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Zip in VMS

Deepak kumar_3 — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 02:48:44 GMT

Hi,

How to zip files and sub-directory in Open
VMS.

Deepak

Re: Zip in VMS

Wim Van den Wyngaert — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:15:00 GMT

If you want to keep the file characteristics (e.g. indexed file), use zip/vms. Otherwise you get unix files (stream).

Zip doesn't accept directory specs as VMS does. Use *.*/recurs to go down to all directories.

Wim

Re: Zip in VMS

Uwe Zessin — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:16:37 GMT

You use standard OpenVMS syntax for paths:

$ zip "-V9" COM.ZIP [...]*.COM

Re: Zip in VMS

Wim Van den Wyngaert — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:17:36 GMT

Also check this
http://www.djesys.com/vms/support/powerpnt/zipunzip.ppt

And note that for big zip that /level=1 is faster and compresses sufficiently.

Re: Zip in VMS

Deepak kumar_3 — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:20:53 GMT

Hi ,

But in sudirectories i do't want all the files in zip for example .lis,.map and should i give /exclude=(.map,*.lis) qualifier

Deepak

Re: Zip in VMS

Uwe Zessin — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:22:18 GMT

I think the '-x' option is what you want.

Re: Zip in VMS

Wim Van den Wyngaert — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:28:46 GMT

Ignore my /recurs remark. Std VMS syntax is accepted but the zip archive itself may not be in the list itself (will result in internal logic error). Also .dir;2 files result in internal errors. Open files will result in "no such file" + "could not open for reading" messages. Ign=interlock is not available.

Re: Zip in VMS

Deepak kumar_3 — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:34:47 GMT

I am trying
zip -r9V bc23backup.zip -x krSHNA$DKA100:[WORK...]*.* /exclude=(*.lis,*.
exe,*.zip,*.map)

its giving error
zip error: Invalid command arguments (nothing to select from)

Re: Zip in VMS

Uwe Zessin — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:42:55 GMT

See '$ zip -h' for help. The '-x' option must be at the end. You must enclose the '-V' option in '"' signs, or the CRTL will change it, so use '"-r9V"'. Are you allowed to mix Unix and VMS-style options?

Re: Zip in VMS

Deepak kumar_3 — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 04:06:37 GMT

it is not excluding *.map,*.lis,*.obj
i have given command
zip "-V9" bc23backup.zip krSHNA$DKA100:[WORK.BC3.0...]*.* krSHNA$DKA100:[WORK...]*.lis,*.exe,*.map,*.obj,*.objd -x

adding: [.BUILD09.OSVM]LOGGER.LIS (deflated 79%)
adding: [.BUILD09.OSVM]LOGGER.OBJ (deflated 83%)

where i am going worng

Re: Zip in VMS

Wim Van den Wyngaert — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 04:08:38 GMT

Try

zip/vms bc23backup.zip krSHNA$DKA100:[WORK...]*.* /exclude=(*.lis,*.
exe,*.zip,*.map)

Re: Zip in VMS

Deepak kumar_3 — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 04:19:43 GMT

No it is not working.

zip/vms "-V9" bc23backup.zip krSHNA$DKA100:[WORK.bc3.0...]*.* /exclude=(*.lis
,*.exe,*.map,*.obj,*.objd)

zip warning: name not matched: bc23backup.zip
zip warning: name not matched: /exclude=(*.lis,*.exe,*.map,*.obj,*.objd)
adding: 27JAN.SAVESET (deflated 17%)
adding: [.BR] (stored 0%)
adding: [.BUILD] (stored 0%)
adding: [.BUILD09] (stored 0%)
adding: [.BUILD10] (stored 0%)
adding: [.BUILD11] (stored 0%)
adding: [.BUILD]CLUSTERNAME.EXE (deflated 68%)
adding: [.BUILD]HOSTINFO.EXE (deflated 71%)

Re: Zip in VMS

Wim Van den Wyngaert — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 04:26:43 GMT

without "-V9"
-V = /vms
-9 = /level=9, will use more cpu to compress a little more. I would use /level=1 and default is 6.

If not working, do zip and tell us what version you are using.

Re: Zip in VMS

Deepak kumar_3 — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 04:43:59 GMT

$ zip
Copyright (C) 1990-1999 Info-ZIP
Type 'zip "-L"' for software license.
Zip 2.3 (November 29th 1999).

Re: Zip in VMS

Deepak kumar_3 — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 04:45:25 GMT

Should i download new zip exe if yes from where i can

Re: Zip in VMS

Wim Van den Wyngaert — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 05:02:21 GMT

I'm using 2.1 but that should not be the problem.
Did you try
zip/vms bc23backup.zip krSHNA$DKA100:[WORK.bc3.0...] /exclude=(*.lis,*.exe,*.map,*.obj,*.objd)

WITHOUT the unix mode qualifiers ?
(My version is not accepting them)

Re: Zip in VMS

Antoniov. — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 05:08:26 GMT

Hi Deepak,
zip use unix style qualifier.
I guess your command mey be this:

zip "-V9" bc23backup.zip krSHNA$DKA100:[WORK.BC3.0...]*.* krSHNA$DKA100:[WORK...]-x *.lis,*.exe,*.map,*.obj,*.objd

Best Regards
Antonio Vigliotti

Re: Zip in VMS

Martin P.J. Zinser — Sun, 18 Jul 2004 20:37:04 GMT

Hello Deepak,

there has been quite a bit of confusion here
concerning zip commandline syntax. Zip can actually be build with a DCL style interface (/level=9 etc.) or the Unix style interface (-9). One important thing to note is that you can not mix and match the two interfaces. You either have to use all DCL or all Unix qualifiers.

Antonio gave you the right answer

zip "-9V" file.zip disk:[dir...]*.* -x *.ext1 *.ext2

will give the result you want. Attention: You do need the quotes around "-9V" ! Else the uppercase V will end-up eventually as a lowercase v when parsed by Zip and cause verbose operation instead of saving VMS file attributes.

Greetings, Martin

Re: Zip in VMS

Deepak kumar_3 — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:36:50 GMT

Hi All,

Its worked after Martin suggestion ie previously we are giving dcl -x command with comma's which was creating a problem so commas are not required in DCL command.

Deepak