Program to automatically ZIP/RAR files with specific extension? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

kukyfrope · 11-11-2004, 06:54 PM

I am looking for a BAT file to monitor a folder on my Windows machine that can specifically monitor the folder for a certain file extension, and when it finds a file with that extension, will automatically ZIP or RAR the file, then delete the file it compressed (this is a similar process to Adobe Distiller monitoring for *.ps files to change into PDF).

EDIT:
Seems I found that DOSRAR exists with every install of WinRAR, but now I need some help on the BAT part. The file I will be compressing will be constantly getting bigger (a Counter-Strike demo, to be exact) so therefor I can't set the BAT script to run with Windows Task Scheduler because attempting to RAR when the file is still growing wouldn't be any good. I need a process in the script that can check the filesize of the file (*.dem) and then check it again in X minutes/seconds and if FileSize1 < FileSize2 then checkAgain. Then once FileSize1 == FileSize2, run the action of RARing the file (shown below) and set FileSize1 == 0.

HTML Code:

rar a -m5 -agddmmyy_hhmm -ep -df C:\folder1\ @backup.lst

Could anybody be so kind to help me with this or turn me somewhere for help? Thanks!

phukraut · 11-11-2004, 06:58 PM

Well, at least with Winrar, there is an option that will allow you delete the file that you have just archived. So I am guessing any script that watches a folder would be able to call Winrar with the appropriate command line to do that deletion. As for the actual script, I can't help you there I'm afraid.

kukyfrope · 11-11-2004, 07:13 PM

EDIT: Refer to post 1, changed my topic/entry.

11-11-2004, 06:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
kukyfrope Crazy	BAT File to automatically ZIP/RAR files with specific extension? I am looking for a BAT file to monitor a folder on my Windows machine that can specifically monitor the folder for a certain file extension, and when it finds a file with that extension, will automatically ZIP or RAR the file, then delete the file it compressed (this is a similar process to Adobe Distiller monitoring for .ps files to change into PDF). EDIT: Seems I found that DOSRAR exists with every install of WinRAR, but now I need some help on the BAT part. The file I will be compressing will be constantly getting bigger (a Counter-Strike demo, to be exact) so therefor I can't set the BAT script to run with Windows Task Scheduler because attempting to RAR when the file is still growing wouldn't be any good. I need a process in the script that can check the filesize of the file (.dem) and then check it again in X minutes/seconds and if FileSize1 < FileSize2 then checkAgain. Then once FileSize1 == FileSize2, run the action of RARing the file (shown below) and set FileSize1 == 0. HTML Code: rar a -m5 -agddmmyy_hhmm -ep -df C:\folder1\ @backup.lst Could anybody be so kind to help me with this or turn me somewhere for help? Thanks! Last edited by kukyfrope; 11-12-2004 at 09:51 AM..

11-11-2004, 07:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
kukyfrope Crazy	EDIT: Refer to post 1, changed my topic/entry. Last edited by kukyfrope; 11-11-2004 at 09:46 PM..

11-11-2004, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
phukraut Addict	Well, at least with Winrar, there is an option that will allow you delete the file that you have just archived. So I am guessing any script that watches a folder would be able to call Winrar with the appropriate command line to do that deletion. As for the actual script, I can't help you there I'm afraid.