How can i get a script waiting for a password

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#1

Hi,

I’m making a script to connect to my work-PC with a VPN-connection.
It’s a VPN Cisco IPSec
I’ve made this script and it works:

But I want that the script to wait until I’ve giving my password and pushed the Enter-button. Actually I want the script to wait until the connection is established.

I don’t think it’s very difficult, but i Don’t know how.
I hope somebody can help me.

Thanks in advance

Have Fun
Fons

#2 
set pWord to ""
repeat until pWord is not ""
	set {text returned:pWord} to (display dialog "Enter pass:" default answer "" buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with hidden answer)
end repeat
#3 
set pWord to ""
repeat until pWord is not ""
	set {text returned:pWord} to (display dialog "Enter pass:" default answer "" buttons {"OK", "Cancel"} default button 1 with hidden answer)
end repeat

without a “cancel” button the script can’t exit if password is not entered

#4

Thanks for your quick reaction!! :smiley:

But when the script is connecting I get a window with my username in it and I’ve to put the password in that window.
So I don’t think this will work, because I’m not making the dialog.
But thanks anyway!

#5

with UI scripting, you can get the password entered in that window. Though its very easy to do UI scripting, I cannot point you to any article explaining how to use it.

#6

Thanks anyway.

It’s not that a want the password entered. I just want to wait until the connection really has established and when it is then I want to go on with the script.

#7

I haven’t tested this, maybe it helps


tell application "System Events"
	tell network preferences
		tell service "VPN_work"
			connect
			repeat until current configuration is connected
				delay 0.2
			end repeat
		end tell
	end tell
end tell
#8

:smiley: :smiley: Thanks StefanK :smiley: :D,

This is what I want!! Great!!
Thanks again!!!