How to deploy a *.zip application?

[japijap]

I need some help to deploy an application in *.zip format. The application doesn't need an installation, it only needs to be extract to a certain folder.

 

How can I do that using SCCM 2012?

[Peter van der Woude]

It can be done, as long as it can be extracted by a command line.

[japijap]

Hi Peter,

 

thanks for your help again.

 

How can I extract a zip via a command line and ceate a desktopn icon at the same time?

[Peter van der Woude]

If it's not a self-extracting zip file you might need third party tooling for that... Another option might be to first extract the files and use ConfigMgr to just copy the files to the right location.

[japijap]

I guess I need a task sequence to copy the files to a certain location. How can I do that? Thanks for your patience...

[Peter van der Woude]

You don't need a Task Sequence to copy files, it can also be done with just an old school package.

[Peter33]

You can also extract the zip files with a short powershell script.

 

 

$Path = Split-Path $script:MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path

Set-Location $Path

$unzipPath = "C:\Program Files"

$zipFile = Join-Path -Path $Path -ChildPath "your.zip"

$shell = New-Object –ComObject Shell.Application

$zip = $shell.Namespace($zipFile)

$dest = $shell.Namespace($unzipPath)

$dest.CopyHere($zip.items(),0x14)