InputBox with Password Characters

Version Compatibility: Visual Basic 5, Visual Basic 6

More information: This code shows a simple way of 'hooking' modal windows (MsgBox or InputBox) and changing their behavior.

Instructions: Copy the declarations and code below and paste directly into your VB project.

'PUT BELOW DECLARATIONS IN A .BAS MODULE

Option Explicit

Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias _
"FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, _
ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long

Private Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias _
"FindWindowExA" (ByVal hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, _
ByVal lpsz1 As String, ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long

Public Declare Function SetTimer& Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hwnd&, ByVal nIDEvent&, ByVal uElapse&, ByVal _
lpTimerFunc&)

Private Declare Function KillTimer& Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hwnd&, ByVal nIDEvent&)

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

Const EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR = &HCC
Public Const NV_INPUTBOX As Long = &H5000&