[Jprogramming] Zipping from within J

[Ric Sherlock]

Hi Devon,
Given that arc/zip is not available on J9 and arc/ziptrees is dependent on
it, that addon should also be set to not be available on J9.

I'll update that.
Thanks,

On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 4:04 PM 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
> --
>
> Devon McCormick, CFA
>
> Quantitative Consultant
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
>