ZIP behavior

[Charles G]

15b8 under Win XP

c:\> *zip /R /P /L6 "C:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop\NewPC\Mew_2008_S" "C:\Program Files\Multi-Edit 2008\*.*"
The Mew_2008+5 files does not exist prior to the *zip command above. I press Ctrl-C to stop the command. The incomplete Mew_2008_5 zip exists. I normally use PKWARE's Pkzipc but gave ZIP a try. I did the same command - different parameters with pkzipc then ctrl-C'ed and the zip file was erase. Any reason for the different behavior?

 

[rconn]

What did you want it to do? Delete the zip file in all cases (even where it was complete and usable)?

 

[Charles G]

Rex, If I had pressed Ctrl-C to prematurely stop ZIP I would want:

) if a zip file by the same name existed, then to delete the current one and restore the old one
) if the zip file didn't exist prior to the command being executed and a BTRL-C pressed - then delete the zip file.

 

[Charles G]

Similar to what happens with PKWare's PkZip (http://comm.pkware.com/pkzip-cli-download.html)

 

[rconn]

You can add that to the suggestion list if you want.

 

[Charles G]

Jus posted to the feedback forum......