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WinZip is a shareware file archiver and compressor for Windows, OS X, iOS and Android developed by WinZip Computing. By default, WinZip creates archives in Zip file format but also has various levels of support for other archive formats.

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Unzip files (7-zip) via cmd command

I try to unzip a file via CMD. So I install WinZip (and its plugin to cmd), WinRAR, and 7-zip. But when I try to execute a command via the CMD: 7z e myzip.zip It gives the next error: 7z is not recognized as an internal or external command In…
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Importing zipped files in Mysql using command line

Importing zipped files in Mysql using CMD What is the right syntax to import sql zipped files into mysql using cmd ? I am doing the following xz < backup.sql.gz | mysql -u root test But always getting the following error
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Compressing a folder with many duplicated files

I have a pretty big folder (~10GB) that contains many duplicated files throughout it's directory tree. Many of these files are duplicated up 10 times. The duplicated files don't reside side by side, but within different sub-directories. How can I…
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zip command not working

I am trying to zip a file using shell script command. I am using following command: zip ./test/step1.zip $FILES where $FILES contain all the input files. But I am getting a warning as follows zip warning: name not matched: myfile.dat and one…
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Creating Compressed (Zipped) Folder using Delphi

Can I create Windows XP's Compressed (Zipped) Folder using Delphi?
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Correctly decoding zip entry file names -- CP437, UTF-8 or?

I recently wrote a zip file I/O library called zipzap, but I'm struggling with correctly decoding zip entry file names from arbitrary zip files. Now, the PKWARE spec states: D.1 The ZIP format has historically supported only the original IBM PC…
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Creating a self-extracting zip archive on a linux box

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?…
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ZipFile is throwing error but ZipInputStream is able to decompress the archive

I am experiencing a strange behavior with java.util.zip.* I have a zip file and upon decompressing follwing tihngs happen ZipFile zipfile = new ZipFile(file, ZipFile.OPEN_READ); This is exaxt error message java.util.zip.ZipException: error in…
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How can I create a WinZip compatible AES-256 encrypted zip file from PHP on Linux?

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…
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How to find the compression level of a zip file?

I would like to know how to find the compression level of a zip file. Zip files made by 7z and winzip have different ratings for levels, so i would like to map few of them to their corresponding level in the other tool. Store level or level 0 for…
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How to extract WinZip Self-Extracting exe in silent mode

I have create a exe file using WinZip Self-Extractor. It extracts the file in UI mode, that is while dobule click the setup a new window opened that shows unzipping setupname.exe. I need to extract the same exe in silent mode which should not show…
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Batch file - Need an Alternative to 7-zip - cannot move

Please see updated answer below Windows Batch files. I absolutely love 7-Zip and works great, but like WinZip's ability to move and timestamp files. However, WinZip's (command-line interface) has limitations for the size of files and the quantity…
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Trying to execute self extracting zip file silently in command line

I have these self extracting zip files that I'm trying to extract on 2008/7 machines remotely. But they are coming in a way of .exe and it require user to double click and choose the extractions location. On WinZip support site they saying to use…
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How to decompress an AES-256 encrypted Zip file?

I am looking for a compression library to use in iPhone application supports decompressing AES 256-bit archives built in Winzip compression utility. Thanks.
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How to avoid thumbs.db files in compression

Is there a 7zip or winzip command to use so that the compression avoids thumbs.db files?
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