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Special Forums Windows & DOS: Issues & Discussions Add password to batch command? Post 302254653 by Killalot57 on Tuesday 4th of November 2008 11:37:26 PM
Old 11-05-2008
yikes, your way over my head buddy!?!? perhaps you could give an example. how would I alter the following batch command to make it prompt me for a password to execute it.

@echo off
color 70
if exist "c:\new folder\file.txt" del "c:\new folder\file.txt"
ECHO hi everybody
ECHO.
PAUSE
 

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