how to create zip files with batch file?
what command zips files on xp?

tia,
mcnewsxp

mcnews wrote:
> how to create zip files with batch file?
> what command zips files on xp?
>
> tia,
> mcnewsxp

PKZIP for XP has always been a GUI program. Thus making batch file a
bit harder.
I did download an optional addon for PKZIP to make a command line.
Once you get that far its rather simple. Maybe your version works as
is, just try.

Its
PKZIP -a [zipfilename][list of files or folders to include]

like
pkzip -a myzip.zip *.bat

I don't have winzip loaded any more, I've been hooked on winrar and use
it so much, but it too has a command line.

winrar a myrar.rar *.bat

So depends on what you have installed.

Use the GUI interface OR a 3rd party ZIPping tool

mcnews wrote:

> how to create zip files with batch file?
> what command zips files on xp?
>
> tia,
> mcnewsxp

You need a third party zip utility (7-zip is free). Install 7-zip and copy
the command line utility, 7z.exe, to your system32 folder and type "7z" at a
command prompt for options.
Louis

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> how to create zip files with batch file?
> what command zips files on xp?
>
> tia,
> mcnewsxp

On Nov 10, 8:25 am, mcnews <mcour...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> how to create zip files with batch file?
> what command zips files on xp?
>
> tia,
> mcnewsxp

Look into using pkzipc which is the command line version of pkzip.
I designed a backup program around it and It works really great.

Duke

On Nov 10, 10:25*am, mcnews <mcour...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> how to create zip files with batch file?
> what command zips files on xp?
>

what i am looking for is how to use the win xp util that is run by
right clicking on a file or files and selecting Send to | Compressed
(zipped) folder.

mcnews wrote:
> On Nov 10, 10:25 am, mcnews <mcour...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>>how to create zip files with batch file?
>>what command zips files on xp?
>>
>
>
> what i am looking for is how to use the win xp util that is run by
> right clicking on a file or files and selecting Send to | Compressed
> (zipped) folder.

You won't find that. Move on to other suggestions.