The given command performs the following actions step by step: 1....

The given command performs the following actions step by step:

1. cmd.exe /c: This executes a command string in the Windows Command Prompt (cmd). The /c flag tells cmd.exe to execute the command that follows and then terminate.

2. echo|set /p=**********: This is used to output a specific string (**********) without a newline. Here's how it works:

   • echo| pipes an empty line ("") into the next command.
   • set /p= is used to set a variable from input but, in this case, just outputs the text following the = (in your case, **********) without adding a newline to the output.

3. |: The output of the previous step (**********) is piped to the next command.

4. C:\Progress\OpenEdge\1107\bin\sslc dgst -sha256: This runs the sslc utility (likely OpenSSL or a similar tool provided with OpenEdge Progress) to compute a SHA-256 hash of the input received via the pipe. Specifically:

   • dgst: Stands for "digest," instructing the tool to compute a cryptographic hash.
   • -sha256: Specifies that the SHA-256 hashing algorithm should be used.

Overall Function:

The code generates a SHA-256 hash for the string "**********". It:

1. Outputs the string "**********".
2. Feeds it to the sslc utility.
3. Computes and outputs the corresponding SHA-256 hash.