PowerShell script not zipping on different computer
1
I have the following script for zipping old files:
# Zipping old files and sending them to a file on desktop if older than 60 days
Function Zip {
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[string]$zipFile
,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[String]$toBeZipped
)
$null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZipped
}
$Days = 60
$LastWrite = (Get-Date).Date.AddDays(-$Days)
$TargetFolder = "D:Testing*"
$Files = Get-Childitem $TargetFolder -Recurse |
Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -le $LastWrite } |
Select-Object -ExpandProperty Fullname
Zip "$($ENV:USERPROFILE)DesktopTEST.zip" $Files
I worked when I tested it on a VM and one physical machine.
However, when I tried it on a different computer, it failed.
This is what I got:
Program '7z.exe' failed to run: The filename or extension is too long
At C:UsersAdminDocumentszip help.ps1:23 char:9
+ $null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZippe ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
At C:UsersAdminDocumentszip help.ps1:23 char:1
+ $null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZippe ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (:) , ApplicationFailedEx
ception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed
The script can't use 7-zip. The other computers had 7-Zip in the exact same file path so I am unsure of what my problem is. Any input will be appreciated.
powershell scripting zip 7zip maxlength
edited Nov 20 at 23:40
mklement0
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asked Nov 20 at 21:47
Alexis
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1
I have the following script for zipping old files:
# Zipping old files and sending them to a file on desktop if older than 60 days
Function Zip {
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[string]$zipFile
,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[String]$toBeZipped
)
$null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZipped
}
$Days = 60
$LastWrite = (Get-Date).Date.AddDays(-$Days)
$TargetFolder = "D:Testing*"
$Files = Get-Childitem $TargetFolder -Recurse |
Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -le $LastWrite } |
Select-Object -ExpandProperty Fullname
Zip "$($ENV:USERPROFILE)DesktopTEST.zip" $Files
I worked when I tested it on a VM and one physical machine.
However, when I tried it on a different computer, it failed.
This is what I got:
Program '7z.exe' failed to run: The filename or extension is too long
At C:UsersAdminDocumentszip help.ps1:23 char:9
+ $null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZippe ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
At C:UsersAdminDocumentszip help.ps1:23 char:1
+ $null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZippe ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (:) , ApplicationFailedEx
ception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed
The script can't use 7-zip. The other computers had 7-Zip in the exact same file path so I am unsure of what my problem is. Any input will be appreciated.
powershell scripting zip 7zip maxlength
edited Nov 20 at 23:40
mklement0
126k20239267
asked Nov 20 at 21:47
Alexis
4010
have you confirmed that the exe is in the expected location on the erroring system?
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 21:52
Yep, same place as other systems
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 21:54
then you need to add some output that shows what the $Vars in the call contain. it may be referring to the content of one of those$zipFile $toBeZippevariables.
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 22:07
Ok. I'm a noob at this. Can I get an example of what that would look like?
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 22:13
2
I can almost guarantee that the full file path of one of the files in$filesis too long, and 7 zip can't archive it due to the file path length. Don't blame them, blame Windows. On the failing computer run$files | Measure-Object Length -Maxand take a look at the length of the longest path, and let us know what it is.
– TheMadTechnician
Nov 21 at 0:03
|
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I have the following script for zipping old files:
# Zipping old files and sending them to a file on desktop if older than 60 days
Function Zip {
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[string]$zipFile
,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[String]$toBeZipped
)
$null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZipped
}
$Days = 60
$LastWrite = (Get-Date).Date.AddDays(-$Days)
$TargetFolder = "D:Testing*"
$Files = Get-Childitem $TargetFolder -Recurse |
Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -le $LastWrite } |
Select-Object -ExpandProperty Fullname
Zip "$($ENV:USERPROFILE)DesktopTEST.zip" $Files
I worked when I tested it on a VM and one physical machine.
However, when I tried it on a different computer, it failed.
This is what I got:
Program '7z.exe' failed to run: The filename or extension is too long
At C:UsersAdminDocumentszip help.ps1:23 char:9
+ $null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZippe ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
At C:UsersAdminDocumentszip help.ps1:23 char:1
+ $null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZippe ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (:) , ApplicationFailedEx
ception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed
The script can't use 7-zip. The other computers had 7-Zip in the exact same file path so I am unsure of what my problem is. Any input will be appreciated.
powershell scripting zip 7zip maxlength
edited Nov 20 at 23:40
mklement0
126k20239267
asked Nov 20 at 21:47
Alexis
4010
I have the following script for zipping old files:
# Zipping old files and sending them to a file on desktop if older than 60 days
Function Zip {
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[string]$zipFile
,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[String]$toBeZipped
)
$null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZipped
}
$Days = 60
$LastWrite = (Get-Date).Date.AddDays(-$Days)
$TargetFolder = "D:Testing*"
$Files = Get-Childitem $TargetFolder -Recurse |
Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -le $LastWrite } |
Select-Object -ExpandProperty Fullname
Zip "$($ENV:USERPROFILE)DesktopTEST.zip" $Files
I worked when I tested it on a VM and one physical machine.
