script to zip

Logan wrote:

 > I am currently loooking for a script that can/will zip a full
 > directory on
 > the fly.
 >
 > I am not sure if there is a cgi/perl script that can do this I don't
 > want to have to download any programs.
 >
 > Please forward any info on this subject to logankrienke.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com

man tar
note the z option (if not supported you can use gzip on the tar, if not
available, use another zipper)

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Logan wrote:

 > I am currently loooking for a script that can/will zip a full
 > directory on
 > the fly.
 >
 > I am not sure if there is a cgi/perl script that can do this I don't
 > want to have to download any programs.
 >
 > Please forward any info on this subject to logankrienke RemoveThis @hotmail.com

You post on usenet, you read on usenet

 > thanks

I do this thousands of times per day at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://ipo-australia.com/data" target="_blank">http://ipo-australia.com/data</a>

Simple method 1:
print "Content-Type: application/zip\n\n";
Use the "system" call to call the linux zip function
Write resulting zip file to to stdout

Simple method 2:
print "Content-Type: application/zip\n\n";
Use the Perl Archive::Zip module (available from cpan.org) to generate the
zip file in RAM
Write resulting zip file to to stdout

Complex method (what I use):
print "Content-Type: application/zip\n\n";
Note that the zip content header is at the end.
Hack the Perl Archive::Zip module to write to stdout after each file has
been added ie lazy evaluation


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