Questions tagged [winzip]

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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Unable unzip file with the correct password

Before i used command "zip -eq file.zip /folder" to zip my folder with the password. Now I unzip the file with the correct password but always show "Wrong password". I also tried to use PassFab to check but strange. It note my zip file is…
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WinZip command line sync vs async

I am using WinZip 25 enterprise to zip a folder using AES 256 bit encryption. The command used is $PathToWinZipExe = "C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZZIP.EXE" $ZipPassword = "somethingLongToFitCriteria" $sourceDir ="C:\MyFolder" $sourceDir…
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What's the Zip Strong Encryption Specification/SecureZip key derivation function?

In the (PK)ZIP specification at https://pkware.cachefly.net/webdocs/casestudies/APPNOTE.TXT, specifically in the Strong Encryption Specification (SES) section, there is a line on deriving a key from a password: MasterSessionKey =…
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How to uncompressed .Z files in R with winzip

I am new to R and have not been able to find anything in particular to uncompress a .z file in R. I have a file *.z that I would like to uncompress and read into R. Ideally, I would like to delete the extracted file, once its loaded into R (maintain…
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I am trying to use ffmpeg to separate audio from video, but after downloading the ffmpeg build I cannot seem to activate it in Power Shell

Ok, look y'all, I am NOT an aspiring programmer. I'm simply trying to separate audio from video of a youtube video I downloaded. What I've done: Downloaded YT vid using 4k video Downloader I downloaded ffmpeg build from…
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Unable to drag drop to ZIP

I'm trying to drag txt and png files to one of the zip folders I have on my desktop but it doesn't work. Can easily drag these files to a regular folder though.Windows 10. Please help.
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WZZIP create zip file excluding 2 folder + subfolders

I have both winzip and the command line addon installed and I am trying to write a .bat file to zip up a certain folder on one of my drives. What I would like is create a zip from a folder but I need to exclude 2 folders (with subfolders) from the…
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Is there any difference between ZIP files?

I created a ZIP file by using Windows compress and then I created another ZIP file by using WinRAR. In my output I have two different set of output! List of folders do not appear in the ZIP file generated by Windows, but I have a list of folders as…
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Catch wzzip return codes in PowerShell

I currently have a PowerShell script that zips items that aren't already in a specified folder. I need my script to return wzzip's error codes if one is thrown, so I can handle it in the rest of my script. I've provided a bit of my script…
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How to detect if WinZip file is licensed or not using Java or JavaScript?

I'm trying to design one tool using java which detects WinZip file is licensed or not. I have tried this: File file = new File("C:/D/tst/myfile.zip"); isValidZip(file); public static boolean isValidZip(File file) { ZipFile zipfile = null; …
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SQL Server Job Using WinZip Command Line

I have a SQL Server 2008 Job that backs up a database, then zips that backup and moves the zipped file. My job runs fine until it gets to the step that calls WinZip, which executes: c:\program files (x86)\winzip v19.5\winzip32.exe -m…
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Combining a self-extracting zip with batch instructions in a single exe?

The title is in reference to WinZip's Self-Extracting EXE function and also a program called Batch-to-Exe which converts batch files into an exe file. Would it be possible to combine both things, such that I have a self extracting exe that does…
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Binary digits compression

I need to build a large program as a project for school and I've been thinking about a file compression like winzip/winrar. I read about types of algorithms and their examples but the problem is that all the examples are presenting the…
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WinZip Command Line File Release

I'm using WZUNZIP.exe to unzip a file in a batch mode, but often it would not release the zip file after it's done, causing the program hang or not to run the next scheduled time. Is there any "exit" or "quit" commands that I can insert after the…
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Zip Files in Subfolders Using WinZip

When I use the shell command line to use winzip the variable r and q that return the path and file name doesn't recognize as a string when using the command line in vba. Also what code would i Need to skip any zip files that are already in the…
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