Automate zip compression

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I have a process that runs weekly that requires me to zip the file created
and send it to a network drive. Is there a way to automate the zip process
that is available in XP? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Tony
 
if you have WinZip, it has a command-line add-in interface too, so it can
be used from within a batch file. it's a seperate download at the winzip
site. WinZip is shareware, so you can try it out first. After X days it
begins to nag. Note: WinZip "turns off" XP's built-in "Zip Folder"
feature and handles files of type .ZIP all by itself. It does it MUCH
BETTER that XP's built-in, far more intuatively and user friendly; well
worth the asking price.

the older (free) pkzip tool will work too, tho it's a 16-bit application
(it'll run just fine tho).

one caveat: be sure the tool you choose supports long filenames; some of
the older command-line tools only support the older 8.3 filename
convention. get the latest pkzip version...
 
Try from Start Menu | Run:

rundll32.exe zipfldr.dll,RouteTheCall %L

and substitute a LONGPATHNAME for the file for %L.
 
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