Compressed (Zipped) files from a dos prompt

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bdubose

I am a labVIEW Developer. I need to use the built in file
compression routine from a dos prompt. I assume it has to
do with rundll32.exe and zipfldr.dll. I dont know the
modifiers to add to compress or expand a file from a
command line. does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks
Bill.
 
bdubose said:
I am a labVIEW Developer. I need to use the built in file
compression routine from a dos prompt. I assume it has to
do with rundll32.exe and zipfldr.dll. I dont know the
modifiers to add to compress or expand a file from a
command line. does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks
Bill.
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IIRC, you need to look for PKZip and PKUnzip, both DOS exes which run with command strings or
sunnink.
 
Have a look at command line winzip tools (www.winzip.com).
If your app runs on XP or win2k, also check out makecab.exe and expand.exe.
They create MS proprietary CAB files, but are free and always present since you
have win2k/XP.

--PA
 
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