Hi Russell, Thank very much for the info! So it seems that I should use *EncodeAs := zeoUPATH* instead, so that all international path names can be saved safely; And I should use *Encoding := zeoAuto*, letting Zipmaster to detect the encoding itself. What do you think? On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 2:55 AM, R Peters <rpeters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 1. UseUTF8 changes how the component handles/interprets ZMStrings - if true > it assumes these strings are UTF8 encoded so can handle international > characters. > 2. EncodeAs := zeoUTF8 forces entry names to be written in a zip file as > UTF8, the default zeoAuto will store them using which ever way is more > reasonable but in either case international characters will be retained as > they will with zeoUPath. > > The difference between zeoUTF8 and zeoUPath is that with the former the > actual entry name itself is converted to UTF8 which may cause problems when > read by older programs, zeoUPath will provide a 'safe' (ASCII) entry name > and store the proper name as UTF8 in the extra data (takes more space but > can be handled by old programs). > > 3. Encoding specifies how to interpret entry names in a zip file - rarely > will have you have to override it's automatic detection. > > I hope this helps. > Russell Peters > > On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 3:31 AM, Edwin Yip <edwin.yip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >wrote: > > > Hi, > > I'm confused by the following 3 properties related to the encoding in > > TZipMaster19, anybody care to elaborated on them a bit? > > And the following are also the values I set, hoping this new version can > > handle *all *international characters in the file name well. > > > > Thanks! > > > > 1. UseUTF8 := True; > > 2. EncodeAs := zeoUTF8; > > 3. Encoding := zeoUTF8; > > > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > > Edwin Yip > > > > Mind Mapping is as Effortless as Typing > > http://www.InnovationGear.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. > -- Best Regards, Edwin Yip Mind Mapping is as Effortless as Typing http://www.InnovationGear.com ----------- To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty e-mail message to: delphizip-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word unsubscribe in the subject.