Are "compressed folders" REALLY just ZIP's

[Guest]

If so, can I use a command line utility to generate any-old zip file and it
will work? Or is anything special needed?

Maury

 

[Tom Porterfield]

If so, can I use a command line utility to generate any-old zip file and
it will work? Or is anything special needed?

Yes, they are just zip files. Any zip file that conforms to the published
zip format will work.
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Tom Porterfield
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[Reed Rinn [MVP]]

Maury,

Yes, compressed files under XP are basically ZIP files, and most file
compression programs are compatible. For example, the PKZIP command line
utility will work well with XP compressed files.

-Reed
MVP Shell/User

 

[frodo]

or just go to the horse's mouth:

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

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

 

[David Candy]

Surely that would be the inventors at www.pkware.com Winzip was just a pkzip shell originally.