the problem arises from how 7za is working, rather than how e2 is working. Yes. If I want to compress a directory named "images". 7za a images.7z images Failed. 7za a images_7z.7z images Successed. 2012/3/28 <tpgww@xxxxxxxxxxx> > On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:45:28 +0800 > ccpaging <ccpaging@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > For example, "images" is my directory name: > > > > sh>7za a -t7z -so "images" > "images.7z" (2997) > > > > 7-Zip (A) 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18 > > p7zip Version 9.20 (locale=zh_CN.utf8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,2 CPUs) > > > > Error: images.7z is not supported archive > > With redirection ('>') this will always run in an external shell. So as I > understand it, the problem arises from how 7za is working, rather than how > e2 is working. > > Or am I missing something ? > > Does 7za cope with adding an item (the newly-created archive) into the > directory being archived, during the directory-archiving process ? > > I see some related posts by others, about macro usage. Remember: > %d is path of e2 active directory, quoted e.g. "/[whatever]/images" > %%d is path of e2 active directory, unquoted e.g. /[whatever]/images > > > > > System error: > > > > sh>7za a -t7z -so "images" > "images.7z" (2997) return '2' > > Regards > Tom > > > -- > Users can unsubscribe from the list by sending email to > emelfm2-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field or > by logging into the web interface. >