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How to execute batch file (or unzip) on UNC drive?
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Windows
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Computing in general
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01059974
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>>>I think WinXP can open ZIP-ed files. Also why you dind't make backup as a Selfextract file? The you didn't need bat, PKUNZIP etc. files.
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>>Yes, you are right, WinXP will open my ZIP files. But often times the computer is Win2K where this feature is not available. I could do the Selfextracting file, I have not thought about it. Thank you very much.
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>>But I am still wondering if there are other ways to open my .ZIP file, besides the Selfextracting approach.
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>Don't know, maybe something like temporary maping the drive and then release it in BAT file:
>NET USE Z: \\UNCpathHere
>pkunzip z:\zip file
>NET USE Z: /DELETE

I will try this approach. I know I tried to map the drive from the Windows Explorer and had a problem (maybe it was looking for a password). But maybe from another letter-mapped drive it will work.

Thank you very much for your suggestion.
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