Zip Utility

[stevensteven]

Is there a zip utility in Win2000 where I can zip folders from the command line?

Thanks for any help,

Steven

 

[noobtechie]

Check this link for all available dos commands

http://www.easydos.com/dosindex.html

Zip utilities are usually third parties software, but I believe that xp has it (someone correct me on this please)

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There is no place like 127.0.0.1

 

[2ffat]

WinZip also has a command line utility as does PKZip but I don't know if you have to use the "purchased" versions or not to access them.


James P. Cottingham

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[crisc]

Yes, noobietech, XP has a file compression utility built-in. Don't know if it works in command line thou...

 

[stevensteven]

WinZip has it as a add-on for a purchased version which would not be a solution for me

Thanks for the help guys.

I think I will try and track down a freeware zip.

Steve

 

[TonHu]

Just have a look at

http://www.info-zip.org,

it has all you could need for this job, for free!

HTH
TonHu

 

[MitchCumstein]

Go old skool! pkz204g still works great from the command line

 

[jrbarnett]

Steven

Winzip can definitely be automated from the command line, without the command line addon. I know its not free software, but I'm sure the same tactic could work with other software.
A good free zip package I use and recommend is ZipCentral,

http://zipcentral.iscool.net/

although I have never tried to automate it via the command line.

John