Archive multiple folders into one zip (Shell/Applescript)

Hi guys,
This is the third place I'm posting this question and I hope it's third time lucky.
How do I zip several folders from different locations into the one archive using the ditto command or Applescript?
Thanks,
Kuzey
Mac OS X (10.3.9)

This script does what you asked (plain vanilla AppleScript)
set theName to text returned of (display dialog "Enter a name for the new folder to be created, loaded and zipped on the desktop" default answer "ZipFldr" buttons {"Cancel", "Enter"} default button "Enter" with title "Zip Folders")
tell application "Finder" to make folder at desktop with properties {name:theName}
set FldrPath to ((path to desktop) as string) & theName
MoveFolders(theName)
tell application "Finder"
set name of (FldrPath as alias) to name of (FldrPath as alias) & ".zip"
end tell
to MoveFolders(newFolder)
set destination to (path to desktop as string) & newFolder
set More to true
repeat while More is true
set aFolder to (choose folder with prompt string "Choose a folder to be moved and zipped")
tell application "Finder" to move aFolder to destination
display dialog "Do you want to continue?" buttons {"That's All", "Get More Folders"} default button "Get More Folders"
if button returned of result is "That's All" then set More to false
end repeat
end MoveFolders

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