There are those time when the project is completed and a zip file of the source code needs to be produced. This utility will create the appropriate zip file that will only contain the source code of the project.
This application has been modified to detect parameters passed to it on the command line. If the parameter is a valid directory the application continues in silent mode and the property is established based on the passed parameter value.
If the value passed is not a valid directory the following dialog is displayed and execution is terminated.
When the parameter specifies a correct directory the processing continues by displaying the following dialog.
If you select the No option the following dialog appears.
To preserve the existing file the ability to rename the existing zip is available. When the user click the Yes option the following dialog appears.
When using the graphical user interface (GUI) of this application by clicking on the Zip Source the folowing dialog appears.
As soon as the user completes selecting the desired directory processing resumes. After the new zip file is created the following 7 Zip GUI appears.
A 32 bit executable program may be downloaded by clicking here.
A 64 bit executable program may be downloaded by clicking here.
The component documentation can be found by clicking here.
The source code may be found by clicking here.
Mr. Arch Brooks, Software Engineer, Brooks Computing Systems, LLC authored this article.