Bay Six Software

[Phuayj]

Since there is only an unzip utility, why not add a zip utility?

[Brent]

It was my intention to add the ability to create or add to a ZIP archive. When I originally write Bay6Zip, that functionality had not be figured out yet. I just didn't have the time to add it when a method was published shortly after Bay6Zip's release. I had hoped someone would step up and attempt to add this missing other half, but no one has or they did it and didn't bring it to my attention.

[Phuayj]

I thought Dennis has done it using ActiveX control? He wrote an article for the LB Newsletter not long ago.

[Brent]

I based Bay6Zip on code by Doyle Whisenant. Doyle has released his code on his Website at http://www.freewebs.com/mekdesign/liberty.htm.

[JohnDavidson]

Hey Brent
I've been using zlib to build distribution zips with some success.

The pathing issue is solved but I lack a really rock solid folder parser.
For zips that will contain a couple hundred files in four or five folders, no more than four deep, everythings fine.

Zipping a thousand files does take some time.

Next step is to add 'comments' to the zip file.

John

[JohnDavidson]

Oops..
I forgot a link to the code.
http://www.johnshomeport.com/downloads/ztest.zip

This download was zipped by itself and a couple of folders were added for testing.

John

[Brent]

Thanks for that, John! I'll take a look at it later.

[JohnDavidson]

Here's a bit of an update.
The code I linked to saves the zip files with Windows file path delimiters and that will cause some pretty strange problems, sometimes.
I've fixed the code and the link above is to the fixed code.

I've also got the comments working.
I was trying to add them when the file was created and that was wrong.

I changed Doyle's original 'zip close'

[Brent]

Okay, I think I'll start a near rewrite of Bay6Zip. I'm researching the matter now. I can't promise it will be done very quickly. I'll post updates, as they become available, in a new thread.