Sherlock, Ric wrote: > Chris Burke wrote: >> Sherlock, Ric wrote: >>> Under programmatic control, I want to copy a chosen template to a >>> sub-directory of the users directory. >> xcopy may well do what you want. However, in a similar >> situation, I used zip, i.e. call zip (from J) to zip the >> source tree, then unzip in the target directory. The zip >> program takes care of the tree structure. >> > Yes that's probably quite a good approach. I may even be better to store > the templates as zip files, to save diskspace and time compressing the > folders at runtime. > > Any thoughts on the merits of using the arc/zip addon for J vs the > defined external zip program? > > Why doesn't J use the arc/zip addon for Package Manager? Is it just > because the addon isn't installed in the J install or are there other > considerations?
The addon is not installed in the J install, and hence not available for Package Manager. The J602 distribution will include a zip program, but the zip addon will still be useful, since it supports reading and writing to zip files directly from J. For your application, it is probably easiest to use the external zip program you currently use for Package Manager. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
