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I am trying to create a xamarin XPKG for component submission as described here.

In Xamarin components store, Xamarin has provided a link to download .exe file for creating the Xamarin package which has to be extracted.

But, for some reason, I am unable to extract that file after downloading. It is not a zip file. What am I doing wrong?

Demitrian
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Oooha
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  • I just tried downloading the file on OS X, and it is `.zip` container. Are you possibly running on Windows? Also, are you certain that the file extensions in your OS is simply not hidden? Lastly, what happens if you add the `.zip` extension yourself? – Demitrian Jan 02 '17 at 10:40
  • @Demitrian I am running it on windows.Also I am pretty sure that file extensions are not hidden.other zip files are showing .zip extension.I do not quite understand .add the .zip extension yourself? – Oooha Jan 02 '17 at 10:45
  • Just rename the file and add `.zip` to the end of the filename. What happens then? – Demitrian Jan 02 '17 at 10:46
  • @Demitrian yeah.thanks.It's working.I got the xamarin-component.exe.what should I do next?when I have pressed the .exe file it is just appears and disappears. – Oooha Jan 02 '17 at 10:52
  • Good to know. Just follow the steps as mentioned in the [guide](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/advanced/submitting_components/component_submission_quickstart/). Good luck :) – Demitrian Jan 02 '17 at 10:54

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The issue was that the proper file extension wasn't added when downloading the archive to Windows. The solution is to simply re-name the file and add .zip at the end.

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