Zip in VMS

[Deepak kumar_3]

Hi,

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

Deepak

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

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

[Uwe Zessin]

You use standard OpenVMS syntax for paths:

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

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

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.

[Deepak kumar_3]

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

[Uwe Zessin]

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

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

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.

[Deepak kumar_3]

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)

[Uwe Zessin]

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?

[Deepak kumar_3]

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

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

Try

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

[Deepak kumar_3]

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%)

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

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.

[Deepak kumar_3]

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

[Deepak kumar_3]

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

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

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)

[Antoniov.]

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

[Martin P.J. Zinser · Accepted solution]

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

[Deepak kumar_3]

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