Syntax help for zipping up contents of a folder?

[Diana (Cda)]

I just did an extensive search of the forums for various key words that might help in zipping up a folder's contents and saving to a target location.

I also looked extensively through the help file and codes _are_ there, just not the environment that they're dealt with.

Does anyone know of a location of various backup style of AI scripts so that I can study them and figure out how to use the syntax for my own needs?

To give an overview, I need to zip up the contents of my journal program's data files:

C:\Program Files\DIARY\Diary v2.2\DATA\*.*

and save to this folder:

D:\0- PROGRAMS\Diary v2.2\BACKUPS

using this type of naming convention:

Diary2.2 BKP- 2004.07.05.Mn.zip

(i.e., putting in the current date. The example here is for today, only.)

Thanks! Any help appreciated pointing me in the right direction.

Cheers.

[SlimShady]

I just did an extensive search of the forums for various key words that might help in zipping up a folder's contents and saving to a target location.

I also looked extensively through the help file and codes _are_ there, just not the environment that they're dealt with.

Does anyone know of a location of various backup style of AI scripts so that I can study them and figure out how to use the syntax for my own needs?

To give an overview, I need to zip up the contents of my journal program's data files:

C:\Program Files\DIARY\Diary v2.2\DATA\*.*

and save to this folder:

D:\0-    PROGRAMS\Diary v2.2\BACKUPS

using this type of naming convention:

Diary2.2 BKP- 2004.07.05.Mn.zip

(i.e., putting in the current date.  The example here is for today, only.)

Thanks!  Any help appreciated pointing me in the right direction.

Cheers.

You can download a command line version of PowerArchiver on PowerArchiver.com.

This is an example of how to zip files from "My Documents" to your desktop.

RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c PACOMP.EXE -a -r -p -c2 -w -q "' & @DesktopDir & '"\MyDocuments.zip "' & @MyDocumentsDir & '"\*.*')

[blitzer99]

The WinZip command line support add-in for WinZip will handle this requirement too. It's a free download for WinZip version 9 owners at this web site: http://www.winzip.com/downcl.htm. I have used it extensively and it works extremely well. It's fast too. The syntax for it's use is similar to that of PowerArchiver.

[Diana (Cda)]

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated.

I use WinRAR and it has a command line RAR.EXE included in the installation, I've been able to determine.

I HATE command line stuff, though <sigh>. Anyway, that part is my problem to figure out and Ive just spent a frustrating few sessions trying to do that <lol>.

Anyway, one thing is certain, I'd prefer to use AI to a batch file approach to launch this. Has anyone seen an AI script that uses a command line archiving program approach? I could then substitute the WinRAR syntax (once I can get the darned bugs ironed out <g>) for the archive part.

Thanks.

[magicboy]

I am working the same sort of project. I cannot get rar.exe to work however. This is my code...

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & '"c:\program files\winrar\rar.exe" a "c:\_autoit scripts\backuputil\test.rar" "@c:\_autoit scripts\backuputil\rarfiles.lst"')

If I open up a prompt and run

"c:\program files\winrar\rar.exe" a "c:\_autoit scripts\backuputil\test.rar" "@c:\_autoit scripts\backuputil\rarfiles.lst"

everything works fine. Anyone see a problem?

[SlimShady]

I don't know, it looks good to me.

Try this:

RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c "c:\program files\winrar\rar.exe" a "c:\_autoit scripts\backuputil\test.rar" "@c:\_autoit scripts\backuputil\rarfiles.lst"')

[magicboy]

@SlimShady

Thanks for the sugestion but that still did not get it to work. It exibits the same behavor as the way I originally posted. A cmd window opens and closes and nothing happens.

[magicboy]

@All

Thanks for all the help. I was playing around and found that the following code works

RunWait('"c:\program files\winrar\rar.exe" a "c:\_autoit scripts\backuputil\test.rar" "@c:\_autoit scripts\backuputil\rarfiles.lst"')

Thanks for all the help