WinZip Command Line Support Add-On 2.0

WinZip Command Line Support Add-On 2.0 is a  is a free add-on for WinZip 12 Standard or Pro with a valid license, which offers a command-line interface bringing to you WinZip's capability without the usual WinZip graphical user interface.

This add-on enables you to use WinZip directly from the command prompt and from batch (BAT) files and script languages, making it ideal for automating repetitive tasks. An extensive set of command-line options gives you pinpoint control over WinZip's actions. Also, in automated environments, end users do not need to know how to use WinZip

Major Features:

1. Improved Compression. PPMd and bzip2 compression methods provide greater compression for many types of files.
   
2. Supports “Best” method zip operations which now include the new LZMA and Jpeg compression along with the existing PPMd, bzip2, and WavPack compression methods.
   
3. Supports "Password Policies" to designate the minimum length and character set of passwords and passphrases as well as the allowable encryption methods.
   
4. File level comments can now be stored using UNICODE characters
5. Advanced Zip file security. Easy-to-use, state-of-the-art AES encryption for your sensitive files.
6. Secure Your Data. The Command Line Add-On has full support for WinZip’s new AES encryption.
   
7. Make Larger Files. Support for the 64-bit extended Zip file format, which for all practical purposes eliminates the existing restrictions on Zip file size and capacity, is included in the Command Line Add-On.
   
8. Unicode Support for International characters in file names
   
9. Windows Attachment Management Support. WinZip works with Windows to block the extraction and execution of dangerous file types from Zip files.
10. Stores and extracts files with extended time stamps
    
11. Works with Windows Vista
    
12. Fully Documented. All commands and options are documented in a Windows help file for ease of reference.

Enhancements:

• Version 2.0 offers new PPMd and bzip2 compression methods in the Zip file format. These compression methods provide greater compression for many types of files and reduces the size of your Zip files, saving you data transmission time and valuable disk space.
  
• The add-on also supports Windows XP SP2's Attachment Management security feature which adds a security zone to files.
  
• New options allow you to extract files from a Zip file with or without security zone information.

Requirements:

• WinZip 12.1 Standard or Pro or later
  
• Microsoft® Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista®