>>>In PkZip 2.04 the limit for the text file was 8K, which could suit
>>>anyone's needs. So, until further notice, I'll just use WinExec() and
>>>use good ol' PKZip for DOS - it does exactly what I need, and I don't
>>>have to click around.
>>
>>the thing that pkzip 2.04 doesn't do that is crucial to me is long
>>filenames.
>>dynazip handles them quite easily and is very easy to incorporate status
>>bars during zipping.
>
>You're right about that - guess I'll just have to work around the long
>filename problem until I try Dynazip.
While we're on the subject, I did a bit more testing of WinZip and PKZip for Windows. WinZip had a very recent update on their site. 6.3 is out of beta and is now current. PKWare still has the year-old version of PKZip for Windows at their site. I got a couple of different errors, and generally erratic behavior, when trying to use PKZip for Windows to zip a single very large file onto diskettes, spanning three. Winzip did it properly. It is clearly much improved since the buggy 6.1. The one thing I didn't like is that WinZip requires an add-on module to make self-extractors. I have advised our system people to purchase winZip and use it for routine compression around the office.
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