Question

I want to automate a MS-DOS command which requires a password, however the password can not be passed as one of the command line options.
How can I do this?

The command I want to run is

dumpdata --schema=mydb mytable C:\temp\output.sql

[This command extracts data from an Oracle database in the form of Insert statements]

There is then a prompt for the password, which needs to be entered manually.

Removing the password (from the database) is not an option, as per Writing a batch file that enters a password when prompted

Thank you!

Answer 1

If I understand it correctly you should set up an environment variable named ORA_USERID containing your username/password. If not set than you will be prompted for the password when connecting using the dumpdata command. Checkout OracleTools.