> [...] To do this in batch mode, I created a text file pwd.txt with the
> password in it. [...]

   Sounds doomed to me.  You can have _commands_ in a batch file, but a
password is not a command.

   The first "S" in SSH and its friends (like SCP and SFTP) stands for
"Secure".  These programs were designed to be _secure_.  Storing a
password in a file is usually not secure, and these programs are not
designed to let you do it easily.

   The usual method to permit non-interactive operation is to set up
public keys, thus eliminating any password entry problems.


> [actual commands]

> I have checked [...]

> Other version info:

   On the bright side, reading such a complete problem description is a
rare treat.