KB150188 - FIX: Masked Edit Control Replaces Input if PromptChar Changed

Public Sub ChangePromptChar(ByVal cNewChar As String) Dim strClip As String strClip = MaskEdBox1.ClipText MaskEdBox1.PromptChar = cNewChar MaskEdBox1.SelStart = 0 MaskEdBox1.SelText = strClip End Sub

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Start a new project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default. Place a Masked Edit box on to Form1. In the Load event of Form1, place the following code:
```
   Private Sub Form_Load()
     MaskEdBox1.Mask = "&&"
   End Sub
						
```

In the Click event of Form1, place the following code:

   Private Sub Form_Click()
   MaskEdBox1.PromptChar = "o"
   End Sub

Run the project by pressing F5. Type "gg", for example, into the Masked Edit control, and then click on the form. The existing characters are transformed to the prompt character "o" in the 32-bit edition, and deleted in the 16-it edition.

To fix this problem, use the subroutine in the Workaround Section above, and then change the Click event of Form1 to:

        Private Sub Form_Click()

   ChangePromptChar "o"

   End Sub

FIX: Masked Edit Control Replaces Input if PromptChar Changed

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STATUS

WORKAROUND

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