makecab everything in a folder

[fdv]

You could use 'compress.exe' from the resource kit.

compress -r * outputdir

As far as I can see though that creates a dot Z file, it doesn't makecab FILE.SYS >> FILE.SY_

[Oleg_II]

There is a great tool from one of the board members - jdoe. It's here.

I use its previous version with batch files It adds two lines to Send To context menu: "CAB expand" and "CAB make". And it makes File.ex_ from separate files and Folder.cab files from folders

Edited April 12, 2008 by Oleg_II

[os2fan2]

Compress.exe from the Windows resource kit, is the reverse of Expand.exe.

COMPRESS [-r] [-d] [-z] Source Destination
COMPRESS -r [-d] [-z] Source [Destination]

  -r			Rename compressed files.
  -d			Update compressed files only if out of date.
  -zx		   LZX compression.
  -z			MS-ZIP compression.
  -zq[n]		Quantum compression and optional level
				(in range 1-7, default is 4).
  Source		Source file specification.  Wildcards may be used.
  Destination   Destination file | path specification.
				Destination may be a directory.
				If Source is multiple files and -r is not specified,
				Destination must be a directory.

The level of compression given by makecab is identical with compress -r -zx filename outdir

By itself, compress -r file outdir, gives a compression identical with Windows 3.10 (any kind).

For windows XP and above ye find compress.exe in the reskit. For 2k, it is rath found by google.

[ritter_devil]

rem @echo off

for %%a in (*.*) do MAKECAB %%a

pause

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Put this script in your folder with files you want to cabcompress

Make sure that at the end you delete cabcompressed cmd file.