Fw: encrypting and signing a file without a passphrase

[Steve Kwong]

 Hi all,

 I am using version 1.2.1.  Can someone help me with the following:

 I would like to send encrpyt and sign a file without having to enter a
 passphrase each time.  I could not find a way to pass the passphrase as an
 argument to GPG.   In the FAQ, there was some mention (article 4.14) about
a
 batch process and removing the passphrase using --edit.  I tried that, but
 when I entered:
     gpg --edit foo

  I had no means of editing foo.

 Any ideas how I can encrpyt and sign a file without having to enter my
 passphrase?

 Steve
 stevek@intergate.bc.ca