Problem archiving from shares between 4.01 and 6.01

TBGBe

For what it is worth, I have only used @list with filenames (not folders) and then multiple lines works OK
(easier as the names don’t have to be quoted when spaces are in path/name).

spwolf

Micke is spoiling us with his scripts ;-).

Micke

@spwolf:

Micke is spoiling us with his scripts ;-).

Thanks, now I feel an obligation to continue writing scripts for use with PACL when users report new problems :)

Kind Regards
Micke

Badders

Wow - so much interest :)

First of all, thanks for everyone’s contributions and especially Micke for the script. I’ve downloaded it and it works fine for issue 2, “multiple rows in listfile”:

E:\PACL6>ver

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

E:\PACL6>type pacl6prob.lst
\\DTTST03\Data\pacltest\*.*
\\DTRAH05\Data\pacltest\*.*

E:\PACL6>cscript pacl6probscript.vbs PACL6prob.zip PACL6prob.lst
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

E:\PACL6\PACOMP.exe -a -r -p -k -c2 "PACL6prob.zip" "\\DTTST03\Data\pacltest\*.*
"
E:\PACL6\PACOMP.exe -a -r -p -k -c2 "PACL6prob.zip" "\\DTRAH05\Data\pacltest\*.*
"

E:\PACL6>paext -t PACL6prob.zip
PowerArchiver Command Line (PACL)              Version 6.01       [Feb 07 2010]
Copyright(c) 1999-2010 ConeXware, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Registered Version
This product is licensed to: Decision Systems Ltd
Archive Extr.---ZIP,ZIPX,7Z,CAB,LHA,ARJ,RAR,ACE,TAR,GZ,BZ2,UUE,ZOO,B64,YENC,...
  Internet: http://www.powerarchiver.com  Email: support@conexware.com

Archive --> E:\PACL6\PACL6prob.zip [ZIP]

  testing: pacltest\F1\FILE1.TXT  --> OK [25%]
  testing: pacltest\F1\FILE2.TXT  --> OK [50%]
  testing: pacltest\F2\FILE3.TXT  --> OK [75%]
  testing: pacltest\F2\FILE4.TXT  --> OK [100%]
  testing: pacltest\  --> OK [100%]
  testing: pacltest\F1\  --> OK [100%]
  testing: pacltest\F2\  --> OK [100%]

E:\PACL6>

Regarding the second, and more important, issue for me, I’d be happy with an option to store the machine & share names. Options are good :D

I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree on whether a developers “tidying up”, affecting functionality of the product, is right. If other users are reporting it as a bug then a decision has to be made, one way or the other - which is what’s happened. Unfortunately, this time, I was at the wrong end of the decision.

Regarding a refund? I don’t one. I think I’ve had real value for money from PACL and wish to contribute to it’s continued development. Version 6 does offer so much more (as you say) and I like the way coneXware operates. I do feel a little guilty that I didn’t test the version 6 beta as these issues would have surfaced much earlier.

Keep up the good work guys and here’s looking forward to 6.02. Let me know if I can help with testing etc.

Badders

spwolf

thank you badders! Better check our future betas so there wont be any surprises ;-).

As i said before, we warmly welcome more advanced users for PACL to the forums, so you can tell us better how you use PACL. Without that, we are just guessing!

thanks.

Micke

Hi Badders!
It’s nice to hear that the script works for you. As always there’s a risk of something missing and you don’t see it until someone else is testing it.

Kind Regards
Micke

Badders

Better check our future betas so there wont be any surprises ;-).

Ouch!

As i said before, we warmly welcome more advanced users for PACL to the forums, so you can tell us better how you use PACL. Without that, we are just guessing!

Certainly will. I’ll have a think and let you know.

(Thank you again Micke for your work on the script alternative)

Cheers,
Badders

spwolf

;-)

Micke

Hi!
I’m working on a new script for use with PACL and during the tests of it I discovered some new information regarding the problem described in this thread.

@spwolf:

Hi guys,

Let me confirm this:

so there are 2 issues:
1. You want drive/share included into the path
2. If we have multiple share paths in list file, it will not work. Only single line works?

thanks!

I have tested this with 2 different list files
List file with one row (Listfile_Singlerow.txt)

Q:\Dokument\Amiga\*.pcx

List file with two rows (Listfile_Doublerow.txt)

Q:\Dokument\Amiga\*.pcx
R:\Cinemaware\*.adf

Running the command with single line list row

Q:\>pacomp -a -p Test_PACOMP_ListSingleRow.zip @Listfile_Singlerow.txt
PowerArchiver Command Line (PACL)              Version 6.01       [Feb 07 2010]
Copyright(c) 1999-2010 ConeXware, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Registered Version
This product is licensed to:
Archive Compression Utility -- ZIP,ZIPX,7-ZIP,CAB,LHA,BH,JAR,TAR,GZIP,BZIP2
  Internet: http://www.powerarchiver.com  Email: support@conexware.com

