Running 7-Zip from within a Powershell script

Question

I\'m trying to use 7-Zip to backup some files inside a Powershell (v2) script.

I have:

$zipPath = \"C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7z.exe\"
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Answer 1

Found this script and adapted it to your needs. Can you please try:

$7zipPath = "$env:ProgramFiles\7-Zip\7z.exe"

if (-not (Test-Path -Path $7zipPath -PathType Leaf)) {
    throw "7 zip file '$7zipPath' not found"
}

Set-Alias 7zip $7zipPath

$Source = "c:\BackupFrom\backMeUp.txt"
$Target = "c:\BackupFolder\backup.zip"

7zip a -mx=9 $Target $Source