makeZip only supports Drag & Drop. Files and Folders must be dropped onto the makeZip window.
Also a ZIP file can be created with a right mouse click on any folder.
self-extracting ZIP archives (.EXE files)
makeZip supports selfextracting archives. That means that you don't need an Unzip program to unzip the archive.
ZIP to EXE
You can create a selfextracting EXE file from a ZIP file by doing a right mouse click onto a ZIP file in the Explorer and selecting ZIP -> EXE.
Command line arguments for selfextracting archives
The following command line arguments are supported:
-o: overwrite files without any warnings
-n: don't display a dialog to
specify destination directory
-d: Extract to
Example:
SomeArchive.exe -n -o -dC:/Tools