Execute winzip command in a java program

Question

Need to execute the below winzip command in a java program.

C:\Program Files\WinZip>winzip32 -a -s"password" C:\abc.zip C:\abc.doc

Answer 1

Use Runtime#exec() ( tutorial here , caveats here ) or just pure Java code ( related SO topic ).

By the way, if you didn't need password protection, you could just go ahead with java.util.zip ( tutorial here ).

Answer 2

You can simple use Runtime.exec() ;

String[] cmd = {"C:\\Program Files\\WinZip\\winzip32", "-a", "-s", "password", "C:\\abc.zip", "C:\\abc.doc"};
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);

Answer 3

Taking a look around the internet, would this do what you're looking for: https://truezip.dev.java.net/ without having to rely on an external install of WinZip which may or may not exist on the end user system? Just a suggestion.