Zip Directories

The Zip Directories task allows you to Zip an entire directory and its sub-tree to a single zip archive.  Each file in the directory is compressed, before being added to the zip archive. The biggest zip file that can be created is 4 GB.

Directory to Zip
Enter the full pathname of the directory, where your source files exists.  

Filename
Enter the filename filter for the files you wish to copy  using the following wildcard rules. This field also supports dynamic variables.  Using dynamic variables, you can select a file based on current date/time.

Folder Path Filter
Leave this field blank if you want all folders to be processed. If you need specific folders to be processed, then enter the folder name or path, using the following wildcard rules.  If a folder passes the filter, then all its subfolders will also pass the filter.
Simple Example: Folder = c:\test  , subfolders = john, john\old, sam, sam\old, joe, joe\old
Folder path filter = john    .  john and john\old are processed
Folder path filter = jo       .  john,  john\old, joe, joe\old are processed
Folder path filter = old     .  sam\old,  john\old, joe\old are processed
Folder path filter = test     .  all files in c:\test and its sub folders are processed
Folder path filter = john\old.   only john\old is processed.
Folder path filter = c:\test\john   .  john and john\old are processed

Include sub directories
Select this option, if you want to zip the entire sub directory tree below the main directory.

Directory to place Zip Archive
Enter the full pathname of the directory, where you need to put the newly created zip archive.  

Name for Zip Archive
Enter the filename for zip archive.  This field also supports dynamic variables.  Using dynamic variables, you can save the file, to a customized name based on date/time, or username, or other variable.

Append to Filename
You can save each archive to a different filename, based on current time/date, or on custom code you set.

Date Filter
If you need to filter files based on file modified date, select this option. For the between option, enter 2 values separated by '-' (2-4 etc..). Examples:
Older than 5 Minute, Newer than 2 Day, Between 3-5 Day, Between 1-4 Hour