creating a zip or cab file

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I have a folder with 135 photos and I want to compress then into 1 file to
make it faster to ftp. I want to do this via dos batch... I know that
windows has a send to compressed folder functionality but how can I use it in
a batch.''
 
Help me said:
Hello

I have a folder with 135 photos and I want to compress then into 1
file to make it faster to ftp. I want to do this via dos batch... I
know that windows has a send to compressed folder functionality but
how can I use it in a batch.''
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I don't believe the native zip stuff in Windows has a command line
interface. Plenty of third party zip utilities do, though.
 
WHY do you want to do this via "dos batch"? Just r-click the folder,
and select "Send To", "Compressed Folder".
 
Lanwench said:
I don't believe the native zip stuff in Windows has a command line
interface. Plenty of third party zip utilities do, though.
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Winzip does have a add on package for the dos command line.
http://www.winzip.com/prodpagecl.htm
This is for version 11.
I have winzip 6.x and I think it started in that version. Just never
upgraded. I finally bought winrar and it does it all.
And winrar makes zips and does command line by the way.
 
because thats what I need to do

Bob I said:
WHY do you want to do this via "dos batch"? Just r-click the folder,
and select "Send To", "Compressed Folder".
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Lanwench said:
I don't believe the native zip stuff in Windows has a command line
interface. Plenty of third party zip utilities do, though.
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I correct my self, I just noticed you used the word 'native'. And that
I agree with.
 
Hello
I have a folder with 135 photos and I want to compress then into 1
file to make it faster to ftp. I want to do this via dos batch... I
know that windows has a send to compressed folder functionality but
how can I use it in a batch.''
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If speed is your only concern, you need to think about what you're
doing. For instance, .bmp files will compress a lot when zipped but
..jpg and some other compressed files might get even bigger when they are
zipped, due to the overhead of the zipper.
It's still useful though just to get them all into one single file
for transport, IMO.

HTH
Twayne
 
Help me said:
Hello

I have a folder with 135 photos and I want to compress then into 1 file to
make it faster to ftp. I want to do this via dos batch... I know that
windows has a send to compressed folder functionality but how can I use it
in
a batch.''
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Further to what the other respondents said: Your photos
are probably .jpg files, which means that they are already
compressed. Zipping them up would reduce their size
by less than 5%, which seems hardly worth the trouble.
 
Pegasus (MVP) said:
Further to what the other respondents said: Your photos
are probably .jpg files, which means that they are already
compressed. Zipping them up would reduce their size
by less than 5%, which seems hardly worth the trouble.
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All true....except if you're trying to send a bunch of data via FTP via a
script or something, a single file being easier to manipulate, which is what
I assume the OP is trying to do. :-)
 
Pegasus said:
Further to what the other respondents said: Your photos
are probably .jpg files, which means that they are already
compressed. Zipping them up would reduce their size
by less than 5%, which seems hardly worth the trouble.
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Actually, it might INCREASE their size by 5%. It's like eating candles - you
won't know if it's any good until you try.
 
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