From: tlvargo@sbcglobal.netz   
      
   On 11/1/2017 7:00 PM, dr.j.r.stockton@gmail.com wrote:   
   > I have a Batch file, for Win XP and hopefully higher, which creates, on a   
   USB memory stick, a single folder FRED containing a selection of data files   
   from the originating Windows C drive.   
   >   
   > I can see, but not remember, how to copy the folder FRED and all of its   
   contents into a compressed folder PETE, by poking Windows with the mouse in   
   suitable places.   
   >   
   > So I want a batch file WILL.BAT which, called with arguments FRED and PETE,   
   with FRED already created, will give me a corresponding compressed folder   
   PETE, whether or not PETE already exists.  I can then, I suppose, E-mail PETE   
   as a single attachment.     
   The delivered PETE must, with simple mouse-poking of the recipient Windows,   
   produce a folder matching the original FRED.   
   >   
   > I'm thinking of ZIP compression, but the type and efficiency are not   
   important; but both packing and unpacking must use native windows features.   
   >   
   > I know not where to start ...   
   >   
      
   LOL, you've become too lazy to start.   
      
   With a little research, and effort, you could author a batch utilizing   
   WSH/VBScript to perform the actions noted above on Windows XP and   
   hopefully higher.   
      
   OTOH, you can see FRED which contains the files that you want to email.   
   By simply right clicking on FRED and selecting "SendTo" from the list   
   and then "Compressed (zipped) folder" from the next list, you can easily   
   create a ZIP of FRED as you once-upon-a-time remembered.   
      
   Since unpacking is built into Windows XP and hopefully higher, email   
   recipients wont need a batch.   
      
   Good luck and happy batching.   
      
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