I'm trying to create self-extracting zip files on the fly.  As users request certain files from my

site, the files are all zipped together and that zip file is sent to the client.  This works fine.

Great, actually.



But, alas, my boss says that we must assume people don't have an un-zipping program and that they

are as dumb as goats.  Yes, goats.



So my beautiful zip-script is shot, unless I can create self-extracting files.  Now, there is a

program that comes with WinZip that will create a self-extracting .exe from a specified .zip file.

Now how do I run that program from within an ASP script??



thanks,

michael







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How did you create the zip files via ASP?



-----Original Message-----

From: Michael Filip (Yahoo) [mailto:mzcfilip@y...]

Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 2:18 AM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] running windows programs: WinZip?





I'm trying to create self-extracting zip files on the fly.  As users request

certain files from my

site, the files are all zipped together and that zip file is sent to the

client.  This works fine.

Great, actually.



But, alas, my boss says that we must assume people don't have an un-zipping

program and that they

are as dumb as goats.  Yes, goats.



So my beautiful zip-script is shot, unless I can create self-extracting

files.  Now, there is a

program that comes with WinZip that will create a self-extracting .exe from

a specified .zip file.

Now how do I run that program from within an ASP script??



thanks,

michael

To create self-extracting from winzip:



http://winzip.com/winzipse.htm



I think the license costs about $50 and is unlimited.



See previous post for using pkzip for zipping the files. Pkzipw creates

self-extracting as well and can be scripted.



tom mallard

seattle

----- Original Message -----

From: "Hugh McLaughlin" <hugh@k...>

To: "ASP Web HowTo" <asp_web_howto@p...>

Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 7:06 AM

Subject: [asp_web_howto] RE: running windows programs: WinZip?





| How did you create the zip files via ASP?

|

| -----Original Message-----

| From: Michael Filip (Yahoo) [mailto:mzcfilip@y...]

| Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 2:18 AM

| To: ASP Web HowTo

| Subject: [asp_web_howto] running windows programs: WinZip?

|

|

| I'm trying to create self-extracting zip files on the fly.  As users

request

| certain files from my

| site, the files are all zipped together and that zip file is sent to the

| client.  This works fine.

| Great, actually.

|

| But, alas, my boss says that we must assume people don't have an

un-zipping

| program and that they

| are as dumb as goats.  Yes, goats.

|

| So my beautiful zip-script is shot, unless I can create self-extracting

| files.  Now, there is a

| program that comes with WinZip that will create a self-extracting .exe

from

| a specified .zip file.

| Now how do I run that program from within an ASP script??

|

| thanks,

| michael

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

actually I found a Java library called "ZipFunctions" that can be run like an object from an ASP

script.

This can be found at http://www4.ewebcity.com/javaasp/index.html.



I found a couple third-party utilities that can do exactly what I want here, the best coming from

http://www.xceedsoft.com/.  But they want $299(usd) for it.



A friend also told me that it is possible to create a VB object that will run windows commandlines,

but I think I'll just pay the $299us.



thanks,

michael





-----Original Message-----

From: Hugh McLaughlin [mailto:hugh@k...]

Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 10:07 AM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] RE: running windows programs: WinZip?





How did you create the zip files via ASP?



-----Original Message-----

From: Michael Filip (Yahoo) [mailto:mzcfilip@y...]

Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 2:18 AM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] running windows programs: WinZip?





I'm trying to create self-extracting zip files on the fly.  As users request

certain files from my

site, the files are all zipped together and that zip file is sent to the

client.  This works fine.

Great, actually.



But, alas, my boss says that we must assume people don't have an un-zipping

program and that they

are as dumb as goats.  Yes, goats.



So my beautiful zip-script is shot, unless I can create self-extracting

files.  Now, there is a

program that comes with WinZip that will create a self-extracting .exe from

a specified .zip file.

Now how do I run that program from within an ASP script??



thanks,

michael