powershell sendkeys with $ not working correct-CodePudding

powershell send keys with $ not working correct here is the code

when i put the password with $ it types back as variable

$enter_password = Read-Host "Enter Your Password" -AsSecureString

$password = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($enter_password))


$wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell;

Sleep 3

$wshell.SendKeys($password) 

[System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait("$password")

exemple

password 1q2w3e$R%T^Y

i get 1q2w3e$R

how can i fix that?

CodePudding user response：

Try to escape special characters:

$enter_password = Read-Host "Enter Your Password" -AsSecureString

$password = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($enter_password))


$wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell;
$wshell.Run("notepad")
$wshell.AppActivate("notepad")
Sleep 3
$password = $password.Replace('%', '{%}').Replace('^','{^}')


$wshell.SendKeys("$password") 
write-host $password