Hi, i have a dir full of exes dlls and cpls and i want to Makecab them all in one step, not file by files because is tedious . Any suggest?

thanks!!

Add makecab to your right click option. right click on the file and then click makecab.

Please tell how to do that!!

How about this:

for "%i" in (*.dll;*.cpl) do makecab "%i"

Double the % if you are doing this from a batch file:

for "%%i" in (*.dll;*.cpl) do makecab "%%i"

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Pyron

many thanks for your help, but im not very familiar with these commands, so please explain in detail step by step. Sorry

Step by step:

Create an empty textfile in the directory with the cpls. Name it "createcabs.cmd".

Edit it and put this into it:

for "%%i" in (*.dll;*.cpl) do makecab "%%i"
pause

Save it. Double click it. Should work as expected.

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Pyron

when double-clicking it doesnt work, and running it in cmd i get this

I also need EXEs to be compressed

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
© Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>cd..
C:\Documents and Settings>cd..
C:\>cd f
C:\f>createcabs
"%i" was unexpected at this time.
C:\f>for "%i" in (*.dll;*.cpl) do makecab "%i"
C:\f>

Ah, typo...

Try this:

for %%i in (*.dll;*.cpl;*.exe) do makecab "%%i"
pause

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Pyron

O L E! IT works!!! Many many thanks PYRON!!

Great!

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Pyron

My utility posted in this thread allows you to drag and drop multiple files to makecab.

Another option to consider would be to use the IEXPRESS tool, that comes with windows itself. (just run it from "Start>>Run")

THANKS ALL!!!

Jcarle in what language do you make your programs? C# in Visual Studio? just for curiosity

BYE!

THANKS ALL!!!

Jcarle in what language do you make your programs? C# in Visual Studio? just for curiosity

BYE!

Yes, Indeed. IMHO, it's the best language.

jcarle could you post some links related to C# language for idiots? (for pre-pre-pre beginners like me) Some pdf tutorial for example or websites.

THANKS!!