Question

VBS Inputbox mask password

Asked by: ltorres321

Code below works fine.. If run from command line
with cscript "File Name"

My Issue I need the same Function but I need it to use a pop up box for both prompts and on top of that I need it to mask the password

Username = UserInput( "Enter Your MAS90 Username:" )
    strPw = Password( "Please enter your password:" ) 
   
    set WS = WScript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
    
    PVX_KEY = "HKLM\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\SOTAMAS90\Directory"
    
    pvx = WS.RegRead(PVX_KEY)
    
    prog = pvx + "\home\pvxwin32.exe  ..\soa\startup.m4p -arg DIRECT UION "&Username&" "& strPw &" SKT VIWI00"
    
    WS.Run(prog)
    
    Set WS = nothing
 
 
wscript.quit
 
Function UserInput( myPrompt )
 
 
    If UCase( Right( WScript.FullName, 12 ) ) = "\CSCRIPT.EXE" Then
 
        WScript.StdOut.Write myPrompt & " "
        UserInput = WScript.StdIn.ReadLine
    Else
        ' If not, use InputBox( )
        UserInput = InputBox( myPrompt )
    End If
End Function
 
 
 
 
Function Password( myPrompt )
 
    Dim objPassword
 
    ' Use ScriptPW.dll by creating an object
    Set objPassword = CreateObject( "ScriptPW.Password" )
 
    ' Display the prompt text
    WScript.StdOut.Write myPrompt
 
    ' Return the typed password
    Password = objPassword.GetPassword()
 
    ' Clear prompt
    WScript.StdOut.Write String( Len( myPrompt ), Chr( 8 ) ) _
                       & Space( Len( myPrompt ) ) _
                       & String( Len( myPrompt ), Chr( 8 ) )
End Function

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Asked On: 2009-08-19 at 17:20:36ID24666773
Tags: VBS
Topics: VB Script
,; VB Objects
,; VB Controls
Participating Experts: 2
Points: 500
Comments: 10

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by: kai_blueskyPosted on 2009-08-19 at 18:00:09ID: 25138634

Here may be workaround. Call up a Web page and use the HTML password box to mask passwords.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb05/hey0204.mspx

by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-08-19 at 19:21:53ID: 25138960

Hi, if you save this code as a HTA file, it should run the program for you after you enter the username and password.

Regards,

Rob.

<html>
<head>
<title>MAS-90 Authentication</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION 
     APPLICATIONNAME="MAS-90 Authentication"
     BORDER="thin"
     SCROLL="no"
     SINGLEINSTANCE="yes"
     WINDOWSTATE="normal"
>
 
<script language="VBScript">
 
Dim strHTAPath
 
Sub Window_onLoad
	intWidth = 600
	intHeight = 480
	Me.ResizeTo intWidth, intHeight
    Me.MoveTo ((Screen.Width / 2) - (intWidth / 2)),((Screen.Height / 2) - (intHeight / 2))
    Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    If Mid(document.location, 6, 3) = "///" Then
    	strHTAPath = Mid(Replace(Replace(document.location, "%20", " "), "/", "\"), 9)
    Else
    	strHTAPath = Mid(Replace(Replace(document.location, "%20", " "), "/", "\"), 6)
    End If
    txt_username.Focus    
End Sub
 
Sub Run_Program
	If txt_username.Value = "" Then
		MsgBox "Please enter a user name."
		txt_username.Focus
	ElseIf txt_password.Value = "" Then
		MsgBox "Please enter a password."
		txt_password.Focus
	Else
		Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
		PVX_KEY = "HKLM\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\SOTAMAS90\Directory"
		pvx = objShell.RegRead(PVX_KEY)
		prog = pvx & "\home\pvxwin32.exe  ..\soa\startup.m4p -arg DIRECT UION " & txt_username.Value & " " & txt_password.Value & " SKT VIWI00"
		MsgBox "Running: " & VbCrLf & prog
		objShell.Run prog, 1, True
	End If
End Sub
 
