Is there a way to treat a compressed folder in PowerShell in the same 
manner that Windows Explorer does, that is, to just copy files to and 
from it the same way this is done with a normal folder, and have the 
compression be transparent to the script?

If not, what would be the best way to build a .zip file with PowerShell?

I am using Vista.

Thanks,

Al

If you're looking to build .zip files, I think the best option would be to 
upgrade to V2 if you haven't already, and then get the powershellpack from 
the resource kit:

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/PowerShellPack

You get a module for handling .zip files, and a bunch of other potentially 
useful stuff.

"Al Fansome" wrote:

> Is there a way to treat a compressed folder in PowerShell in the same 
> manner that Windows Explorer does, that is, to just copy files to and 
> from it the same way this is done with a normal folder, and have the 
> compression be transparent to the script?
> 
> If not, what would be the best way to build a .zip file with PowerShell?
> 
> I am using Vista.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Al
> .
>