The Create Zip from Object (CLZIP) command creates or adds to a ZIP file on the IFS by adding the IBM i objects to the zip file.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
OBJ	Object to add to ZIP file	Single values: *STMF Other values: Qualified object name	Required, Positional 1
	Qualifier 1: Object to add to ZIP file	Name
	Qualifier 2: Object library	Name, *CURLIB
OBJTYPE	Object type	Character value, *FILE, *SAVF, *USRSPC	Optional, Positional 2
STMF	IFS File	Path name, *NONE	Optional, Positional 3
SUBDIR	Include subdirectories	*YES, *NO	Optional, Positional 4
ZIPLOC	Zip file location	Path name, *HOME	Optional, Positional 5
ZIP	Zip file name	Path name, *OBJ, *OBJLIB	Optional, Positional 6
VERBOSE	Verbose messages	*YES, *NO	Optional, Positional 7
COMMENTS	Embedded Comments	Character value, *NONE	Optional, Positional 8

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Object to add to ZIP file (OBJ)

Specifies object to add to the ZIP file.

This is a required parameter.

Single values

*STMF

If OBJ(*STMF) is specified, the STMF parameter contains the name of the object/file to be added to the ZIP file.

Qualifier 1: Object to add to ZIP file

name

Specify the name of IBM i object to be added to the ZIP file.

Qualifier 2: Object library

*CURLIB

The job's current library is used as the library name.

name

Specify the name of library in which the object to be zipped is stored.

Object type (OBJTYPE)

Specifies type of object being zipped. This parameter is ignored when OBJ(*STMF) is specified.

*FILE

The object is a file.

*SAVF

The object is a SAVF (save file) object.

*USRSPC

The object is a user space object.

character-value

Specify the object type of the object being zipped. Any valid IBM i object type may be specified.

IFS File (STMF)

Specifies the IFS object to be zipe. This parameter is used when the OBJ parameter is OBJ(*STMF) otherwise this parameter is ignored.

*NONE

The parameter is not used (this is the default and used when OBJ is not OBJ(*STMF)

path-name

Specify the path name of IFS object/file to be zipped.

Include subdirectories (SUBDIR)

Specifies when OBJ(*STMF) is specified, whether to include subfolders and the files they contian in the zip file.

*YES

Subfolders are included in the zip file.

*NO

The files in the folder identified on the STMF parameter are included in the zip process.

Zip file location (ZIPLOC)

Specifies the location of the ZIP file on the IFS.

*HOME

The home directory of the user running the command is used as the folder.

path-name

Specify the path name where the ZIP file exists or will be created.

Zip file name (ZIP)

Specifies the name of the ZIP file.

*OBJ

The zip file name is the same as the object specified on the OBJ parameter. You may not specify *OBJ if OBJ(*STMF) is specified.

*OBJLIB

The zip file name is LIBRARY_OBJECT.ZIP where the library name and object name are combined to form the ZIP file name.

path-name

Specify the name of the ZIP file to be created or used by the command.

Verbose messages (VERBOSE)

Specifies whether messages generated by CLZIP are filtered or unfiltered.

*YES

The messages are not filtered.

*NO

The messages are limited in the scope and siez.

Embedded Comments (COMMENTS)

Specifies additional comments to add to the zip entry.

*NONE

No additional comments are added to the zip file.

character-value

Specify the commants inserted into the ZIP file along with the entry.

Examples

None

Error messages

Unknown