# zip(zipfile,source)

Uses standard ZIP to bundle whatever source files are specified.

### Syntax

o_zip(zipfile,source)
  zipfile: scalar Text - zip file that is to be created
  source: scalar Text - list of file(s) that are to be added to the zip file
  return: none

### Usage

This uses the standard ZIP specification to bundle an arbitrary set of files and directories into a single package. Zip is a long time industry standard and is universally available.

### Location

menu: veeos ==> system ==> zip

library: sysLib

### Example

o_zip("C:\temp\veebackups.zip" , "C:\temp\*.bak" ) grabs all of the file in C:\temp that have a bak extension and bundles them into the file veebackups.zip.

### Notes

This function uses the present working directory as a reference so absolute paths are generally needed.

### Reference

- ZIP specification

### Supported On

VEE 7.0+, Windows XP+

### See Also

unzip, uudecode, uuencode

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