From: "Jacob, Raymond A Jr" <raymond.jacob@...>
Date: 2007-01-01T12:21:53+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby for Windows:How does one not echo keyboard input?

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Jason:
Thank you,
I guess I should buy the ruby cookbook?=20
Thank you again
Raymond

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From: Jason Mayer [mailto:slamboy@gmail.com]
Sent: Sun 12/31/2006 1:23 AM
To: Jacob, Raymond A Jr
Subject: Re: Ruby for Windows:How does one not echo keyboard input?


On 12/31/06, Jason Mayer <slamboy@gmail.com> wrote:=20

	On 12/30/06, Jason Mayer <slamboy@gmail.com > wrote:
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		On 12/30/06, Jacob, Raymond A Jr <raymond.jacob@navy.mil> wrote:
		>
		> Firstly,   I appologize if this question has already been answered =
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		> could not figure out the=20
		> correct way to word my search on google to find anything relevant. I =
am
		> running Ruby 1.8.2-15
		> on windows XP. I used the one-click version.
		> I am trying to write a script that will prompt a user for a password =
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		> not echo the characters back to screen.
		> Is this possible in the dos command  window? If so then please give =
me a
		> reference else is there an alternative
		> such as using TK?
		>
		> thank you,=20
		> raymond
		>
		>
		page 791 and 792 of the ruby cookbook covers this.
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		require 'rubygems'
		require 'highline/import'
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		def get_password(prompt=3D'Password: ')
		  ask(prompt) { |q| q.echo =3D false}
		end
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		get_password("What's your password?")


	I don't believe this is for windows, but there's a library for it here:
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	http://www.caliban.org/ruby/ruby-password.shtml



I also had to do this to get it to work (on the off change you are as =
new as I am to ruby)
gem install highline=20



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