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Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 08:20:03 +0300
Subject: Re: password and masking
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From: "NirinaMichel Ratoandromanana/DS-INFO" <n DOT ratoandromanana AT bni DOT mg>
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Erratum: the correct code should be this:

unsigned char *getpwd (char prompt[], char *password)
{
	unsigned char *p = password;
	int c;
	printf ("%s", prompt);
	while (1)
	{
		c = getch();	//get char without echo, see getch vs. getche
		// terminate on end of line or file ^j, ^m, ^d, ^z
		if (c == '\r' || c == '\n' || c == '\004' || c == '\032')
			break;
		else if (c == '\b')
		{
			p--;
//to get back and erase the previous * and get back again
			printf ("\0x1B \0x1B");
			continue;
		}
		else
		{
			printf ("*");
			*p++ = c;
		}		
	}
	*p = '\0';
	printf ("\n");
	return p;
}

Nirina.