create a self-extracting zip file

How to make a self extracting zip file.

At the time this page was written I mapped the J drive to neil: C:\inetpub\ftproot  folder.    

Put the raw.exe zip file on another machine and click on it.  It will unzip into the current folder.

The J:\neil\makezipexe\make_zip.bat is used to create the zip files.   Here is the top of the make_zip.bat file that tells you how it works.

REM=====================================================================================
REM filename: make_zip.bat
REM location: \\NEIL-PC-7Pro\c$\inetpub\ftproot\neil\makezipexe\make_zip.bat
REM Purpose:  Create self extracting zip files of the rawfiles sub directory
REM Parameters: %1 = the windows path to the makezipexe folder.  example:   J:\neil
REM             This would be the windows drive mapped to \\NEIL-PC-7Pro\c$\inetpub\ftproot\neil
REM Returns:    creates \\NEIL-PC-7Pro\c$\inetpub\ftproot\neil\makezipexe\raw.exe which is a
REM             self extracting zip file of the rawfiles directory.
REM=====================================================================================
REM  How to use:
REM     - Put the files you want zipped into \\neil-pc-7Pro\c:\inetpub\ftproot\neil\makezipexe\rawfiles
REM     - Double-click on \\neil-pc-7Pro\c:\inetpub\ftproot\neil\makezipexe\make_zipexe.bat
REM     - This creates \\c:\inetpub\ftproot\neil\makezipexe\raw.exe
REM     - Rename raw.exe to something more meaningful and copy it to where you need it.
REM     - Simply double clicking on raw.exe will extract it.
REM=====================================================================================
REM Prerequisites:
REM   You must already have the 7-zip software for creating self-extracting zip files
REM   installed on your PC in the "C:\Program Files\7-Zip" directory.  
REM    
REM=====================================================================================