zlib question ...

[Peter]

Hi,

Not sure if this is a proper ng to post this question.

Is here anybody who has used zlib? I downloaded 1.2.1 of zlib from
www.gzip.org/zlib (for windows 98/nt/2000/xp), and used it in my program to
zip/unzip files. When I use the zipper class in zlib to zip a folder, I got
a zip file with the SAME SIZE of zip file created (on the same folder) with
the 'ZipTest' program downloaded from the site. But the problem is that the
zip file created with my program can't be opened by WinZip - it showed the
empty dialog, and 'Extract' 'View' and 'Checkout' button in the dialog are
disabled; while the one created by 'ZipTest' can be opened (and extracted)
by WinZip.

Anybody got idea what's wrong with my zip file?

Thanks,
Peter

 

[Jack Klein]

Hi,

Not sure if this is a proper ng to post this question.

Is here anybody who has used zlib? I downloaded 1.2.1 of zlib from
www.gzip.org/zlib (for windows 98/nt/2000/xp), and used it in my program to
zip/unzip files. When I use the zipper class in zlib to zip a folder, I got
a zip file with the SAME SIZE of zip file created (on the same folder) with
the 'ZipTest' program downloaded from the site. But the problem is that the
zip file created with my program can't be opened by WinZip - it showed the
empty dialog, and 'Extract' 'View' and 'Checkout' button in the dialog are
disabled; while the one created by 'ZipTest' can be opened (and extracted)
by WinZip.

Anybody got idea what's wrong with my zip file?

Thanks,
Peter

Yes, there's a bug in your code on line 42.

 

[red floyd]

[redacted]
Yes, there's a bug in your code on line 42.

Nah. I think it's on 47.

 

[Somebody]

When I use the zipper class in zlib to zip a folder, I got
a zip file with the SAME SIZE of zip file created (on the same folder) with
the 'ZipTest' program downloaded from the site.

I can't find any "zipper" class in zlib, nor can I find ZipTest.

But the problem is that the
zip file created with my program can't be opened by WinZip - it showed the
empty dialog, and 'Extract' 'View' and 'Checkout' button in the dialog are
disabled; while the one created by 'ZipTest' can be opened (and extracted)
by WinZip.

zlib only implements the zip inflate and deflate algorithms, not zip
file archives. To make actual zip files, look at the code in
contrib/minizip.

 

[Bob Hairgrove]

Hi,

Not sure if this is a proper ng to post this question.

No ... try comp.compression instead.