[delphizip] Re: Zipping using XP CD-R support fails
- From: "Russell Peters" <russellpeters@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 08:14:36 +1000
I too don't know how to convert ZipMaster to an OCX (and no time to look
into it at the moment).
You should try the new dll (should be compatible) I just made - it might
correct the problem (earlier dlls may not handle temporary directories
properly)
the file is ZipDLL1705.zip
http://www.users.bigpond.com/russellpeters/Files/ZipDll1705.zip
- Russell Peters
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrus" <eetasoft@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 5:39 PM
Subject: [delphizip] Re: Zipping using XP CD-R support fails
>
> Russell Peters,
>
> thank you for reply.
>
> > Your problem may be the choice of destination for the temporary file
> (later
> > versions have a TempDir property)
>
> I set always .TempDir to windows temporary directory in my code. So it
> seems than the problem is not there.
>
> > I know I have made spanned archives on A drive with XP (but only with
> recent
> > versions).
>
> Backup to drive A: works OK in one of XP desktop computer. If works very
> slowly to A: Last 20% takes
> 30 minutes or more. It did not work to A: in one XP HP omnibook notebook
> which is not avalable for testing now. I own also this type notebook and
it
> is possible to insrtall XP to it to try to reproduce this (currenty it as
> W2K). However, I'm concentrating to CD-R zipping problem.
>
> When I set the property .AddDiskSpan = .t. when zipping to CD-R disk,
> the error is a bit different :
>
> .FullErrCode : 0x00000000
> .ErrCode : 0x00002B01
> .Message : Creation of output file failed
>
> > What version is your ZipMaster ?
>
> I'm using ZipMaster through free ActiveX wrapper (ocx file, no source
code)
> available in my website www.eetasoft.ee/zipmaster.htm Zipmaster OCX
> author, PC Magazine editor wrote that he can give out his source code.
> Unfortunately, I havent got responses for my latest emails to him. It was
> some years ago when Chris was alive. I downloaded zipmaster ocx from
German
> PC Magazine web site. Resource hacker was used to change this ocx messages
> to english.
>
> Its .VersionInfo property returns 1.52 M
>
> I cannot use later versions since I don't have Delphi, I don't have
> knowledge how to use Delphi (I'm a FoxPro programmer) and don't know how
to
> make ocx file from ZipMaster.
>
> > Some of the changes I plan to make to ZipDll would probably help remove
> this
> > problem (if destination is CD (or Removable?), ensure internal temporary
> > directory is not destination (make it Window - temp) and force make
> > temporary file.
>
> Since I set .TempDir property always so I'm not sure this solves the
> problem.
> I tried to use the dll files from newdll.zip .
> Zip creation causes errors like file not matched *.dbf for all my
> .FSpecArgs patterns and no zip file is produced.
>
> Must I try to use your newest dll files ?
> Can you remove Easy CD Creator and try XP CD-R support (Easy CD creator is
> not required for XP) ?
>
> Andrus Moor
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrus" <eetasoft@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 8:52 PM
> > Subject: [delphizip]
> >
> >
> > >
> > > If belive that if I set .AddDiskSpan property to true, then the
> > zipmaster
> > > makes temporary file and copies it
> > > to a CD.
> > > In this case, the problem does to appear, isn't it ?
> > > However, If I remember properly, the problem occurs in this case also.
> > > I will re-check using .AddDiskSpan to wirte to CD-RW if I can find a
XP
> > > computer.
> > >
> > > Also, I have found that the same error occurs if I try to write to
> floppy
> > > A: from XP using .AddDiskSpan .
> > >
> > > Andrus Moor
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Russell Peters
> > > To: delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 12:21 AM
> > > Subject: [delphizip] Re: Cannot zip to Cd-RW in XP
> > >
> > >
> > > As writing a zip file requires random access (rewrites early data
> > structures
> > > and setting) unless you make temporary and then copy the full file
> writing
> > > to cd (successfully) is unlikely though some cd writers will cache it
> > before
> > > writing it. I have plans to make a newer version do it this way.
> > > I will try to have a look a the wrapper you use to see what can be
done.
> > > - Russell Peters
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Andrus" <eetasoft@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 3:00 AM
> > > Subject: [delphizip] Cannot zip to Cd-RW in XP
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I have encountered a big problem using zipmaster in Windows XP to
Zip
> to
> > > RW
> > > > CD .
> > > >
> > > > Zipping to C: disk works OK. Zipping to CD-RW under Windows 98 using
> > > Adaptec
> > > > DirectCD also works OK.
> > > >
> > > > If I try to zip into RW CD under Windows XP using XP native CD-RW
> > support,
> > > I
> > > > got the following error:
> > > >
> > > > .FullErrCode : 0x000F020F
> > > > .ErrCode : 0x0000000F
> > > > .Message : Error creating file.
> > > >
> > > > Is it possible to use zipmaster under XP to write toi CD-RW ? Can
you
> > > > recommend me a free ActiveX control or standard DLL files which I
can
> > use
> > > to
> > > > call zipmaster ?
> > > >
> > > > I use a free ActiveX wrapper for calling DelZip from FoxPro . So I
> > cannot
> > > > use latest DelZip version.
> > > >
> > > > My free zipmaster wrapper code is at
> > > >
> > > > http://www.eetasoft.ee/zipmaster.htm
> > > >
> > > > Andrus
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