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.
Questions tagged [winzip]
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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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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…

Glen Low
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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?
Dealinger
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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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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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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 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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Create password-protected zip file
I have to zip all the files in a folder and make it password protected.
I googled and found one solution which uses the inbuilt functionality of Windows. The code goes like below:
folder1 = "F:\WLMS_TEAM\TOUHID\Script"
zipfile =…

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