How to dynamically escape % symbols?

[SIMMS7400]

Hi All -

We have automation passwords that need to be encrypted for our financial applications. We have a password generator/randomizer that we use. When % symbols are present, we need to remember to always escape them, however, a lot of the folks forget to do that.

Let's say I have a string : O*!)v5ib0&73d(KGQ&A%

Is there a way to write code to automatically escape that making it : O*!)v5ib0&73d(KGQ&A%%

?

Haven't found a way yet.

[Squashman]

Jeb's MagicEcho might help
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[jeb]

We have automation passwords that need to be encrypted for our financial applications. We have a password generator/randomizer that we use. When % symbols are present, we need to remember to always escape them, however, a lot of the folks forget to do that.

Without further description of the involved batch files this can't be answered.

Where is the password stored, in the batch file itself, in a config file, is it read by set /p ???

[SIMMS7400]

We have automation passwords that need to be encrypted for our financial applications. We have a password generator/randomizer that we use. When % symbols are present, we need to remember to always escape them, however, a lot of the folks forget to do that.

Without further description of the involved batch files this can't be answered.

Where is the password stored, in the batch file itself, in a config file, is it read by set /p ???

Hi Jeb - it's a user prompt. The user enters it and it's stored via set /p.

Thank you!

[Sponge Belly]

Hi SIMMS7400,

You may want to read the Mask Password with Asterisk topic.

- SB