Zip Files from Excel

Copy the following code in a general module and call the TestRun function with the file paths and name as per you requirement. The last parameter is a parameter array - provide file paths of files to be zipped/compressed.
Sub TestRun() Call ZipFile("C:\Users\Vishesh\Documents\MyDocuments\Excel VBA\Test", "Zipped1", _ "C:\Users\Vishesh\Documents\MyDocuments\Excel VBA\Test\ChartAnimation.xls", _ "C:\Users\Vishesh\Documents\MyDocuments\Excel VBA\Test\AVS.txt") End Sub Sub ZipFile(strZipFilePath As String, strZipFileName As String, ParamArray arrFiles() As Variant) Dim intLoop As Long Dim I As Integer Dim objApp As Object Dim vFileNameZip If Right(strZipFilePath, 1) <> Application.PathSeparator Then strZipFilePath = strZipFilePath & Application.PathSeparator End If vFileNameZip = strZipFilePath & strZipFileName & ".zip" If IsArray(arrFiles) = False Then GoTo ExitH '-------------------Create new empty Zip File----------------- If Len(Dir(vFileNameZip)) > 0 Then Kill vFileNameZip Open vFileNameZip For Output As #1 Print #1, Chr$(80) & Chr$(75) & Chr$(5) & Chr$(6) & String(18, 0) Close #1 '============================================================= Set objApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application") I = 0 For intLoop = LBound(arrFiles) To UBound(arrFiles) 'Copy file to Zip folder/file created above I = I + 1 objApp.Namespace(vFileNameZip).CopyHere arrFiles(intLoop) 'Wait until Compressing is complete On Error Resume Next Do Until objApp.Namespace(vFileNameZip).items.Count = I Application.Wait (Now + TimeValue("0:00:01")) Loop On Error GoTo 0 Next intLoop ExitH: Set objApp = Nothing End Sub
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Password protect
How do you add a Password to the zip file using VBA code?
Instead of an array, i have a
Instead of an array, i have a single cell containing a list of files separated by comma, or semi-colon (whichever works). I can't figure out how to change your code to support this structure.
Don't worry about the array.
Don't worry about the array. Just pass the complete file path (NOT just the file name) one after the other separated by comma.
If the cell has a single
If the cell has a single path+file name, it works. but once i add more path+files separated by commas, it hangs and only creates an empty file.
individual file paths should
individual file paths should be enclosed within ""
got it! Thanks!!! huge help.
got it! Thanks!!! huge help. One last question. Any way to avoid the "overwrite file" dialogue? I can't avoid duplicates.
Check if the zip file already
Check if the zip file already exists. If Yes then delete...
Kill filepath
To check if file exists, visit url: http://excelexperts.com/File-Manipulation-from-VBA
how to copy only zipped folder in a directory to an another fold
how to copy only zipped folder in a directory to an another folder?
Program hangs when he can't
Program hangs when he can't find the file indicated in the array. How can you avoid that hanging?
Pass only those files as
Pass only those files as parameter(s) which exists.