Create zip from single file in PSv4

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1

Hey all,
I am looking for a script to create a zip from a single file on PSv4

I have been looking and not found any that make since. I have a script that created a extract from a database that is over 300mb and I want to automate compressing it and emailing it. I have all the other parts working except the zip.

Thanks!!!

2

one simple search on tinternet

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40692024/zip-and-unzip-file-in-powershell-4

3

I would use the command line version of 7 zip. Support in powershell or .net isn’t great.

4

Sadly that approach does not work. created a .zip but with nothing in it :frowning:

5

It all depends on what version of PoSH you are on.
Prior to v5 you had to us .Net, v5 and higher has cmdlets for this.

    # Get parameters, examples, full and Online help for a cmdlet or function

    # Get a list of all functions
    Get-Command -CommandType Function | Format-Table -AutoSize

    # Get a list of all commandlets
    Get-Command -CommandType Cmdlet | Format-Table -AutoSize

    # Get a list of all functions for the specified name
    Get-Command -Name '*archive*' -CommandType Function | Format-Table -AutoSize

    CommandType Name             Version Source                      
    ----------- ----             ------- ------                      
    Function    Compress-Archive 1.0.1.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive
    Function    Expand-Archive   1.0.1.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive

    # Get a list of all commandlets for the specified name
    Get-Command -Name '*archive**'  -CommandType Cmdlet | Format-Table -AutoSize

    # get function / cmdlet details
    (Get-Command -Name Compress-Archive).Parameters
    Get-help -Name Compress-Archive -Examples
    Get-help -Name Compress-Archive -Full
    Get-help -Name Compress-Archive -Online


    Get-Help about_*
    Get-Help about_Functions

    # Find all cmdlets / functions with a target parameter
    Get-Help * -Parameter Append

    Get-Command -CommandType cmdlet `
    | Where-Object { $_.parameters.keys -match 'credential'} `
    | Format-Wide name -AutoSize 

    # All Help topics locations
    explorer "$pshome\$($Host.CurrentCulture.Name)"

Other pre-built stuff to use…

Use PowerShell to Create ZIP Archive of Folder 'blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2015/03/09/use-powershell-to-create-zip-archive-of-folder'
7Zip4PowerShell 1.8.0 Powershell module for creating and extracting 7-Zip archives 'powershellgallery.com/packages/7Zip4Powershell/1.8.0'
6

This worked for me

$source = “C:\Temp”

$destination = “C:\backup\FSO_Backup.zip”

If(Test-path $destination) {Remove-item $destination}

Add-Type -assembly “system.io.compression.filesystem”

[io.compression.zipfile]::CreateFromDirectory($Source, $destination)

7

Compress-archive in PS5 doesn’t preserve the path in this case:

Get-ChildItem -recurse .\foo\ | Compress-Archive -DestinationPath foo.zip

Oh, it does except for the top level folder.

EDIT: You can zip a lot of duplicate files this way, since every folder will automatically be zipped recursively.