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>Okay thanks for the pointer. I will give it a try. Also is there a utility liek Arj32 but freeware. I have tried 7z command line version but it has a lot of limitations, PKZip DOS is very old and anyway shareware.

We're using commercial product DynaZip. Check http://fox.wikis.com and UT Download area for free ZIP utilites. Take a look at http://www.experts-exchange.com/Databases/FoxPro/Q_21236768.html and http://www.xstandard.com/page.asp?p=C9891D8A-5390-44ED-BC60-2267ED6763A7&s=D18615A1-458B-4074-BBD5-81AB02E2E042.