[delphizip] Re: Why do I have to close Delphi to unpack ZipMaster?

  • From: "R.Peters" <russellpeters@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:47:49 +1000

I uploaded a zipped version without the installer form manual installation.
Most development is done without installing it or, more accurately, 
without installing the new version but you need to be careful of which 
files it 'finds' particularly the include files.

Hopefully I have not missed any files.
- Russell Peters

James Turner wrote:
>> The reason it wants Delphi closed is because it cannot change files
>> while Delphi is using them,
>>     
>
> This is precisely why I aborted out - I don't want my Delphi installation 
> changed in any way whatsoever.
>
> I presume it's possible to simply compile and register the TZipmaster 
> component manually but in any case, as a non-visual component, there is no 
> reason to even place it on the component palette. I'm using an ancient 
> version without it being registered without difficulties. I do vaguely 
> recall that the old package had some demo components that were placed on the 
> component palette, but I have no need for any such items. I simply need to 
> build a function that takes a directory and creates a zip file. I would use 
> my current version except that it will fail if empty directories are 
> encountered.
>
> -- James Turner 
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