@echo off
@setlocal

REM compress_rar.bat

REM This compresses files in a folder specified by the user individually or in a single
REM archive in *.rar format (WinRAR's default). REM Subfolders are not included, but 
REM can be added by adding the -r switch to the command (i.e. rar a -r %%~ni %%i)
REM Note: files with the same name but with different extentions will be in the same archive

REM Specify the folder to compress below:


REM -------------------------------- Folder to compress---------------------------------
set dir=C:\folder_to_compress\
REM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

REM change to directory
cd %dir%

REM Path to WinRAR executable in Program Files
set path="C:\Program Files\WinRAR\";%path%

REM Replace space in hour with zero if it's less than 10
SET hr=%time:~0,2%
IF %hr% lss 10 SET hr=0%hr:~1,1%

REM This sets the date like this: mm-dd-yr-hrminsecs1/100secs
Set TODAY=%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%-%date:~10,4%-%hr%%time:~3,2%%time:~6,2%%time:~9,2%


echo.
echo All files in %dir% to be compressed
echo.

ECHO Select to compress files individually (i) or in one archive (s)
set /P PROFILE=Use lowercase! (i=individually, s=one archive):
if "%PROFILE%"=="i" goto indiv
if "%PROFILE%"=="s" goto onearc


:indiv
echo.
echo.
FOR %%i IN (*.*) do (
rar a "%%~ni" "%%i"
)

goto eof

:onearc
echo.
echo.
echo Today's date and time will be added to the base filename
set /P name=Enter base filename for archive:
rar a "%name%_%today%" 

:eof

echo.
echo "Task Completed"
echo.

@pause