[VBA] Removing the red cross from a UserForm
It may be needed that the possibility for exiting a userform until all entries have been entered is prohibited, but there is still the red cross which allows the user to exit.
Use the following code to remove the cross.
In the declaration part of a UF
'to remove the cross in a user form
Declare Function GetWindowLongA Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
Declare Function SetWindowLongA Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long, _
ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long
Declare Function FindWindowA Lib "user32" _
(ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
In the initialization of the UF
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
Dim hwnd As Long
hwnd = FindWindowA("Thunder" & IIf(Application.Version Like "8*", "X", "D") _
& "Frame", Me.Caption)
SetWindowLongA hwnd, -16, GetWindowLongA 
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