"SET /P variable" command prompt command - how to set the password?

[grofaty]

Hi,
In my batch file on Windows 2003 SP1 I use the following command:

set /P password=Enter database password:

to enable user to enter password. Variable 'password' is then entered as database password.

I would like to hide user entered password so that password would not be displayed on screen. Can this be done?

Thanks,
Grofaty

 

[grofaty]

Hi,
I have found out solution from web page:

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-1465961.php

@echo off
echo hP1X500P[PZBBBfh#b##fXf-V@`$fPf]f3/f1/5++u5>in.com
set /p password=Enter password:<nul
for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('in.com') do set password=%%i
del in.com
echo.
echo The Password is:"%password%"

Thanks,
Grofaty