How to zip files using datastage

nani0907 · Post by **nani0907** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:26 am

Hi All,

Could any body let me know how to use the Zip command in Execute Activity stage .My requirement is that in a particular directiry i have two files say sample_Abc.txt and other is sample_def.txt .

nagarjuna · Post by **nagarjuna** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:37 am

You can use before / After job rutine and use unix gzip command or in datastage we have stages like compress , encode .

nani0907 · Post by **nani0907** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:41 am

hi ,
thanks for your reply. Could you please elaborate on this

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:00 am

You would have to have 'zip' installed on your DataStage server to do this, do you? Or compress or gzip as alternatives. As to the how, it's no different from doing it directly from the command line. If you are unsure of the syntax, try 'man xxxx' to get the man pages (if they are installed on your server) or a simple google search. Or ask a colleague for help, running it from DataStage doesn't change how it works.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:52 pm

I believe this is an Execute Command activity in a job sequence. If this is correct, simply use the regular command line (perhaps for gzip or compress). If anything needs to be parameterized, you need to put that and the remainder of the command into the Parameters field.