The original ZIP file is not deleted by this script.I’d recommend using this last one just in case there is an error with the archive processing and so you can check on the progress with larger archives. Setting the constant to 7 will keep the window displayed but minimised. Setting the constant to 0 will hide the window entirely. The constant WIN_MODE determines what state the DOS window that runs the commands is in when called.

The constant WORKING_FOLDER should be set to be a local directory on your computer.

The constant COMMAND_LINE_7ZIP_PATH should be set to the location of the z-Zip command line utility (7z.exe).

The command line version of 7-Zip (included in the standard 7-Zip installation) must be installed to use this script.

There are some things to be aware of when using this script:

Once there it decompresses the file and then re-compresses theĮxtracted files into a 7z file. To be quickest on local drives and often I’ll compress on a networkedĭrive). Taking each file in turn the scriptĬopies it to a local directory (as file access for de-/compression tends To the script in your send to menu so you can pass it the ZIP filesĮasily from within Windows explorer. The script expects toīe passed one or more ZIP file paths the idea being to add a shortcut The script works by making use of the 7-Zip command line utility toĬarry out the decompression and compression work. To write a little VBScript to do it for me (in Windows). I finally got fed up of manually converting ZIP files to 7z and decided Software 7-Zip as I’ve always ended up with a These cases I opt for the 7z archive file format used in the free and portable ZIP files are very convenientįor compressing files, but sometimes I need to go a step further.

Usually where some cloud storageĪnd archiving of old material is involved. Whilst storage is continuing to get cheaper all the time I occasionallyįind myself needing to save some space.

Converting ZIP files to 7Z archive file using VBScript and 7-Zip

Convert 7z to zip command line