Can a batch file pause to enter a password?

zarfs · 11 Jun 2014

I use Windows 7 Pro.

I have made a batch file to quickly back up certain files.

If I need to encrypt a backed-up file, I use WinZip to compress and encrypt it.

To encrypt, WinZip requires that you manually specify a password. This password must be entered repeatedly throughout the batch file. I'd like the batch file to pause the first time, wait for me to enter the password, then proceed, automatically entering that password whenever it is requested again.

Can this be done?

PS: I used to specify the password in the batch file itself, but that's not very secure. Anyone viewing the batch file could discern the password.

Slartybart · 11 Jun 2014

Yes

set /p variable= [string]

set /p secretword= Enter the secret word and win 100 dollars

Note there is a space before the prompt string, but no space after the variable
Then you can use the variable %secretword% throughout your bat file.

zarfs · 15 Jun 2014

Many, many thanks.

Slartybart · 15 Jun 2014

Glad to have helped and thank you for marking your thread solved.

Can a batch file pause to enter a password?

Can a batch file pause to enter a password?

It works fine