Do you mean call GetShortPathName before setting the value of the ZipFileName property? The path name and file name that the user reported did not exceed the max. 255 characters. BTW, since I use WideString as much as I can in the program, the path name is converted from WideString to string before assigning to the property TZipMaster.ZipFileName, using the routines in the TNT Controls package, I'm not sure is there error in the conversion.... Best Regards, Edwin http://www.innovationgear.com MindVisualizer -- Productive Visual Mind Mapping Software 2007-07-11 Sender£º James Turner Sent£º 2007-07-09 19:16:49 Recipient£º delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx CC£º Subject£º [delphizip] Re: error when reading a zip file in another PC It's just a guess, but perhaps using the short filename would help. This can be found using the API function GetShortPathName. On some versions of Windows, it can be found from the property sheet. -- James Turner RPeters wrote: > I would say it is quite likely. > My understanding is that the UNC 'share name' still follows the old > restricted character rules - if I am wrong I will quite a bit of code to > adapt. > > I doubt that 1.79 (or earlier) is very friendly with MBCS characters either. > If you are using 1.79 you could have it generate a log file (put an > appropriate ini file in the same folder as the dll). > - Russell Peters > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: delphizip-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:delphizip- > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edwin > > Sent: Monday, 9 July 2007 6:54 PM > > To: delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [delphizip] error when reading a zip file in another PC > > > > Dear sir/Madam, > > > > Error when reading a zip file which is located in another PC and the > > UNI path reads like \\pc1\folder1\my_file.zip, where folder1 contains > > Chinese characters. This error is reported by one of my users and I > > cannot reproduce this error in my office. Any tips would be > > appreciated. > > > > BTW, Is the archive of this list available? > > -------------- > > Best Regards, > > Edwin > > http://www.innovationgear.com > > MindVisualizer -- Productive Visual Mind Mapping Software > > 2007-07-09 > > > > ----------- > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty e-mail > > message to: > > delphizip-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > and put the word unsubscribe in the subject. > > > > __________ NOD32 2384 (20070708) Information __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > ----------- > To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty e-mail > message to: > delphizip-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and put the word unsubscribe in the subject. > > ----------- To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty e-mail message to: delphizip-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word unsubscribe in the subject. ----------- To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty e-mail message to: delphizip-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word unsubscribe in the subject.