ZIP command line options in XP

[neojoker]

Is there any way, by default, to use command line options to add files and folders to a zip file in Windows XP (meaning, using XP's built in Compressed Files feature instead of installing WinZIP, etc.)? Thanks.

[JRosenfeld]

Command line guide for XP:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...s.mspx?mfr=true

look at compact.

[neojoker]

That looks like the actual NTFS compression. I'm wanting to use Zip files. Or maybe I just read it incorrectly. :)

Thanks.

[Digitalx]

DOS's pkzip B) too bad it lives on in windows 98 and not in xp

[JRosenfeld]

I understood you to say you wanted to use the native XP method for compressed files. As far as I know, XP treats a.zip file like a compressed folder.

I happen to have Winzip installed, and usually use that to open a .zip file. However if I right click on a .zip file in Windows Exploer and click Explore, it opens like a subfolder in Windows Explorer.

So I think the compact command should work.

Oops, just tried, it does not work to add a file to a .zip file. It does work to add and compress a file to a compressed folder.

Edited August 24, 2006 by JRosenfeld

[brand]

now i'm severly interested in this.

humm...

opening the compressed folder view (explorer):

rundll32.exe zipfldr.dll,RouteTheCall [Zipfile].zip

I'm gonna spend some time looking for of this up to see if there are other calls available.

Edited August 24, 2006 by bigflavor

[John Veteran]

  JRosenfeld said:

Command line guide for XP:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...s.mspx?mfr=true

look at compact.

The compact command configures NTFS compression on files and folders, not .zip files, which XP calles "Compressed Folders" (a bit misleading)...

[brand]

alright... after some long investigating i figured out that there is no way to run this via command line, even rundlling the dll file.

Any programming examples i found (I was hoping to write up a quick vbscript to use) simulate a drop-target function, and call the CLSID of the send-to folder shortcut thing.

Oh microsoft, you've failed us again. I mean, it's another stupid little thing that it would take a single microsoft programmer a day to bang out a DLL, or even an gui executable, or command line... but noooooo they wouldn't've wanted to do that.

maybe for vista. PowerShell?

[MazX_Napalm]

7 Zip has command line functionality.

And its free.

[Bananashake]

Yeah, but he doesn't want to use an external program and want the internal Zip tool to do that.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

I use Winzip with the command line addon. I understand that it's an external program, but hey - just a suggestion.

[+BudMan MVC]

Um, who said xp did not support compressed folders from the command line?

C:\>compress /?

Syntax:

COMPRESS [-R] [-D] [-S] [ -Z | -ZX ] Source Destination

COMPRESS -R [-D] [-S] [ -Z | -ZX ] Source [Destination]

Description:

Compresses one or more files.

Parameter List:

-R Rename compressed files.

-D Update compressed files only if out of date.

-S Suppress copyright information.

-ZX LZX compression. This is default compression.

-Z MS-ZIP compression.

Source Source file specification. Wildcards may be

used.

Destination Destination file | path specification.

Destination may be a directory. If Source is

multiple files and -r is not specified,

Destination must be a directory.

Examples:

COMPRESS temp.txt compressed.txt

COMPRESS -R *.*

COMPRESS -R *.exe *.dll compressed_dir

edit: grab the 2k3 resource kit and it does ;)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

But it might be easier -- and clearly more features to just use a FREE tool like 7z

C:\>7z

7-Zip 4.42 Copyright ? 1999-2006 Igor Pavlov 2006-05-14

Usage: 7z <command> [<switches>...] <archive_name> [<file_names>...]

[<@listfiles...>]

<Commands>

a: Add files to archive

d: Delete files from archive

e: Extract files from archive (without using directory names)

l: List contents of archive

t: Test integrity of archive

u: Update files to archive

x: eXtract files with full paths

<Switches>

-ai[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: Include archives

-ax[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: eXclude archives

-bd: Disable percentage indicator

-i[r[-|0]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: Include filenames

-m{Parameters}: set compression Method

-o{Directory}: set Output directory

-p{Password}: set Password

-r[-|0]: Recurse subdirectories

-scs{UTF-8 | WIN | DOS}: set charset for list files

-sfx[{name}]: Create SFX archive

-si[{name}]: read data from stdin

-slt: show technical information for l (List) command

-so: write data to stdout

-t{Type}: Set type of archive

-v{Size}[b|k|m|g]: Create volumes

-u[-][p#][q#][r#][x#][y#][z#][!newArchiveName]: Update options

-w[{path}]: assign Work directory. Empty path means a temporary directory

-x[r[-|0]]]{@listfile|!wildcard}: eXclude filenames

-y: assume Yes on all queries

Edited May 6, 2008 by BudMan

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Where is this compress exe? I run cmd type compress with the needed params - not found. Is this part of XP? Can't find it - searched c:

[+BudMan MVC]

Like I said you need to download the resource kit for 2k3.. which is FREE. But you know upon further playing with it and its not very good. I would highly suggest the user just bite the bullet and use a external program.. ie 7zip is FREE for all uses personal and work, etc.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Thanks, sorry missed the resource kit. My bad!