creating a zip file

[kmm64]

Hi all,

I'm working on a project that will require a log of files within a directory and its subdirectories be archived in a zip file. I've been searching for different methods to accomplish this but have come up short. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciated it.

Thanks

 

[Salem]

Do you also have the zip program on your machine as well?

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[kmm64]

Yes, I have access to winZip.

 

[Salem]

First thing to do is get this -

http://www.winzip.com/prodpagecl.htm

From a console window, practice generating the ZIP commands which will save all the information which you want saved.

As an example, say you ended up with
[tt] zip c:\zips\file.zip c:\output\today[/tt]

You would transfer this to your code as follows

system( "zip c:\\zips\\file.zip c:\\output\\today" );

system() is generally not the best API call to use in a windows environment, but it is portable and easy to explain.

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[Cagliostro]

if you don't want to rely on some thirt party installed or not installed software you may use:

http://www.pcworlddownload.com/deve...sion/Chilkat-Zip-Compression-C++-download.htm

Ion Filipski

 

[Cagliostro]

the above is download page, follow this link:

http://www.pcworlddownload.com/development-tools/compression/Chilkat-Zip-Compression-C++.htm

Ion Filipski

 

[kmm64]

Thanks alot, two great answers. Guys I really appreciate the help. I'm going to play around with both methods to see which best fits my needs. Thanks again.

kmm64