Sorry for the late reply... I have been busy with other things... imagine that!

That DOES seem to work! But for my sanity's sake, lets see if I can break this down so that I understand:

The -f includes the kix32.exe in the package so that it can be run.
The -e tells what will be executed when the package is run.
The kixtest.scr is the script that will be encrypted.

The %KIXCRYPTDIR% and %KIXCRYPTFILE% are variables, I know, but what is defined in those variables?
Is it essentially saying:
%KIXCRYPTDIR% = wherever the temp files are extracted
AND
%KIXCRYPTFILE% = internal variable used by kixcrypt??

Sorry if I am making this more complicated than it seems.
The main point is, your command line DID work. Thanks again!