However, when I tried it on a different computer, it failed.
This is what I got:
Program '7z.exe' failed to run: The filename or extension is too long
At C:UsersAdminDocumentszip help.ps1:23 char:9
+ $null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZippe ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
At C:UsersAdminDocumentszip help.ps1:23 char:1
+ $null = & "C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe" A -tzip $zipFile $toBeZippe ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (:) , ApplicationFailedEx
ception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed
The script can't use 7-zip. The other computers had 7-Zip in the exact same file path so I am unsure of what my problem is. Any input will be appreciated.
powershell scripting zip 7zip maxlength
powershell scripting zip 7zip maxlength
edited Nov 20 at 23:40
mklement0
126k20239267
asked Nov 20 at 21:47
Alexis
4010
edited Nov 20 at 23:40
mklement0
126k20239267
asked Nov 20 at 21:47
Alexis
4010
edited Nov 20 at 23:40
mklement0
126k20239267
edited Nov 20 at 23:40
mklement0
126k20239267
edited Nov 20 at 23:40
mklement0
126k20239267
126k20239267
asked Nov 20 at 21:47
Alexis
4010
asked Nov 20 at 21:47
Alexis
4010
asked Nov 20 at 21:47
Alexis
4010
4010
have you confirmed that the exe is in the expected location on the erroring system?
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 21:52
Yep, same place as other systems
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 21:54
then you need to add some output that shows what the $Vars in the call contain. it may be referring to the content of one of those$zipFile $toBeZippevariables.
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 22:07
Ok. I'm a noob at this. Can I get an example of what that would look like?
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 22:13
2
I can almost guarantee that the full file path of one of the files in$filesis too long, and 7 zip can't archive it due to the file path length. Don't blame them, blame Windows. On the failing computer run$files | Measure-Object Length -Maxand take a look at the length of the longest path, and let us know what it is.
– TheMadTechnician
Nov 21 at 0:03
|
show 2 more comments
have you confirmed that the exe is in the expected location on the erroring system?
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 21:52
Yep, same place as other systems
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 21:54
then you need to add some output that shows what the $Vars in the call contain. it may be referring to the content of one of those$zipFile $toBeZippevariables.
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 22:07
Ok. I'm a noob at this. Can I get an example of what that would look like?
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 22:13
2
I can almost guarantee that the full file path of one of the files in$filesis too long, and 7 zip can't archive it due to the file path length. Don't blame them, blame Windows. On the failing computer run$files | Measure-Object Length -Maxand take a look at the length of the longest path, and let us know what it is.
– TheMadTechnician
Nov 21 at 0:03
have you confirmed that the exe is in the expected location on the erroring system?
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 21:52
have you confirmed that the exe is in the expected location on the erroring system?
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 21:52
Yep, same place as other systems
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 21:54
Yep, same place as other systems
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 21:54
then you need to add some output that shows what the $Vars in the call contain. it may be referring to the content of one of those
$zipFile $toBeZippe variables.– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 22:07
then you need to add some output that shows what the $Vars in the call contain. it may be referring to the content of one of those
$zipFile $toBeZippe variables.– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 22:07
Ok. I'm a noob at this. Can I get an example of what that would look like?
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 22:13
Ok. I'm a noob at this. Can I get an example of what that would look like?
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 22:13
2
2
I can almost guarantee that the full file path of one of the files in
$files is too long, and 7 zip can't archive it due to the file path length. Don't blame them, blame Windows. On the failing computer run $files | Measure-Object Length -Max and take a look at the length of the longest path, and let us know what it is.– TheMadTechnician
Nov 21 at 0:03
I can almost guarantee that the full file path of one of the files in
$files is too long, and 7 zip can't archive it due to the file path length. Don't blame them, blame Windows. On the failing computer run $files | Measure-Object Length -Max and take a look at the length of the longest path, and let us know what it is.– TheMadTechnician
Nov 21 at 0:03
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have you confirmed that the exe is in the expected location on the erroring system?
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 21:52
Yep, same place as other systems
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 21:54
then you need to add some output that shows what the $Vars in the call contain. it may be referring to the content of one of those
$zipFile $toBeZippevariables.– Lee_Dailey
Nov 20 at 22:07
Ok. I'm a noob at this. Can I get an example of what that would look like?
– Alexis
Nov 20 at 22:13
2
I can almost guarantee that the full file path of one of the files in
$filesis too long, and 7 zip can't archive it due to the file path length. Don't blame them, blame Windows. On the failing computer run$files | Measure-Object Length -Maxand take a look at the length of the longest path, and let us know what it is.– TheMadTechnician
Nov 21 at 0:03