I want to make a bat file that prompt user with a default value. All`s fine, I found a CScript way.
But i have a problem with special characters like pharanteses..
bat file is
set "mysql_password="
title MyUniqueTitle
CScript //E:JScript //Nologo "%cscripts_path%\sendkeys.js" "MyUniqueTitle" "&GS)u**,o7,r"
set /p "mysql_password=> Enter new MySQL Password: "
and sendkeys.js
try
{
var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject('WScript.Shell');
var Title = WScript.Arguments.Item(0);
var Message = WScript.Arguments.Item(1);
WshShell.AppActivate(Title);
WshShell.SendKeys(Message)
WScript.Quit(0);
}
catch(e)
{
WScript.Echo(e);
WScript.Quit(1);
}
WScript.Quit(2);
Problem is with WshShell.SendKeys(Message) , here i should use an escape function that put bracets to special characters..
Does anyone know an way to escape Message code from SendKeys?
Thanks!
Just escape the special characters with string substitution in the batch file first.
@if (@CodeSection == @Batch) @then
@echo off &setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "password=&GS)+[]+u**,o7,r"
SET "password=!password:)={)}!"
SET "password=!password:+={+}!"
SET "password=!password:[={[}!"
SET "password=!password:]={]}!"
rem Enter the prefill value
CScript //nologo //E:JScript "%~F0" "!password!"
rem Read the variable
echo -----------------------------------------------------------
set /P "password=Please enter your password: "
echo password=!password!
pause
goto :EOF
@end
WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").SendKeys(WScript.Arguments(0));