</script>
</head>
<body style="background-color:#B0C4DE">
	<table width='90%' height='100%' align='center' border='0'>
		<tr>
			<td align="center" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;">
				MAS-90 Authentication
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td align='center' style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">
				Enter username: <input type="text" maxlength="30" size="40" id="txt_username" name="txt_username" style="font-size: 14px;"><BR><BR>
				Enter password: <input type="password" maxlength="30" size="40" id="txt_password" name="txt_password" style="font-size: 14px;"><BR>
				<br>Note: Username must be DOMAIN\UserName
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td align='center'>
				<input type="button" value="Go!" name="btn_submit"  onClick="vbs:Run_Program" style="font-size: 16px;"><br><br>
			</td>
		</tr>
	</table>
</body>
</html>

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by: ltorres321Posted on 2009-08-19 at 20:25:10ID: 25139187

Thank you RobSampson, Once i do that how do i run a HTA or call file..?? command line??

by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-08-19 at 20:56:24ID: 25139277

You can just double click the HTA file to run it. Then, when you click the Go button, it has this code behind that button:

            Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
            PVX_KEY = "HKLM\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\SOTAMAS90\Directory"
            pvx = objShell.RegRead(PVX_KEY)
            prog = pvx & "\home\pvxwin32.exe ..\soa\startup.m4p -arg DIRECT UION " & txt_username.Value & " " & txt_password.Value & " SKT VIWI00"
            MsgBox "Running: " & VbCrLf & prog
            objShell.Run prog, 1, True

to run the pvxwin32.exe file that you were running before.

Regards,

Rob.

by: ltorres321Posted on 2009-08-20 at 06:57:50ID: 25142557

WOW.. Dude this is great!! Just need a few more minor details...

I must press the go button after password.... The enter wont work any way to recognize enter as well..

by: ltorres321Posted on 2009-08-20 at 07:07:49ID: 25142678

Here it is again.. made a few changes...

The other thing is can the window close once Enter or button has been pressed

<html>
<head>
<title>MAS-90 Authentication</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION 
     APPLICATIONNAME="MAS-90 Authentication"
     BORDER="thin"
     SCROLL="no"
     SINGLEINSTANCE="yes"
     WINDOWSTATE="normal"
>
 
<script language="VBScript">
 
Dim strHTAPath
 
Sub Window_onLoad
        intWidth = 490
        intHeight = 260
        Me.ResizeTo intWidth, intHeight
    Me.MoveTo ((Screen.Width / 2) - (intWidth / 2)),((Screen.Height / 2) - (intHeight / 2))
    Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    If Mid(document.location, 6, 3) = "///" Then
        strHTAPath = Mid(Replace(Replace(document.location, "%20", " "), "/", "\"), 9)
    Else
        strHTAPath = Mid(Replace(Replace(document.location, "%20", " "), "/", "\"), 6)
    End If
    txt_username.Focus    
End Sub
 
Sub Run_Program
        If txt_username.Value = "" Then
                MsgBox "Please enter a user name."
                txt_username.Focus
        ElseIf txt_password.Value = "" Then
                MsgBox "Please enter a password."
                txt_password.Focus
        Else
                Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
                PVX_KEY = "HKLM\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\SOTAMAS90\Directory"
                pvx = objShell.RegRead(PVX_KEY)
                prog = pvx & "\home\pvxwin32.exe  ..\soa\startup.m4p -arg DIRECT UION " & txt_username.Value & " " & txt_password.Value & " SKT VIWI00"
                MsgBox "Running: " & VbCrLf & prog
                objShell.Run prog, 1, True
        End If
End Sub
 
