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From: stephenc@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Stephen Chung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Norton QUerase and .ZIP files
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Date: 9 Dec 90 22:48:51 GMT
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subbarao@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kartik Subbarao) writes:

> Something went fishy the other day when it appeared that all of my .ZIP
> files were corrupted for some unknown reason. The reason is kind of odd,
> and thats why I'm asking why. The general way I used to create ZIP files
> of everything in a directory was to do this:
>
> pkzip zipfile *.*
> del *.*
> qu zipfile.zip # i.e unerase the just created ZIP file
>

The best way I know is to get a copy of mv.exe, which moves a
file to another directory.  If you can't get a copy, check in
simtel20 or send me mail and I'll send you a copy.  This method
requires the least key-strokes:

pkzip whatever		<== You don't need the *.*, it is assumed
mv whatever \		<== Most of the time you want the zip file
			    in another directory (e.g. \archive)
			    anyway...
del *.*

- Stephen