Self Extracting Zip

[Euro-commuter]

Yes, my point is that if Winzip can run the file after it is opened, then the add on will create the self extractor. That should meet both of his reqs...

Oh yes, your excused!!

Could you explain this in a little more detail? I buy the add-on. I stick it on my PC. I zip an Excel spreadsheet and create a self-extracting file.

I send that file to somebody else, who doesn't even have Winzip on his PC, never mind any add-ons. He double-clicks on the file I sent him, and in a single leap it is extracted and opened in Excel.

That's how I understand the requirement. Is that what you're saying the add-on does?

[Let-Me-In]

Could you explain this in a little more detail? I buy the add-on. I stick it on my PC. I zip an Excel spreadsheet and create a self-extracting file.

I send that file to somebody else, who doesn't even have Winzip on his PC, never mind any add-ons. He double-clicks on the file I sent him, and in a single leap it ie extracted and opened in Excel.

That's how I understand the requirement. Is that what you're saying the add-on does?

The add on will create the self extracting exe and it should also do the first part IIRC...I used it a long time ago in Winzip 5 or thereabouts...

[Moscow Mule]

Could you explain this in a little more detail? I buy the add-on. I stick it on my PC. I zip an Excel spreadsheet and create a self-extracting file.

I send that file to somebody else, who doesn't even have Winzip on his PC, never mind any add-ons. He double-clicks on the file I sent him, and in a single leap it is extracted and opened in Excel.

That's how I understand the requirement. Is that what you're saying the add-on does?

That is how the Winzip self extractor works, yes. You have to specify if a file will be opened on extraction. Loads of shareware uses this process.

and opened in Excel.

If that is your computers default for .xls files, yes.

AFAIR it's free too.

[Euro-commuter]

Thanks Moscow.