Yes, I could but it's simpler if the zip code handles all that.

On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 4:17 PM Jo van Schalkwyk <[email protected]>
wrote:

> 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
> > >> >
> > >> > Quantitative Consultant
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