Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Can I Zip with cmd On 21 Aug, 08:27, Plato <|@|.|> wrote: > jameshanle...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > > > > In Explorer I can create a "Compressed (zipped) Folder". > > > Is there a way zip a bunch of files in cmd.exe? > > > for history's sake, i'll mention that in the days of DOS, people used > > PKZIP and PKUNZIP . > > Interestingly, even tho I run a website that is just starting to support > Vista, I still use pkzip ver 2.04g [the last version as far as I know] > to zip all the files I have for download. > > I suppose it's a case of "if it aint broke, dont fix it" as I've never > in 8 years ever had sombody complain to me that the .zip file they > downloaded from me didn't work. > > --http://www.bootdisk.com/ Are you the guy that runs http://www.bootdisk.com then? who wouldn't put a win xp 3 file boot disk on there because the default boot.ini might not suit everybody. The pkzip guy or people did think there is some issue, hence along with useful utilities like pkzip,pkunzip, ziptoexe, there was something like pkzipfix . I sometimes had zip files that wouldn't work, and ran pkzipfix or whatever it was called, on them, and it fixed them. In a world of long filenames, it's easier to get around the directory tree at a GUI - with clicks. The command prompt isn't so nifty getting around the tree or pointing to places in the tree. Even with filename/ directory completion. Doskey macros can help to change to a long directory like the profile, quicker, but they have to be set up. Maybe it's worth it. Still, it's a shame, since the run dialog box is nifty at bringing up the command prompt!
Guest Ken Blake Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Can I Zip with cmd "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message news:OAcADq54HHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Ken, > > In all seriousness, I am impressed. I wasn't tried to impress you, just telling you again how old I am. ;-) > Boy, have *you* seen some changes! Yeah, a couple. ;-) -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup > > -- > HTH, > Curt > > Windows Support Center > http://www.aumha.org > Practically Nerded,... > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm > > "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message > news:ObzegE24HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > | "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message > | news:%23dIdssh4HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > | > Ken, > | > > | > If you hadn't dated yourself the other night when you mentioned your > age, > | > you sure did now! <rvvf> > | > | > | Not a problem to me. I've never been one to hide or be ashamed of my > age. > | ;-) > | > | You want more dating? I started programming professionally in 1962! ;-) > | > | -- > | Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User > | Please reply to the newsgroup > | > | > | > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message > | > news:2ogfc3l12a21t6t7a5rslefjb5l19blif9@4ax.com... > | > | On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:53:07 -0700, "jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk" > | > | <jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > | > | > | > | > | > | > for history's sake, i'll mention that in the days of DOS, people > used > | > | > PKZIP and PKUNZIP . > | > | > | > | > | > | If we're talking about history, I'll mention that the "PK" of PKZip > | > | stood for Phil Katz, the man who invented the zip format and wrote > | > | PKZIP and PKUNZIP. > | > | > | > | -- > | > | Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > | > | Please Reply to the Newsgroup > | > > | > > | > | > >
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