Ken Ward's Zipper
Ken Ward's Zipper 1.4 is a free file compression utilityWith this basic utility, you can create and extract ZIP archivesIt works fine but it's useless if you have Windows XP or Vista, because you can create, open and extract ZIP archives within Windows Explorer without the help of any additional program.
The only function that seems to be somehow useful and that could justify the existence of this piece of software is the ability to extract uncorrupted files from an incomplete ZIP archiveApart from it, this software will not even satisfy the most common file compression requirements, because it doesn't support RAR, ACE or 7z formatsThere are no options dialogs, no zip comments, no file encryption, no spanning and no ZIP repairIn fact, the built-in Windows ZIP support seems to be better than this utility.
If you need to create or extract another type of compressed archive, this utility won't help because it only supports ZIP formatYou should better try a more powerful and free file compression utility like ALZip, 7zip or QuickZipOr a commercial one, like PowerArchiver, WinZip or WinRAR.
The moral of the fable: If you're a programmer, before coding a white elephant, remember that the main feature of a utility is to be usefulProbably there are other programs like yours out there, so if you plan to create something new, try to make it betterFree software is great, but useful, powerful and free software is all