How to specify output folder for self-extracting ZIP file

Question

Hi I have a self-extracting ZIP files that have been created using:

PKSFX(R) Version 2.50 FAST! Self Extract Utility for Windows 95/NT 4-15-1998

Is there an option to specify which folder the files contained in the EXE should be extracted to?

By typing "/help" I was able to find some useful options (like Overwrite, Exclude, etc.), but I cannot see anything related to the Output Folder.

Any suggestion? Thank you!

Answer 1

I found the following over at ousob.com. It appears as part of a larger article which seems to have the documentation for the whole PKSFX suite. It looks like you run the executable and then specify any flags followed by the path to extract to and, optionally, specific named files from within the archive to be extracted if you don't want them all.

PKSFX Command Summary

Command line syntax and options are the same as PKUNZIP. The options listed below are offered by a self-extracting file.

Syntax: pksfx [option] [d:\path] [file]* [file]*

PKSFX indicates the name of the self-extracting file you are executing. No options are necessary if you wish to simply extract all files to the current directory. If you wish to extract the contents to another directory, indicate the drive and/or path the files should extract to. To extract only particular files, indicate the name(s) at the end of the command line.

Options:

 @listfile.lst            Specify list of files for extraction*

 -c[m]                    Extract to console*

 -d                       Re-create directories stored in .ZIP file*

 -l                       Display software license agreement*

 -n                       Extract only newer files*

 -o                       Overwrite existing files

 -p[a|b][c][#]            Extract to printer*

 -s<password>             Decrypt with password*

 -t                       Test file integrity*

 * Indicates options not available in the PKSFX Junior and PKUNZIP Junior
   programs.

Options should be placed after the self-extracting files name. If multiple options are used they must be separated by a space and each must have its own option indicator (either - or /).

All options behave in the same manner as they do with PKUNZIP, with one exception. The -s option cannot accept keyboard entry. A password entered with a self-extracting file must be able to be entered from the command line.