unzipping files

[Raffle]

I want to be able to easially and cleaning unzip a file without the user needing a .dll file on their computer, OR is it possible to pack a .dll file into a compiled au3 .exe? ^^

The Project im working on can only be a single .exe, not a folder.

And i dont want anything that moves the mouse or some crude hack like that.

[darkleton]

there was a UDF that used the windows zip function.

i decided to go with 7-zip and get the exe, build it into my program and have it extract it when needed to a temp dir, and delete it when finished. If you set it as hidden too then the user probably won't even know it's there.

[Raffle]

there was a UDF that used the windows zip function.

i decided to go with 7-zip and get the exe, build it into my program and have it extract it when needed to a temp dir, and delete it when finished. If you set it as hidden too then the user probably won't even know it's there.

Wouldnt that make my program fat? its < 500kb atm?

But how do you build in .exe's or .dll's into a au3 compiled .exe?

[darkleton]

Wouldnt that make my program fat? its < 500kb atm?

But how do you build in .exe's or .dll's into a au3 compiled .exe?

it will increase the size yes, so if size is an issue disregard this.

to build it in, use:

FileInstall( "c:\7za.exe", "") ;that is for the 7-zip executable, change to whichever prog you want

FileSetAttrib(@ScriptDir & "\7za.exe", "+H") ; this will make the file hidden

FileDelete( @ScriptDir & "\7za.exe") ; will delete the file if you put this at the end of your prog

the @scriptdir will extract it to the same folder your compiled exe is in, there are others, like @tempdir, etc so if you have a look there may be one that is better for you

hope this helps