using .bat to search the folder and compres files into zip.

[KillerBueno]

hi there!
I'm just wondering is it possible, that a simple MS-DOS Batch file could find files and compres them into zip? I have a network drive, and the pictures are in one place, separated in subfolders named for example 2006, 2007... could you help or give me some useful tips?

Thanks,
Adrian N.

[Cander]

Yes, this should be possible to do with a pretty simple batch file. Not an expert on this parts, but I know that you can zip and unzip from cmd, so there shouldn't be problems doing this.

[KillerBueno]

maybie you could post how to do a batch file like this, please?

[songkok]

i will post the batch file tomorrow. just one question, what kind of zip you use? 7zip or winzip?

[venom]

here are a couple methods i use

winrar
START /belownormal /wait /min /D"C:\Program Files\WinRAR" winrar a -ep -afzip "C:\path\to\output_file.zip" "C:\path\to\the\directory\you\want\to\zip"

7-zip
START /belownormal /wait /D"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\" 7z.exe a -tzip -r -mx5 "C:\path\to\output_file.zip" "C:\path\to\the\directory\you\want\to\zip"

[spam_killer]

If you want to know all related command, just open Winrar then goto help and find there..

Thanks

[santhosh]

thanks

its zipping a file .........but can i zip a folder........using this same command

[!k]

santhosh, both this commands zip a folder

Note:
START /belownormal /wait /min /D"C:\Program Files\WinRAR" winrar a -ep1 -afzip "C:\path\to\output_file.zip" "C:\path\to\the\directory\you\want\to\zip"

[santhosh]

!k thnks,

but again i am facing same problem, its zipping only files inside that folder...not the folder.

example:
i have a folder name sat,inside this i got sub folders and files.
now i want to zip this sat folder.


when i tried its zipping all the files but not the folder.


kindly help me out what changes should i do.

[santhosh]

one more example....if that sat folder doesn't have any file, when i run the script it shows error " no files is add to zip".
but it should zip that folder right...how to do it.

[!k]

START /belownormal /wait /D"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\" 7z.exe a -tzip -r- -mx5 "C:\path\to\output_file.zip" "C:\path\to\the\directory\you\want\to\zip\*.*"
santhosh, read the help on the command line of archiver

[santhosh]

Thanks !k

i found it

START /belownormal /wait /min /D"C:\Program Files\WinRAR" winrar a -rr -r -ep1 -afzip "C:\Documents and Settings\Pretups2

\dat.rar" "C:\Documents and Settings\Pretups2\sat"