Password Input (new method)

[npocmaka_]

Hello. Time ago a method for get a password input, showing the * was developed using xcopy.exe.

I can't find that thread. I thought I remember commenting in that thread but can't find it.

I think it was posted on alt.msdos.batch.nt

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/a ... oI1G7xun0J

[Squashman]

I found it.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4664&start=0

[steph31]

Hello, i am trying to use your code Carlos, and it seems to work fine with basis characters, and also with special characters like '!', '%', '^' etc.
My Windows 2008 R2 is configured in French format/language and the default console codepage is 850. With this codepage all the accented characters ('é', 'è', 'à' etc.) work perfectly with your code.

But, I encounter a problem with these accented characters when I change my console codepage to UTF-8 (chcp 65001 and Lucida font): all the basis characters work fine, but all the accented ones return an inconsistent value like '4' !

Someone has already got this kind of behavior ? Do you know if there is a workaround for getting these accented characters ?

Thanks and regards
Stéphane

[dbenham]

I love the work in this thread

I've further developed the technique with the following improvements:

• I can now read any character other than NULL
• The routines work regardless whether delayed expansion is enabled or disabled
• Each routine has the option to specify which characters are accepted

I've started a new thread: Read key presses via REPLACE - New functions :getKey, :getAnyKey, :getMaskedInput


Dave Benham