Zip Files Tool

[#1]

NOTE: For those who experienced a path not found when running the tool, even when the process worked fine, I fixed it and now it works without errors (Thanks @neelxp for noticing).

This Tool will allow you to take a list of files (Maybe from a Directory Tool) and Zip them into a selected folder, with a selected File Name.

Since it uses PowerShell to compress the files, no 3^rd. party software installation/distribution is needed.

Just installed from the .yxi and use it from the In/Out Category

Now it also works in Server!

[ljdownes]

Does this work on the Alteryx Server? I have a couple of solutions that create multiple files that currently have to be downloaded individually by the user on the gallery. It would be great if this tool could zip them together on the server making it easier to download all of them at once.

[Aguisande]

Hi @ljdownes 

I made a couple of modifications to allow the tool to work in server.

Also, added the option to return the link to the generated file, so you can grab it in your workflow and present it to the user.

Also, if you run it within Designer, now it generated the link to the generated file in the result window.

Hope you can try it and works as you expect.

Cheers! 

[grossal]

If someone wonders why it doesn't work. A friend and myself noticed a "-1" as the return message. After some debugging, I was able to trigger the script manually in powershell and get the following message: 

in short: "File cannot be loaded because you don't have the permission to execute script, find more information here ..."

I shortly googled it and you can resolve it by opening Powershell as an administrator and sending the following command:

If you want to copy it - here you go:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Now the macro runs fine without any changes :-)

[murad]

pls help,

unable to run the tool above with error below:

--> Tool #10: Can't find the file: "E:\temp\alteryx\Engine_41104_bb815928815f9447b7192c6beb865858_\Zippedlog.csv". Make sure the file path is correct.