Marginally related but more trivia, there is a new ps2exe project on codeplex (http://ps2exe.codeplex.com/ ) source: http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/07/22/learn-about-two-codeplex-projects-ps2exe-and-robopowercopy.aspx
On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Cameron <cameron.orl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Could you not write the batch file and then use something like bat2exe? > That way the password is tucked safely away. > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 12:11 PM, James Rankin <kz2...@googlemail.com>wrote: > >> In that case, try CPAU from JoeWare. It lets you "run as" a particular >> user by wrapping up the encryption in a "job" file. Don't know whether it >> will work for what you need. >> >> >> On 27 July 2011 17:08, Oliver Marshall <oliver.marsh...@g2support.com>wrote: >> >>> But that requires the end user to know the password doesnt it? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone though please don't tell my friends, I'll never live >>> it down. >>> >>> On 27 Jul 2011, at 16:49, "Ben Scott" <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Oliver Marshall >>> > <oliver.marsh...@g2support.com> wrote: >>> >> Sounds like a batch file but I can't use a batch file for this as >>> there is a >>> >> password involved which a batch file will make easily accessible. >>> > >>> > @ECHO OFF >>> > SETLOCAL >>> > SET PASSWORD= >>> > SET /P PASSWORD=Password? >>> > IF NOT DEFINED PASSWORD ( >>> > ECHO You did not enter a password! >>> > EXIT /B >>> > ) >>> > C:\foo\bar.exe /baz /pass %PASSWORD% >>> > >>> > -- Ben >>> > >>> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> > >>> > --- >>> > To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> -- >>> Network Support >>> Online Backups >>> Server Management >>> >>> Tel: 0845 307 3443 >>> Email: oliver.marsh...@g2support.com >>> Web: http://www.g2support.com >>> Twitter: g2support >>> Newsletter: http://www.g2support.com/newsletter >>> Mail: 2 Roundhill Road, Brighton, Sussex, BN2 3RF >>> >>> Have you said something nice about us to a friend or colleague ? 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