Hello everybody,
I want to create zip archive from all files in the current folder. Here is the code from my .desktop file:

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=all/all;
Name=Android_Developer
Actions=Create_updateZIP;
X-KDE-Submenu=Compress
X-KDE-Submenu=Android Developer
X-KDE-StartupNotify=false
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel
Icon=ark

[Desktop Action Create_updateZIP]
Name=Create update.zip file
Exec=zip -r9 update.zip %F
Icon=ark


It gives me an update.zip file as a result but... for example:
If I have opened "/home/user/Desktop/WorkingFolder" in Dolphin where is located 1 file - "a.txt", and I run my script there
it gives me the file compressed but the result zip file is placed in "/home/user" and inside the zip you can see that structure "/home/user/Desktop/WorkingFolder/a.txt".

I would like to have "update.zip" file placed to "/home/user/Desktop/WorkingFolder" with "a.txt" file inside only.

Any idea how to do it?

for the file name stripped of the path:

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Exec=zip -r9 --junk-paths update.zip %F

per the man page: --junk-paths stores just the name of a saved file

for all of what you want:

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Exec=(cd %d && zip -r9 --junk-paths update.zip  %F)

got this from the CompressIT.desktop file found in my ServiceMenus folder

ps - not tested

I will test and let you know

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It is already checked. It doesn't work.

To fix this you'll need to create a wrapper script which first changes into the desired directory (I recommend the "dirname" command to find this out) then invokes zip as desired.

I tried to use this

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[Desktop Action Create_updateZIP]

Name=Create update.zip file

Exec=cd dirname %f  >> ~/Desktop/log.txt; zip -r9 update.zip %F

Icon=ark


but the result in log.txt is /home/user

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okay, I solved my problem by using absolut path:

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[Desktop Action Create_updateZIP]

Name=Create update.zip file

Exec=cd ~/Desktop/working_folder; zip -r9 update.zip %F; kdialog --title="Create update.zip file" --msgbox "Ready! File saved to ~/Desktop/working_folder/update.zip"

Icon=ark


... but it would be nice to know how to create an update.zip file by using the relative (current folder) path.

As far as I am aware, the Exec= line doesn't support bash/shell style statements. Hence why you need to place them all in a separate script stored elsewhere, and have the service menu execute that script instead.