You should use an ActiveX o DLL that implements .ZIP, here are some freeware:

--- EEVA ZIPMASTER---
http://www.eetasoft.ee/zipmaster.htm

--- X-ZIP ---
http://www.xstandard.com/download/x-zip.zip

--- Zip it ---
http://www.ketoan-fas.com/download/zipit.zip

If you need some more professional, use the following:

--- Xceed ZipLibray ---
http://www.xceedsoft.com/products/ZipCompL/

--- DynaZip ---
http://www.dynazip.com

--- Abale ---
http://www.abale.com


HTH
>In Foxpro how can you zip files. I have used the Winzip for Dos command in a Dos shell and that works, but is there a better way to do this?