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batch file to makecab file with password and extract it using password

i want batch file to make cab file using makecab with password and extract it using the same password (i want the two codes alone)

first code:

makecab /add %USERPROFILE%\DESKTOP\M.TXT M.zip /P:12345

second code:

makecab /extract %USERPROFILE%\DESKTOP\M.zip /P:12345
Solution

  • MAKECAB does not support password protection and despite one of it's compression algorithms is MSZIP it is not exactly a zip file

    Makecab user guide

    My suggestion is to use 7za (check comments for more info).

    7za a  -p12345 m.zip m.txt

    extract

    7za a  -p12345 m.zip m.txt

    7za can be downloaded from here