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Password Reveal with Eye Image

Jennifer Neighbors

2 years ago

I am having trouble creating code to reveal a password temporarily. I have a small eye image that I want to display the password while the user presses it and hides it when released.

If the user has typed their password but hasn't yet tabbed out of the field (and this is when the reveal might be helpful), my code merely erases the password. I've tried variations of the following. This works perfectly after the user logs on by tabbing out of the password field, but it's a little useless then because, by that time, a wrong password would have them kicked out of the database.

Private Sub imgEye_MouseDown(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
      txtPWD.SetFocus
      txtPWD.InputMask = ""
End Sub

Private Sub imgEye_MouseUp(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
      txtPWD.SetFocus
      txtPWD.InputMask = "Password"
End Sub

	Kevin Robertson @Reply 2 years ago
I would use the OnClick event and an If Then statement. Reveal Password w Input Mask

Jennifer Neighbors OP @Reply

2 years ago

Thanks for the input and fast response, Kevin!

When I tried your solution, the database logged me on using the string I entered as the password. If the password were wrong, I would be booted out. I am looking for a solution that allows the user to see what they have entered without triggering the logon so they can correct the password if needed. After logging on using the correct password, the checkbox revealed the password. In this scenario, however, I must click the checkbox again to hide it. Ideally, I would prefer the key down and key up approach so the reveal is quick and temporary.

Thanks again; I appreciate it!

Kevin Yip @Reply

2 years ago

One way to do this without using input masks is use a password font, one that shows every character as a dot. Put an image control with the eye-closed image on the form and set its MouseDown event to change the textbox's font to a regular font (and change the image to the open-eye image), and its MouseUp event to change back to the password font and the eye-closed image. The password font needs to be installed on every PC that uses it, and that may be a hassle. Password fonts like this can be found for free on the Internet. The picture below shows how it may look.

	Kevin Yip @Reply 2 years ago

	Jennifer Neighbors OP @Reply 2 years ago
Kevin Yip, it worked well during my initial testing. I think you've come up with the solution! Fantastic!

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