Why is it not working? ZIP=C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe

[PiotrMP6]

Hi


Why is it not working?

ZIP=C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe

or

ZIP=C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe -afzip

Please help me

[Horst.Epp]

Its not possible to my knowledge to make WinRAR the default for zip.
Using WinRAR as Zip packer can be configured using a button like the following

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
a %T\Selected.zip @%UL
C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
WinRAR


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The parameter @%UL is for the selected files to process.
Add the WinRAR switches you may want before the %T

[PiotrMP6]

I want to create a .zip archive using WinRAR

ZIP=C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe

[Gral]

You can use WinRAR for zip by packer interface if you configure WinRAR as a RAR packer with -afzip option, so TC will create ZIP files with RAR extension. (You can change this on packer dialog window) As Horst.Epp wrote it is impossible to define WinRAR as a ZIP packer - uses different command line options.

P.S. I just tried - you can define WinRAR as a ZIP packer if you add "a" command:
C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe a -afzip
WinRAR display request for password then, sometimes TC display error "unknown option", while pack works.
But be careful - you can get unexpected behaviour.

[HerbieH]

Is there a reason, why you would want to make WinRar the default zip packer?

Please don't take this as a 'I know better!' type of question. Everybody can do, what they want, at least in regard to TC. .
I'm just curious about, if there are any advantages in doing, what you ask.

Myself, I'm still using this old one as a zip-packer:

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ZIP=%COMMANDER_PATH%\Wcmdzip#.exe

In Configuration / Zip-packer, i have furthermore enabled the option: Use ZIP-NT 2.01
This was originally recommended by Christian Ghisler, but many things has changed since 1993, sooo.. ?

I haven't changed from 'Wcmdzip#.exe' because, it still seems to work on Windows 10, - and as Cogsworth says, 'If it isn't baroque, don't fix it.'

[bobputnam]

Re: Why is it not working? ZIP=C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe

No quotes required?

[Gral]

Nope.
TC internally sends parameters/switches/commands/options to packer.
They are different for ZIP compared with these for WinRAR.

[ghisler(Author)]

I cannot recommend doing this even if it seems to work with parameters
a -afzip
because WinRAR uses different command line options than info-zip or pkzip. So checking/unchecking options in the pack dialog like "Also pack path names" can have unexpected results.

[Gral]

As i wrote earlier.

But configure WinRAR as a RAR packer with -afzip option should be safe, right?
So only drawback here would be create ZIP file with RAR extension (may be change at packer dialog).

Another way is to use WinRAR as a ZIP packer through MULTIARC.

[ghisler(Author)]

-afzip option only tells WinRAR to create ZIP archives instead of RAR archives. The other switches like "encrypt" or "include full path" are still those of WinRAR, not those of pkzip or info-zip sent by TC.

Another way is to use WinRAR as a ZIP packer through MULTIARC.

That would definitely be a much better solution.

[Gral]

I wrote about configure WinRAR as a RAR packer with ZIP create option!

But configure WinRAR as a RAR packer with -afzip option should be safe, right?
So only drawback here would be create ZIP file with RAR extension (may be change at packer dialog).

So all switches for RAR are valid, right?
In this case WinRAR create ZIP archive with RAR extension.

P.S. Just tried - encrypt works properly.

[ghisler(Author)]

Ah, that's what you mean! Yes, it should work, but wouldn't it create files with extension .RAR?

[Gral]

Exactly. What i describe as a only drawback, and extension can be change on "Pack files" dialog window.

Another good way is create button as a Horst.Epp advised.
Here slightly modified version - no need to enter ZIP name as a using "ag" switch - name is created from datetime.

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" a -r -afzip -ag
%T @%UL
C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
WinRAR (ZIP)

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