</script>
</head>
<body style="background-color:#B0C4DE">
        <table width='90%' height='100%' align='center' border='0'>
                <tr>
                        <td align="center" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;">
                                MAS-90 Authentication
                        </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                        <td align='center' style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">
                                Username: <input type="text" maxlength="30" size="40" id="txt_username" name="txt_username" style="font-size: 14px;"><BR><BR>
                                Password: <input type="password" maxlength="30" size="40" id="txt_password" name="txt_password" style="font-size: 14px;"><BR>
                                <br>Note: Mas90 UserName & Password
                        </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                        <td align='center'>
                                <input type="button" value="Login" name="btn_submit"  onClick="vbs:Run_Program" style="font-size: 16px;"><br><br>
                        </td>
                </tr>
        </table>
</body>
</html>

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by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-08-20 at 14:31:18ID: 25147344

Sure, this should allow Enter to click the Submit button, and also close after the program has run.

Regards,

Rob.

<html>
<head>
<title>MAS-90 Authentication</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION 
     APPLICATIONNAME="MAS-90 Authentication"
     BORDER="thin"
     SCROLL="no"
     SINGLEINSTANCE="yes"
     WINDOWSTATE="normal"
>
 
<script language="VBScript">
 
Dim strHTAPath
 
Sub Window_onLoad
        intWidth = 490
        intHeight = 260
        Me.ResizeTo intWidth, intHeight
    Me.MoveTo ((Screen.Width / 2) - (intWidth / 2)),((Screen.Height / 2) - (intHeight / 2))
    Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    If Mid(document.location, 6, 3) = "///" Then
        strHTAPath = Mid(Replace(Replace(document.location, "%20", " "), "/", "\"), 9)
    Else
        strHTAPath = Mid(Replace(Replace(document.location, "%20", " "), "/", "\"), 6)
    End If
    txt_username.Focus    
End Sub
 
Sub Run_Program
        If txt_username.Value = "" Then
                MsgBox "Please enter a user name."
                txt_username.Focus
        ElseIf txt_password.Value = "" Then
                MsgBox "Please enter a password."
                txt_password.Focus
        Else
                Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
                PVX_KEY = "HKLM\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\SOTAMAS90\Directory"
                pvx = objShell.RegRead(PVX_KEY)
                prog = pvx & "\home\pvxwin32.exe  ..\soa\startup.m4p -arg DIRECT UION " & txt_username.Value & " " & txt_password.Value & " SKT VIWI00"
                objShell.Run prog, 1, True
                MsgBox prog & VbCrLf & "has been run. This program will now close."
                window.Close
        End If
End Sub
 
Sub Default_Buttons
	If Window.Event.KeyCode = 13 Then
		btn_submit.Click
	End If
End Sub
 
</script>
</head>
<body style="background-color:#B0C4DE" onkeypress='vbs:Default_Buttons'>
        <table width='90%' height='100%' align='center' border='0'>
                <tr>
                        <td align="center" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;">
                                MAS-90 Authentication
                        </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                        <td align='center' style="font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">
                                Username: <input type="text" maxlength="30" size="40" id="txt_username" name="txt_username" style="font-size: 14px;"><BR><BR>
                                Password: <input type="password" maxlength="30" size="40" id="txt_password" name="txt_password" style="font-size: 14px;"><BR>
                                <br>Note: Mas90 UserName & Password
                        </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                        <td align='center'>
                                <input type="button" value="Login" name="btn_submit"  onClick="vbs:Run_Program" style="font-size: 16px;"><br><br>
                        </td>
                </tr>
        </table>
</body>
</html>

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by: ltorres321Posted on 2009-08-20 at 14:40:36ID: 25147413

Dude that's it.. Its perfect.. I posted another question on how to run this file from excel here maybe you could help me... Thanks

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Visual_Basic/Visual_Basic_v1.0.5.x/Q_24669139.html

by: ltorres321Posted on 2009-08-20 at 14:40:55ID: 31617953

Great Job!!!

by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-08-20 at 15:50:52ID: 25147838

No problem. HTA's are very handy! I write lots of them!

Thanks for the grade.

Regards,

Rob.

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