Zip Directories

The Zip Directories task allows you to Zip an entire directory and it's subtree to a single zip archive. Each file in the directory is compressed before being added to the zip archive.

Directory to Zip
Enter the full path name of the directory where your source files exists.  Note that the path is case sensitive for unix Ftp servers.

Filename
Enter the name filter for the files you wish to copy  using the following wildcard rules
This field also supports dynamic variables.  Using dynamic variables, you can select a file based on current date/time in addition to the normal wildcard search

Include sub directories
Select this option if you want to zip the entire sub directory tree below the main directory.

Directory to place Zip Archive
Enter the full path name of the directory where you need to put the newly created zip archive.  Note that the path is case sensitive on unix systems.

Name for Zip Archive
Enter the filename for zip archive.  This field also supports dynamic variables.  Using dynamic variables, you can save the file to a customized name based on date/time or username etc...

Append to Filename
If you are regularly archiving a directory and wish to save each archive to a different filename based on current time/date or on custom code you set, choose the append file option which best suits your archive frequency.

Date Filter
If you need to filter files based on file modified date, select this option. For the between option, enter 2 values separated by '-' (2-4 etc..). Examples:
Older than 5 Minute, Newer than 2 Day, Between 3-5 Day, Between 1-4 Hour