[delphizip] Re: Problem Latest ZipBuilder
- From: "Russell Peters" <russellpeters@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 07:49:04 +1100
That's how I knew I had to stop - could not even understand simple things!
- Russell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Aelbrecht" <Roger.Aelbrecht@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 4:51 AM
Subject: [delphizip] Re: Problem Latest ZipBuilder
>
> Russell Peters wrote:
> > Only thought of it this morning - the last name you find might not
> > even be part of the set as it will find all filename.z* so it may
> > find filename.zip after filename.z02.
> > Even worse is the case where you overwrite one set with a smaller set
> > (replace file.z00 - file.z11 with file.z00 - file.z10) - but I think
> > that may require some judgement from the user (or request last disk
> > number?). These are probably some of the reasons it was decided to
> > use their own naming scheme.
> > I think if we stick to finding the file with the highest ext number
> > it will be workable.
>
> Russell,
> Sorry to read your ill, but want to reply to this last one.
> In the case of the z* files the .zip file is the last one
> first file is z01, 2nd z02 etc.; but last File is .zip
> Think They had the same problems as we had.
>
>
> > Russell Peters
> > http://www.users.bigpond.com/russellpeters/delphizip.html
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Roger Aelbrecht" <Roger.Aelbrecht@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 4:27 AM
> > Subject: [delphizip] Re: Problem Latest ZipBuilder
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Need to check,
> >> It seemed to me that the FindFirst, FindNext returned the files
> >> sorted but could find any spec about that.
> >> But will adapt to more secure scheme of keeping the highest number as
> >> the last disk.
> >>
> >>
> >> Roger Aelbrecht
> >> http://web.wanadoo.be/driehoeksw
> >>
> >> Russell Peters wrote:
> >>> Been copying changes to ZipMaster and noted that you seem to take
> >>> the last name found as the last disk - unfortunately I don't think
> >>> that is reliable, as the last disk may not be the last disk found
> >>> after moving, copying or sorting files (or directories). I think
> >>> the only reliable way will be to extract the number from each file
> >>> extension and keep the highest. Russell Peters
> >>> http://www.users.bigpond.com/russellpeters/delphizip.html
>
>
>
> --
> Roger Aelbrecht
> http://web.wanadoo.be/driehoeksw
>
>
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