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Asked: 2026-05-26T09:46:11+00:00

I need to prompt for a username and password from a batch script subroutine

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I need to prompt for a username and password from a batch script subroutine and I have the following requirements:

  1. Must be user-friendly (i.e. not on the command line, but from a
    dialog box).
  2. Must mask the password.
  3. Must not require customized settings or installation before I run the batch script (no AutoIT or odd IE settings).
  4. Must be compatible with Windows XP, 2008, and 7 (though if variations on a theme are appropriate I can check the specific OS).

I’m assuming that I may need to use VBscript, which I can easily create from within the batch script and then delete afterward. I did find this link, with two different VBScript options, but the first one violates requirement 1 (console based), and the second violates requirement 3 (default IE settings aren’t allowing dynamic content these days). Any other ideas?

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  1. Editorial Team

    HTML Applications might work for you. You could create a simple page with an <input type="password" /> control. I can’t think of a good way to get the password from the HTA back to the batch file, though, other than writing the password to a temporary file, or maybe a registry key.

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