[Jprogramming] Zipping from within J

[Jo van Schalkwyk]

Have you tried 7-zip? My 2c, Dr Jo.

On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 at 16:04, Devon McCormick <devonmcc at gmail.com> 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
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> Devon McCormick, CFA
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