>I need to automate the "zipping process". I have winZip 8.0. How do I go about doing this??

On eof the best programs around is DynaZIP. It comes in a DLL and in an OCX (your choice to use).

Very easy, and very powerful. It does all that a ZIOP/UnZIP program should do and totally compatible with WinZIP. It even comes with FoxPro code samples

http://www.innermedia.com/html/dynazip.htm