Enclose the long directory name in double quotes:
pkzip.exe -P -& a:\bkup.zip "c:\program files\my application with a long name\here"

>Hi everybody,
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>I am using pkzip to zip up some files in 2 (conditionally 3) directories. We recently gave our customers the ability to install our software using long directory names. That broke the following code:
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>lcPath = goApp.InstallDirectory
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>lcRunCmd = lcPath + 'pkzip.exe -P -& a:\bkup.zip + ;
> lcPath+'data\*.* ' + IIF(goApp.data4,lcPath + ;
> 'data\dbc4\*.* ','') + lcPath+ 'data\dbc3\*.* '
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>&RUN lcRunCmd
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>goApp.InstallDirectory is the full path to the directory of the installation.
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>goApp.data4 is a logical that is set if the data4 directory has data.
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>This works unless they install to a directory using spaces. I tried adding this line right after lcpath=goApp.InstallDirectory
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>lcPath='"'+lcPath
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>thinking that you can, in a DOS box, change directories with spaces by typing --- cd\"my directory --- The problem with that is, when I get to the second use of lcPath in the command, the " closes the first quote. The command fails.
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>As soon as I can get the time, I am switching to DynaZip, but for now I'm on a tight deadline. Any help would be REALLY appreciated. I'll buy you one of the free cokes at the Southern California Conference! :)
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>By the way, I'm using VFP3.0.