$ not accepted as part of a password

[bw2012]

Hi,

I have a problem using $ as part of a password during "get user input".

For example, when I enter Pa$$word123 as the password and immediately display the password, the InstallAnywhere displays Paword123, so it removes 2 $$ in the input.

Is there a way to let InstallAnywhere accept $ in the password?

Thanks a lot for your help.

[bw2012]

I did more testing. If there is 1 $ in the password, it worked, but if I have 2 $ together, it didn't work.

It seems to me that this is a bug in InstallAnywhere. It should definitely be fixed.

Let me know if I am wrong.

Thanks for your help in advance.

[jerome_IA]

You should use "Do not substitute unknown variables" in your variable. It is detailed in SP3 release notes.

--Jerome

[bw2012]

Thank you so much for your response, Jerome.

I am using 2010 version and am wondering if that version has the functionality. If not, do I have to upgrade to 2011 version?

Thanks.

[bw2012]

Hi,

My case is that during "Get User Input", the password was entered as Pa$$word123, then I will use it in a text file.

Thanks Jerome for the hint. I tried to use "Modify Text File" with “Substitute InstallAnywhere variables in file” unchecked, but that seemed not doing the trick.

Is it too late to modify the variable in a text file after "Get User Input" since both $ was already removed.

Thanks.