About Echozip 60

Echozip 60 is a stand-alone utility designed to compress existing Ex60 .raw and .out or .bot files into Echoview Software's .ek60 format. It uses the same data compression as Echolog 60.

This page covers:

• Running Echozip 60

• Echozip 60 commands

• Viewing compression results

Running Echozip 60

You can run Echozip 60 in the following ways:

• from the command line

• from a batch file

• from a shortcut (to which required commands have been added)

Running Echozip 60 from the command line

To run Echozip 60 from the command line:

1. On the Windows Start menu, click Run.

2. In the Open box, enter or select Echozip_60.exe (typically located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Echoview Software\Echoview N\Echoview Utilities).
   Note: You must enter the full path and filename and enclose the entire string in quotation marks "". N is the Echoview version number.

3. Add a command to specify how the files to be compressed will be identified.
   Example: If you want Echozip 60 to prompt you to enter the file name, the command line should read:
   
   "C:\Program Files (x86)\Echoview Software\Echoview N\Echoview Utilities\Echozip_60.exe -Z"

4. Add other commands as required.

5. Click OK.

Note: All commands must be included within the quotation marks.

Running Echozip 60 from a batch file

Add a line to the batch file that:

1. Identifies the path and filename of the Echozip 60 executable (typically located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Echoview Software\Echoview N\Echoview Utilities).

2. Includes a command that specifies how the files to be compressed will be identified.

3. Includes other commands as required.

Example: If you want Echozip 60 to prompt you to enter the file name of the files to compress, the line in the batch file should read:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Echoview Software\Echoview N\Echoview Utilities\Echozip_60.exe -Z

Running Echozip 60 from a shortcut

Before you can run Echozip 60 from a shortcut, you must create a shortcut that includes the required commands.

To create a shortcut to Echozip 60:

1. Point to Echozip_60.exe
   Note: The file is typically located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Echoview Software\Echoview N\Echoview Utilities.

2. On the Shortcut (right-click) menu, click Create Shortcut.

3. Move the shortcut onto your desktop, Quick Launch tool bar, or into a folder of your choice.

4. Point to the shortcut.

5. On the Shortcut (right-click) menu, click Properties.

6. Click the Shortcut tab.

7. In the Target box, after the end quotation marks, add a command to specify how the files to be compressed will be identified.
   Example:If you want to create a shortcut that will prompt you to enter a file to compress, the Target box should read:
   
   "C:\Program Files (x86)\Echoview Software\Echoview N\Echoview Utilities\Echozip_60.exe" -Z

8. In the Target box, add other commands as required.

9. Click OK.

Note: All commands must be added after the quotation marks.

To run Echozip 60 from the shortcut, double-click the shortcut.

Echozip 60 commands

The following command line parameters can be used either for commands in a batch file, on the command line or in shortcuts.

Viewing compression results

After an .ek60 file is written, the amount of compression is displayed as a percentage.

• 0% indicates the .ek60 file written was the same size as the .raw file(s) read.

• 50% indicates the .ek60 file written was half the size of the .raw file(s) read.

• 75% indicates the .ek60 file written was one quarter the size of the .raw file(s) read.

Note:

• Versions of Echozip 60 prior to 3.30 produced .ek6 files. These are functionally the same as .ek60 files.

See also

Using Echolog 60
Compression Settings dialog box