Due to a number of constraints that I won't get into, I have to create a self-extracting ZIP archive on a linux box. The resulting archive should be executable on Windows only. Is this at all possible? If so, what tools would do the job? Background: when the user downloads a setup package from my linux box, I need that setup package to...
Why is it that zip files now come with a 0 length file associated with every folder? So now instead of being able to unzip the file, it's impossible to work with them any longer? Like, I downloaded this file: http://www.filamentgroup.com/examples/menus/fg-menu.zip And it's got a fg-menu folder and a 0 length file called fg-menu. So when ...
I have a simple batch file as seen below that should extract a zip file to the root of E:. The zip file is valid and I can run the batch file from the command line just fine. Instead of completing the task, it continues to inform me that the Status is "Running". The problem is, it is not running and the file never gets unzipped. Th...
Can I create Windows XP's Compressed (Zipped) Folder using Delphi? ...
Hello, I have a large cluster of files that I'm trying to pack into a single self-extracting executable and have so far been able to accomplish this with both Installshield 10.5 and Winzip Self-Extractor 4.0, however I cannot get the icon to appear for the final .exe file (right now, windows default white window/blue title icon is being...
Is there a 7zip or winzip command to use so that the compression avoids thumbs.db files? ...
Given that I have a zip file called archive.zip that contains a file called customerData, how can I programmatically check the date of the file inside archive.zip? I'm using the command-line Winzip utility wzunzip, but I wouldn't object to possibly using something else. I'm writing a .net application that will periodically read data fr...
Hi, I have a zipx file that is using compression method 2048. I know that the ZIPX format uses one of four compression methods (LZMA, BZIP2, PPMd, WavPack). The compression method number associated with each of these methods is: LZMA (14) BZIP2 (12) PPMd (98) WavPack (97) Does someone understand what compression method 2048 stand...
I have to create a WinZip compatible zip file from a PHP application on a linux box, and it must use AES 256 encryption. I have found a few solutions for PHP on Windows, but they don't help me! A PHP package would be great, but if I need to, I can always have my PHP code run exec() or something to run a linux command line utility. Any s...