName, vbUnicode)
   
    ' Get the current VBA project
    ' The results of GetCurrentVBAProject seemed inconsistent, in our tests,
    ' so now we just check the project handle when the function returns.
    Call GetCurrentVbaProject(hProject)
   
    ' Make sure we got a project handle... we always should, but you never know!
    If hProject <> 0 Then
        ' Get the VBA function ID (whatever that is!)
        lngResult = GetFuncID( _
         hProject, strFuncNameUnicode, strID)
       
        ' We have to check this because we GPF if we try to get a function pointer
        ' of a non-existent function.
        If lngResult = NO_ERROR Then
            ' Get the function pointer.
            lngResult = GetAddr(hProject, strID, lpfn)
           
            If lngResult = NO_ERROR Then
                AddrOf = lpfn
            End If
        End If
    End If
End Function


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(ModInput)  -  Module



Option Explicit

'////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
'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
'// Amended for XL97
'////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


'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

'// Make it public
'// Lets simulate the VBA Input Function
Public Function InputBoxDK(Prompt As String, Optional Title As String, _
            Optional Default As String, _
            Optional Xpos As Long, _
            Optional Ypos As Long, _
            Optional Helpfile As String, _
            Optional Context As Long) As String
   
Dim lngModHwnd As Long, lngThreadID As Long
   
'// Lets handle any Errors JIC! due to HookProc> App hang!
On Error GoTo ExitProperly
lngThreadID = GetCurrentThreadId
lngModHwnd = GetModuleHandle(vbNullString)
   
hHook = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_CBT, AddrOf("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

ExitProperly:
UnhookWindowsHookEx hHook

End Function

Sub TestDKInputBox()
Dim x

x = InputBoxDK("Type your password here.", "Password Required")
If x = "" Then End
If x <> "yourpassword" Then
    MsgBox "You didn't enter a correct password."
    End
End If

MsgBox "Welcome Creator!", vbExclamation
   
End Sub


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You would then use InputBoxDK function as opposed to InputBox and this would * out the entered text as you enter it (just like a password character).

Can something simular be done with MS Access, as I don't want to have to create custom form, I want to just be able to use code to accomplish the relevant task.

Many thanks,

Gaz.




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