Speaking from a position of ignorance, could you not (a) request the
password in J; (b) dynamically create the code with the embedded password;
and (c) then execute this 'from the command line' (i.e. invoke as a shell
script from within J)?

My 2c, Dr Jo.

On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 at 10:04, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > Devon McCormick, CFA
> >> >
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