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Re: Password protected Win32lib zip file?

• Posted by CChris <christian.cuvier at agricul?ure.gou?.fr> Dec 07, 2007
• 513 views

Bernie Ryan wrote:
> 
> CChris wrote:
> > 
> > <snipped/>
> > > What you say is correct. But have you selected File - Extract All and
> > > tried
> > > to
> > > extract all files? They would normally go into a folder so you don't get
> > > all
> > > the extracted files on your desktop, but if I try that it won't extract.
> > > You CAN see all the files & folders, but not extract them all.
> > 
> > I managed reproducing the problem:
> > * using regular explorer.exe, which I never do;
> > * using the compressed folders feature, which I never do;
> > * using the compressed folders assistant for extraction, which I wasn't
> > aware
> > of.
> > 
> > You can still extract the folder tree by drag and dropping it into your
> > folder
> > of choice.
> > 
> > My advice: just disregard the buggy assistant, and drag'n drop the whole
> > contents
> > of the compressed folder to wherever it should extract to.
> > CChris
> 
> Why I are you requiring all this chatter and complication.
> 
> For years users have been submitting code that was Zipped without
> problems.
> 
> Just zip the programs with a standard zip program.
> 
> Use PKZIP if you can't find a free one that zips properly.
> 
> You have wasted a lot of time for no good purpose.
>  
> Bernie
> 
> My files in archive:
> WMOTOR, XMOTOR, W32ENGIN, MIXEDLIB, EU_ENGIN, WIN32ERU, WIN32API 
> 
> Can be downloaded here:
> <a
> href="http://www.rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/asearch.exu?dos=on&win=on&lnx=on&gen=on&keywords=bernie+ryan">http://www.rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/asearch.exu?dos=on&win=on&lnx=on&gen=on&keywords=bernie+ryan</a>

Most users have a bug free handler for zip files and never got into trouble.
Feel free not to read posts you don't feel concerned by. That's what I do anyway.

CChris