please help me zip the project from the CMD...

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please help me zip the project from the CMD...

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I'm a total github newb. I am having trouble zipping the project. I follow all of your command instruction but when I get to "zip -r ../audio-player.zip *" I am returned 'zip' in not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. I have tried every single way I can think of. I have everything else set up perfect, I have built Alexa skill before, but can't seem to zip the file correctly from the command prompt and get the skill to work. Please help, thanks in advance. Thanks for posting!

Answer 1 · 2017-03-24T22:41:46.000Z

been trying all day, just can't figure out what I'm doing wrong :/

Answer 2 · 2017-03-24T23:54:43.000Z

Do you have node-lambda installed? I use its package function to create my .zip files and it works great.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-lambda#package

Answer 3 · 2017-03-25T03:23:39.000Z

Thanks for getting back to me Neal. I am sure what I am dealing with is total newb issues, I feel like I'm not doing something wrong with github. Maybe not sending the zip to the correct directory, or as you said... something is not installed. I will take a look at node-lambda and see if I can get it working. I included a screenshot of what I'm seeing when I try to zip the file, maybe you can see something I don't. Lastly, if all else fails... is there somewhere I might download the package directly? Or do you have it off hand you can send to me. Again... I really appreciate the reply. I am banging my head against the wall with this one. Thanks! Drew

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On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 7:54 PM, Neal Stublen ***@***.***> wrote: Do you have node-lambda installed? I use its package function to create my .zip files and it works great. https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-lambda#package — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#29 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AZa2DsPVnQBzla4JrHNXdpbGurcUBGf6ks5rpFfEgaJpZM4Moa8W> .

Answer 4 · 2017-03-25T03:47:50.000Z

Neal, One last, probably obvious note... I have no problem pulling down the files to my computer from github, just can't seem to zip them up right for some reason. I tried manually zipping them directly, but I am not sure which files of the bunch I need to include in the zip (not that I really thought it would be that easy, but it was worth a try). As I said... totally newb issues :/ Really sorry for bugging you. Any help is very much appreciated, thanks again for your time. Drew

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On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 11:23 PM, Syntax Era ***@***.***> wrote: Thanks for getting back to me Neal. I am sure what I am dealing with is total newb issues, I feel like I'm not doing something wrong with github. Maybe not sending the zip to the correct directory, or as you said... something is not installed. I will take a look at node-lambda and see if I can get it working. I included a screenshot of what I'm seeing when I try to zip the file, maybe you can see something I don't. Lastly, if all else fails... is there somewhere I might download the package directly? Or do you have it off hand you can send to me. Again... I really appreciate the reply. I am banging my head against the wall with this one. Thanks! Drew On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 7:54 PM, Neal Stublen ***@***.***> wrote: > Do you have node-lambda installed? I use its package function to create > my .zip files and it works great. > > https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-lambda#package > > — > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#29 (comment)>, > or mute the thread > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AZa2DsPVnQBzla4JrHNXdpbGurcUBGf6ks5rpFfEgaJpZM4Moa8W> > . >

Answer 5 · 2017-03-25T04:48:49.000Z

Sorry - let me make sure I understand what you've done.

You have the skill-sample-nodejs-audio-player files from GitHub on your computer and you're trying to zip them up into an audio-player.zip file (which could then be imported into an AWS Lambda function). Is that correct?

Are you using a Mac or Windows computer?

Answer 6 · 2017-03-25T05:32:41.000Z

You got it 100%... Sounded simple enough. I must overlooking something somewhere. Thanks again again for your help. I really appreciate it. Drew

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On Mar 25, 2017 12:48 AM, "Neal Stublen" ***@***.***> wrote: Sorry - let me make sure I understand what you've done. You have the skill-sample-nodejs-audio-player files from GitHub on your computer and you're trying to zip them up into an audio-player.zip file (which could then be imported into an AWS Lambda function). Is that correct? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#29 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AZa2Dmfe6YUPkC8-teFW6128A1eJcyP6ks5rpJyygaJpZM4Moa8W> .

Answer 7 · 2017-03-25T11:57:12.000Z

I don't believe Windows has a zip command. You can try to go the node-lambda route, or you can create a .zip file from Windows Explorer by selecting all the files you want to include in the .zip file, right-clicking on one of the selected files, and selecting Send To > `Compressed (zipped) folder'.

Answer 8 · 2017-03-25T15:45:11.000Z

I tried that method, I figured the CMD zipped it differently since the skill failed in testing. Thanks for clearing that up for me, I was wondering why I needed to zip from a CMD prompt when I could just zip up the files manually from the my desktop (what I usually do on GitHub, because of my newbness lol). But when it didn't work (I tried a bunch of times, first zipping all the files, next zipping different files I thought might be part of the project) I then figured I was zipping the wrong files, or including files that weren't supposed to be there since I keep get a skill failed error. All the files of the project on github are to be uploaded in the script console? *Can you take a screenshot or send a list of the files that are supposed to be in the zip I upload so I can check them against with I have here.* From what you said, it seems I am doing everything right.. but still getting a skill error when evoked. It makes me feel like I have zipped up the wrong files or something. Thanks again so much for your help, Drew

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On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Neal Stublen ***@***.***> wrote: I don't believe Windows has a zip command. You can try to go the node-lambda route, or you can create a .zip file from Windows Explorer by selecting all the files you want to include in the .zip file, right-clicking on one of the selected files, and selecting Send To > `Compressed (zipped) folder'. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#29 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AZa2Dl5m0UNKIS-knQhpXnhgkSyoEKBzks5rpQEZgaJpZM4Moa8W> .

Answer 9 · 2017-03-26T00:32:05.000Z

Hi Neal, Here's the files I'm seeing. I have tried zipping the entire folder, as well the JS folder, and various other cominations... which files should I be zipping? thanks again, hope you are having a good weekend, Drew

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On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Neal Stublen ***@***.***> wrote: I don't believe Windows has a zip command. You can try to go the node-lambda route, or you can create a .zip file from Windows Explorer by selecting all the files you want to include in the .zip file, right-clicking on one of the selected files, and selecting Send To > `Compressed (zipped) folder'. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#29 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AZa2Dl5m0UNKIS-knQhpXnhgkSyoEKBzks5rpQEZgaJpZM4Moa8W> .

Answer 10 · 2017-04-07T01:37:16.000Z

@drblankenstein did you ever get this figured out (what to zip)? Having similar issue

Answer 11 · 2017-06-06T20:02:00.000Z

I had the same issue. First, Windows doesn't have zip command (built-in) and unfortunately most AWS labs and instructions assume we all are using MAC. I resolved it by manually zipping (Windows -> Compress Zip Folder as mentioned above) all the content in js folder.

If you zip the JS folder itself, it won't work.

You have to go inside js folder, select all the files in js folder, rightclick and "send to compress zip folder". Upload the zip file.

Answer 12 · 2018-01-23T11:27:23.000Z

Thanks @thynn11 for helping!