Re: [Talk] Using BWS to execute WinZip

[Neil Carman]

I have several projects that work with Zip files.  Normally, I am either 
creating or unzipping a file or groups of files.  I use a nonWindows 
version of PKzip.  It takes command line parameters.  My projects end up 
as compiled VB programs.  In VB it is easy to shell out to PKzip.  I use 
another Windows based zip program and I am not familiar with WinZip.  
You might check to see if you can use command line parameters with WinZip.

example
Shell Environ("comspec") & " /c c:\dma\prg\pkunzip.exe 
c:\dma\download\tempfile.zip r* c:\dma\download"

Be careful, the standard shell command will start executing the line of 
code immediately after the shell command as soon as the shelled program 
is initialized.  If the next lines of code depend upon the output of the 
program being shelled to, then the VB program may start executing sooner 
than you want.

I actually use a version of the shell function that we wrote, which has 
an option not to continue to the next statement in the VB program until 
the "shelled" program has completed.  If you are interested, I can share 
the code with you.  Otherwise, you may have to use a Loop to check for 
the existence of the output file before continuing program execution.

Another option is to use an zipping function that is already written in 
VB.  Do an Internet search.  You will probably find code out there that 
will let you provide the functionality of WinZip directly from your VB 
code.

Mitchell Sherry - Mid West Div. wrote:
Hi All~
    Has anyone used BWS to execute WinZip ???  Feasible ??? Examples 
!!!???
 
thanx, sherry
HCA Midwest Division IT&S
Applications Programmer/Analyst
816/823-0406

 

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