I was looking for a simple and small freeware ActiveX component for ZIP archive.   And behold, here it is:   http://www.xstandard.com/en/documentation/xzip/ HERE IS MY UDF (look also to attachment): #include-once #Tidy_Parameters=/sort_funcs /reel ; #AutoIt3Wrapper_Run_Debug_Mode=Y OnAutoItExitRegister("_XZIP_Shutdown") ; in case the script exit without calling _XZIP_Shutdown() #Region XZIP Include #include-once #include <MsgBoxC