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Zipping a txt file

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Former Member $organization

Hi

I'm trying to zip a Text file in SQL but once I run the command, sql keeps executing for long time and I don't get any error.

EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'T:\Source\WinZip\winzip32.exe T:\Source\sso_pacingdata.zip T:\Source\sso_pacingdata.txt'

I also tried,

EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'T:\source\WinZip\winzip32.exe -o T:\Source\sso_pacingdata.txt'

Probably my syntax is wrong. Can anyone please let me know the right syntax to Zip a Text file.

Thanks

Varsha

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    But the first  question is – Does this command-line work if you run it from a batch file?

    If it doesn’t, then it’s not a SQL syntax problem, it’s a Winzip syntax problem.

     

    ...and I have a feeling –o is an extraction option code, rather than a compression option code. I’d try –a ( add) as the option code instead.

     

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  • $organization in reply to Former Member

    Hi Varsha,

     

    I agree with Ken, you can test it in cmd windows, and I think you should use option -a not -o too.

    this will work.

    declare @cmd varchar(1000)

    set @cmd='"T:\Source\WinZip\winzip32.exe" -a "T:\Source\sso_pacingdata.zip" "T:\Source\sso_pacingdata.txt"'
    select @cmd
    EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @cmd

     

    have fun

    Ben

     

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  • $organization in reply to Former Member

    Hi Varsha,

     

    I agree with Ken, you can test it in cmd windows, and I think you should use option -a not -o too.

    this will work.

    declare @cmd varchar(1000)

    set @cmd='"T:\Source\WinZip\winzip32.exe" -a "T:\Source\sso_pacingdata.zip" "T:\Source\sso_pacingdata.txt"'
    select @cmd
    EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @cmd

     

    have fun

    Ben

     

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