put zname.zip
This combination of batch file and ftp command file would create a zipped backup of a file and archive it on the ftp server.
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### Author:  [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2003, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-help-me-write-a-batch-file/193578/6 "2003-08-07T14:14:59Z")
Make sure your path includes the directory in which pkzip.exe is. Otherwise add a path command to your .bat file, or copy the pkzip.exe file to the current folder.
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### Author:  [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-help-me-write-a-batch-file/193578/7 "2003-08-07T14:20:04Z")
Well, it’s been a few years since I’ve authored batch files (I miss that, ya know), but if pkzip is at the root of C, I think, and has a .exe file extention, there should be no need to use the call command.
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### Author:  [@NoGoodNamesLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoGoodNamesLeft)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-help-me-write-a-batch-file/193578/8 "2003-08-07T14:23:15Z")
Thanks everybody, I haveb’t time to do this today, but I’m a bit relieved now…
> [@](#):
>
> If you’re going to make a backup I don’t see why you need to copy the file. Just make the zip version.
I need a backup because every week I create a new file. I want to keep the previous week’s file for one week. So, each time I rename the file as ‘backup.zip’, it’s actually the previous week’s data. Then, I create the new zip from the .stv file.
So at any given time I have the current week data, and a copy of last week’s data on file. (In case it gets corrupted or lost by the bean heads I FTP this stuff to).
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-help-me-write-a-batch-file/193578/9 "2003-08-07T15:15:43Z")
the following batch file code will copy the supplied file
to a file with the date as a prefix :-
[QUOTE]
@echo off
set $tok=1-3
for /f "tokens=1 delims=.:/-, " %%u in (‘date /t’) do set $d1=%%u
if “%$d1:~0,1%” GTR “9” set $tok=2-4
for /f "tokens=%$tok% delims=.:/-, " %%u in (‘date /t’) do ( set dd=%%u
set mm=%%v
set yyyy=%%w)
copy %1 %dd%%mm%%yyyy%%1
for %%u in ($tok $d1 dd mm yyyy) do set %%u=
[\QUOTE]
If you save that as a file called (for example) save\_as\_date.bat
and call it with the following in your batch program :
save\_as\_date file.zip
it will create a file called 07082003file.zip
As it is, it leaves the original file so you can just delete that
or overwrite it.
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-help-me-write-a-batch-file/193578/10 "2003-08-07T15:20:55Z")
bloody forum. why can’t i edit my last post ?!
Just ignore the
> [@](#):
>
> &
in the above post
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-help-me-write-a-batch-file/193578/11 "2003-08-07T15:22:19Z")
AAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH.
HOW COME IT WORKED IN THAT LAST POST BUT NOT
THE PREVIOUS ONE ?!?!?!?!?!?!!
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-help-me-write-a-batch-file/193578/12 "2003-08-07T15:25:22Z")
OK, i had a \ where i should have had a /
still doesn’t explain why i can’t edit my posts though …
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### Author:  [@NoGoodNamesLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoGoodNamesLeft)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-help-me-write-a-batch-file/193578/13 "2003-08-07T15:32:00Z")
Thanks. The edit option isn’t available. Lots of previous posts about it…I thought there was a sticky in ‘About this board’ about it, but i can’t find it.
Basically, it’s to avoid people flaming off, then going back and changing their OPs so they don’t look like an idiot.
Thanks again for that code!