VBScript Will Run a Zip Utility To Extract Files 1

[jerjim]

Using VBScript I created a hierarchy of folders.
Now I have to populate those folders with files from several zip files. One Zip file to one folder.

What Zip utility can i run from VBSCript to unzip the contents of a zip file into a specified folder.

I tried using PkUnZip but it doesn't recognize long filenames.

 

[Armstrong]

You can try DynaZip or some other third-party software that will do this. Just curious did you try PKUnzip using quotes around the LFN (Long FileName)? Don't know if that would work. Good Luck! Greg Armstrong
A+ MCSE+I

 

[jonscott8]

FWIW, WinZip 8 includes a command-line interface, the same as pkunzip. See:

http://www.winzip.com/xcmdline.htm

http://www.winzip.com/wzcline.htm

IIRC, pkunzip (because it is a DOS utility) doesnt support long file names. But, you can use the FileSystemObject to get the 8.3 short file name.

Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot
Set oFile = oFSO.GetFile("C:\MyLongPath\MyFile.zip&quot
MsgBox "8.3 File Name is:" & oFile.ShortPath Jon Hawkins

 

[jerjim]

Thanks guys, it looks like WinZip will do just fine.

I was trying the Windows version of pkzip (pkzipw) but I couldn't get it to extract files to a specific folder.

 

[sjuarez1979]

jerjim, How did you solve the zip problem?
How does one load the winzip32.exe using asp?

 

[JohnYingling]

He may be in WSH not ASP.

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