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I have the Q-Emulator version of Unzip, I have a zip file q.zip, I have q.zip in the same directory as unzip and have attached to MDV1_,

So I do EW MDV1_unzip;'-x q'. and no matter what I do UNZIP says Not found.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Bill

-x does not extracts files from archive - it eXcludes files from extracting

Use: EX mdv1_unzip to see the help screen

To extract:
DATA_USE win2_ : REM set the device/directory to extract to
EX mdv1_unzip -d; "mdv1_q_zip" : REM extract to the data directory

Andrew wrote:-x does not extracts files from archive - it eXcludes files from extracting

Use: EX mdv1_unzip to see the help screen

To extract:
DATA_USE win2_ : REM set the device/directory to extract to
EX mdv1_unzip -d; "mdv1_q_zip" : REM extract to the data directory

Hi,

Infounzip does not have a -d option.

The command string which is the zip filename and any commad switches, should come after the the unzip executable, with a semi-comma delimiter.

Your example should be:

EX mdv1_unzip;"mdv1_q_zip"

Also the output of the unzip prgramme can be sent to a specific channel, by inserting a valid channel number after the executable file name, for example:

EX mdv1_unzip,#1;"mdv1_q_zip"

Will sent the unzip output to channel #1

Also if you want to see the unzip help file do:

EX mdv1_unzip,#1

or open a channel to a file and spool the help file to the file. Close file channel and you have the help screen as a file.

If you use the -x option, it can take a list of zip files.

Thanks Derek!

That worked!

Hi,

I made a slight error in my previous post.

The -d option allows definition of the extract device.

So to extract a zip file to ram1_ using QL SCReen channel as the console output would be:

EX mdv1_unzip,#1;"-dram1_ mdv1_q_zip"

There does not require a space in the command option for -d but it seems the -dram1_ and -d ram1_ are the same. Just a matter of taste I suppose.

This is how ACP (Archive Control Panel) works, it defines the extract directory by selecting it in the ACP extract window and passes the directory with the -d option.

ACP requires the Extended Environment to be installed, I have this working with:

PTR_GEN v1.71
WMAN v1.53
HOT_REXT v2.28
QPAC2 v1.39

I have FIleinfo2 installed on Q-Emulator, which allows execution of the ZIP file and loads up ACP to examine or extract the ZIP file.