OK - now I remember why 7-zip does not work for me.  The command line
version requires me to embed the password in my code and the GUI version
does not support passwords.  However, I found I have a copy of WinZip32
from 1998 that does just what I need.

I still would like to get a version that I could drive from J which would
give me finer control so I could do something like encrypt the file before
I zip it with a password.

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:25 PM Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have 7-zip and it has been suggested before.  Now that I consider it, it
> may be just what I need.
> Thanks!
>
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 10:29 PM Jo van Schalkwyk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Have you tried 7-zip? My 2c, Dr Jo.
>>
>> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 at 16:04, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > Has anyone used the "ziptrees" addon in J?  Or the code at
>> > https://github.com/jsoftware/arc_zip?  I'm asking because the former
>> fails
>> > when I try to load it because it requires "arc/zip/zipfiles" which
>> appears
>> > to be absent.
>> >
>> > I'm trying to get away from my use of WinZip because it costs money but
>> > mostly because it keeps changing which forces me to change my code which
>> > uses it.  Also, the most recent version I purchased is noticeably slower
>> > than it used to be.  I would welcome something old and stale that is
>> > unlikely to change, as long as it supports some sort of encryption.
>> >
>> > Also, something in the J world would reduce my reliance on a third-party
>> > package.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any tips!
>> >
>> > Devon
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>> > Devon McCormick, CFA
>> >
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