Zip Activity

The Zip activity enables the compression of specified files or folders into a single archive. This activity is crucial for reducing file sizes, consolidating multiple files, and preparing data for transfer or storage.

Field	Description	Requirement
File Name	The path to the file or folder to be compressed. This can include wildcards for batch processing.	Required
Zip File Name	The desired name and path for the output `.zip` archive.	Required
Overwrite	Specifies whether to overwrite an existing zip file with the same name at the target location.	Optional
Password	An optional password to encrypt the compressed `.zip` file.	Optional

Action Types & Examples

File Name

Format: string (file path pattern)
Example Result: "C:\\Temp\\a\\*.txt"

Zip File Name

Format: string (file path)
Example Result: "C:\\Temp\\archive.zip"

Overwrite

Format: boolean
Example Result: true

Password

Format: string
Example Result: "MyS3cr3tP@ssw0rd"

Implementation Examples

Field Setup - File Name: C:\SourceData\*.xlsx - Zip File Name: C:\Archives\MonthlyReport.zip - Overwrite: true - Password: Report@2023

Execution Parameters - Compress all .xlsx files from C:\SourceData\ into C:\Archives\MonthlyReport.zip. - If MonthlyReport.zip already exists, it will be overwritten. - The archive will be protected with the password Report@2023.

Technical Notes

The File Name field supports various path patterns for flexible processing: * Specific file: C:\Temp\Test.xlsx * Files starting with 'a' and ending with .txt in a folder: C:\Temp\a\*.txt * All .xlsx files in a folder: C:\Temp\*.xlsx * All files in a folder: C:\Temp\*.* * All files and folders in a directory: C:\Temp\*

The Zip File Name must specify the full directory path and include the .zip extension.

The Password field accepts a wide range of characters for encryption, including special characters and accented letters.

The Overwrite parameter dictates behavior when a zip file with the same name already exists: * If true: If no file with the same name exists, compression proceeds. If a file with the same name exists, the old file is overwritten and the new compression is performed. * If false: If no file with the same name exists, compression proceeds. If a file with the same name already exists in the directory, the activity will not perform the compression and will raise an error with the message "File already exists in directory."