I'm trying to create a batch file within Windows XP Pro(SP2) to do a
VPN connection.

If I type the following at a command prompt it works fine and I'm connected...
rasdial "my office" vpn "funny%^face"

"my office" is the VPN connection I've already created
vpn is my username
funny%^face is my password

If I stick the above line into a batch file and run that, it says
"error 691 - Access was denied because the username and/or password
was invalid on the domain".  I've checked the spelling of my password
a dozen times, it's correct.
If I replace "funny%^face" with * , it asks me for my password and then connects.

For some reason it won't connect when I keep the password in my batch file.
(I can secure my file later with permissions/encryption).
Please help.

It`s not right to use special symbols like "%" in batch file as password.
Try to change your password to more simple ( like: thisMYpass123 ).
It would help.

Content of batch file must be like that:


rasdial "my office" vpn "thisMYpass123"

Yes.  It was that % symbol that was causing me grief.  Thanks iamdeux-ga!