zip command?

[Rob Cozens]

>  >Does anyone know if it's possible to ZIP files in RR? I want to take a
>>folder of files and create a single .zip file. I know you can compress them
>>to memory, but don't know if you can save the compressed stuff into a file.
>
>   put compress(field "Outgoing") into URL "file:data.gz"

Jeanne, et al:

Chipp wants a compressed folder, not individual compressed files. 
The Rev Dictionary says compress works on a string.  How do you 
obtain a string containing a folder & its contents?
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Rob Cozens
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