OpenEuphoria

Re: Unzipping Win32Lib

• Posted by Andy Drummond <andy at ?estr?ltele.com> Nov 16, 2007
• 505 views

Greg Miller wrote:
> 
> Jason Gade wrote:
> > 
> > Greg Miller wrote:
> > > 
> > > c.k.lester wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Greg Miller wrote:
> > > > > c.k.lester wrote:
> > > > > > Greg Miller wrote:
> > > > > > > I downloaded Win32Lib to my XP machine, but when I try to unzip it
> > > > > > > I
> get</font></i>
> > > asked</font></i>
> > > > > > > for a password on file "advanc".  Is there a zip file problem, or
> > > > > > > can
> > someone</font></i>
> > > > > > > give me the password?
> > > > > > There shouldn't be a password. Try downloading it again. Maybe the
> > > > > > ZIP
> file</font></i>
> > > > > > got corrupted in the transfer.
> > > > > I've tried it 4 times, and a friend tried it as well.  Same results.
> > > > 
> > > > I just downloaded it from this URL:
> > > > 
> > > >     <a
> > > >     href="http://www.rapideuphoria.com/win32lib_0_70_1.zip">http://www.rapideuphoria.com/win32lib_0_70_1.zip</a>
> > > > 
> > > > and unzipped it successfully.
> > > > 
> > > > Is that where you got it from?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Yes.  I even clicked your link to download the file, to be sure.  Same
> > > problem.
> > 
> > I hate to say "works for me", but it does, using the link above and WinZIP
> > 8.0
> > on Windows 2000.
> > 
> > Which unzip are you using? I'll check and see if it works with XP's built-in
> > unzip...
> > 
> > Yeah, I got that to work as well on Windows XP with the built-in compressed
> > folder handler.
> > --
> > A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a
> > simple
> > system that works.
> > --John Gall's 15th law of Systemantics.
> > 
> > "Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
> > --C.A.R. Hoare
> > 
> > j.
> 
> I am using Windows XP's built-in unzipper.  
> A friend emailed me a version that unzipped, so I'll go with that.
> Thanks.

I had the same trouble. I tried unzipping with WinZip and it was fine.
It seems to be a problem with Win XP's own unzipping algorithm.
You can get WinZip easily enough...

AndyD