Hi:

I believe it either esc : to turn it off and esc ; to turn it on or the other
way around.

Olav Kappert.
IOMIT International (HP3000 Application Development Specialist)
http://www.IOMIT.UnitedStates.com

Larry Barnes wrote:

> You can use the
> SET ECHO=OFF to turn echo off for the password
> SET ECHO=ON to turn echo back on.
>
> There is also an escape code sequence that does the same thing but I don't
> remember it.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Amuquandoh [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 8:30 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Escape Sequences to turn echo off/on
>
> Hello,
> I am writing a little command to prompt users for a password. I want to turn
> echo off right after my prompt literal for the password and turn it back on
> after the password is entered. I don't remember the escape sequences to
> accomplish this. I would appreciate it, if somebody from the list could help
> me out with this.
> Thanks.
>
> Joe.
>
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