What are the access rights? Is it possible that an attempt is being made to open the file with read/write access but only read access is permitted. -- James Turner Edwin wrote: > the the path and file name dose not contain any invalid characters, the file > can be opened in the local PC. Maybe it's related to networked access. > > > > Best Regards, > Edwin > http://www.innovationgear.com > MindVisualizer -- Productive Visual Mind Mapping Software > 2007-07-12 > > > > Sender£º RPeters > Sent£º 2007-07-11 19:14:21 > Recipient£º delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC£º > Subject£º [delphizip] Re: error when reading a zip file in another PC > > The big problem may be what it does with characters that will not (or > cannot) convert - often these result in an invalid character as far as = > paths > or filenames are concerned. > > A reasonably easy test is to call FindFirst and check the Windows error > (probably bad filespec - I cannot recall the exact error codes at the > moment). > > - Russell Peters > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: delphizip-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:delphizip- >> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edwin >> Sent: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 7:47 PM >> To: delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [delphizip] Re: error when reading a zip file in another PC >> =20 >> Thanks for your info James. >> I use Tntsystem.WideStringToStringEx(str, DefaultSystemCodePage) to do >> the conversion, it internally calls WideCharToMultiByte. Not sure = >> > where > >> the problem comes from, Tntsystem.WideStringToStringEx works well >> elsewhere so far............. >> =20 >> =20 >> =20 >> =20 >> Best Regards, >> Edwin >> http://www.innovationgear.com >> MindVisualizer -- Productive Visual Mind Mapping Software >> 2007-07-11 >> =20 >> =20 >> =20 >> Sender=A3=BA James Turner >> Sent=A3=BA 2007-07-11 17:32:40 >> Recipient=A3=BA delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> CC=A3=BA >> Subject=A3=BA [delphizip] Re: error when reading a zip file in another = >> > PC > >> =20 >> Using the short filename **might** work since it probably has only >> ascii >> characters (never checked this). >> =20 >> Are you using standard Delphi conversions or working with >> MultibyteToWideChar and WideCharToMultibyte directly? >> =20 >> If you use the style ES_OEMCONVERT in any editboxes, this might >> generate >> a conversion problem (never studied this). >> =20 >> -- James Turner >> =20 >> Edwin wrote: >> > 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=A3=BA James Turner >> > Sent=A3=BA 2007-07-09 19:16:49 >> > Recipient=A3=BA delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > CC=A3=BA >> > Subject=A3=BA [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. >> > >> > >> ----------- >> To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty e-mail >> message to: >> delphizip-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> and put the word unsubscribe in the subject. >> =20 >> =20 >> ----------- >> To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty e-mail >> message to: >> delphizip-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> and put the word unsubscribe in the subject. >> =20 >> __________ NOD32 2392 (20070711) Information __________ >> =20 >> 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.