Re: Zipping Files With Password?

[Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>]

zip can be installed with open source.  Then you can use QSHELL to run it.

Command = 'QSH CMD(''cd /yourdirectory; zip -P password_here result.zip
originalfile.ext'')';
callp(e) #QCmdExc(Command:%len(Command));

On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 9:51 AM Rich Loeber <rich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> For a long time, I've been using the jar tool in qshell to zip files in
> the IFS.  I now have a new requirement for a customer to password protect
> the zip file.  I've been searching IBM's documentation and I don't see this
> as an option with either the jar tool or QZIPZIP/QZIPUNZIP API's.  The
> zipped file will need to be able to be unzipped on a desktop system, not on
> another IBM i system.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Rich Loeber
> Kisco Systems LLC
> https://www.kisco.com
>
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