Question about a batch file...

[Phurious]

Anyone out there know how to suppress a user's input for a variable in a batch file from displaying onscreen? Basically, I am writing a batch file that requires a user's password, and I do not want what they type to appear on screen. Even if I cannot supresss it, is there a way to mask it with "*******" instead?

Thanks for your help!

[Mike-C]

I don't think this can be done in a batch file as they only have very basic DOS commands, and nothing like this is done in DOS that I know of anyway.

[WannaXP]

Phurious --

Check out these two links:

1). http://home.comcast.net/~stewartb/getkv.html

2). http://home.mnet-online.de/horst.muc/

Your looking for INPUT.COM in "Horst's PBats" link on the left part of the screen.

Let us know how it turns out.

Feroceles

[Phurious]

WannaXP, Thanks for the info! It looks like it will do just what I was looking for.