Archive: Q:\Test_PACOMP_ListSingleRow.zip
  preparing to compress...
  adding: REFSCAN1.PCX   --> Done. [23%]
  adding: REFSCAN2.PCX   --> Done. [41%]
  adding: REFSCAN3.PCX   --> Done. [53%]
  adding: REFSCAN4.PCX   --> Done. [71%]
  adding: REFSCAN5.PCX   --> Done. [89%]
  adding: REFSCAN6.PCX   --> Done. [100%]

All OK

Q:\>

Running the same command with double line list row

Q:\>pacomp -a -p Test_PACOMP_ListDouble.zip @Listfile_Doublerow.txt
PowerArchiver Command Line (PACL)              Version 6.01       [Feb 07 2010]
Copyright(c) 1999-2010 ConeXware, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Registered Version
This product is licensed to:
Archive Compression Utility -- ZIP,ZIPX,7-ZIP,CAB,LHA,BH,JAR,TAR,GZIP,BZIP2
  Internet: http://www.powerarchiver.com  Email: support@conexware.com

Archive: Q:\Test_PACOMP_ListDouble.zip
  preparing to compress...

   *** ERROR ():    DefaultDir
   *** WARNING: Nothing to add or update...

1 error(s) encountered

Q:\>

Now if I change the command in PACOMP from -p to -P and run it again with double line list row

Q:\>pacomp -a -P Test_PACOMP_ListDouble.zip @Listfile_Doublerow.txt
PowerArchiver Command Line (PACL)              Version 6.01       [Feb 07 2010]
Copyright(c) 1999-2010 ConeXware, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Registered Version
This product is licensed to:
Archive Compression Utility -- ZIP,ZIPX,7-ZIP,CAB,LHA,BH,JAR,TAR,GZIP,BZIP2
  Internet: http://www.powerarchiver.com  Email: support@conexware.com

Archive: Q:\Test_PACOMP_ListDouble.zip
  preparing to compress...
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN1.PCX   --> Done. [0%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN2.PCX   --> Done. [1%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN3.PCX   --> Done. [1%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN4.PCX   --> Done. [2%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN5.PCX   --> Done. [2%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN6.PCX   --> Done. [3%]
  adding: Cinemaware\ICFTD21.adf   --> Done. [11%]
  adding: Cinemaware\ICFTD22.adf   --> Done. [20%]
  adding: Cinemaware\ICFTD23.adf   --> Done. [29%]
  adding: Cinemaware\it_came_from_the_desert-1.adf   --> Done. [38%]
  adding: Cinemaware\it_came_from_the_desert-2.adf   --> Done. [47%]
  adding: Cinemaware\it_came_from_the_desert-3.adf   --> Done. [55%]
  adding: Cinemaware\Tvbaskt1.adf   --> Done. [64%]
  adding: Cinemaware\TVBASKT2.ADF   --> Done. [73%]
  adding: Cinemaware\tvsportboxing.adf   --> Done. [82%]
  adding: Cinemaware\TVSportsBaseball-1.adf   --> Done. [91%]
  adding: Cinemaware\TVSportsBaseball-2.adf   --> Done. [100%]

All OK

Q:\>

As you can see, the results is now successful. The problem appears when you are using the -p parameter in the command, but if you are using the -P parameter instead, multiple rows in list files works without any problem.

I haven’t tested this with \<machine><sharename>\ in list files but most likely it will work the same depending on if you use the -P parameter.

I believe we can remove issue 2 from the list, however I would like to know why it works with -P but not with -p

Kind Regards
Micke</sharename></machine>

spwolf

p|P : store relative Pathnames|store full Pathnames

;-)

Micke

@spwolf:

p|P : store relative Pathnames|store full Pathnames

Yes, I know that, but the error message doesn’t indicate that the parameter p is the problem.

Maybe this should be mentioned in the documentation of PACL that the command -p in combination with a list file could cause error messages if the list file contains more than one row.

Kind Regards
Micke

spwolf

@Micke:

Yes, I know that, but the error message doesn’t indicate that the parameter p is the problem.

Maybe this should be mentioned in the documentation of PACL that the command -p in combination with a list file could cause error messages if the list file contains more than one row.

Kind Regards
Micke

but thats an bug ;-)…. so in next update, it will be fixed.

Micke

@spwolf:

but thats an bug ;-)…. so in next update, it will be fixed.

Thanks, the reason for bringing this up again was that the first test indicated that there was always error messages when using list files with multiple lines. When I found out that it worked with more than one line by using the P parameter I thought that maybe it wasn’t a bug but incorrect parameter setting.

Anyway, thanks for the information. Looking forward the next update of PACL

Kind Regards
Micke

Badders

I haven’t tested this with \<machine><sharename>\ in list files but most likely it will work the same depending on if you use the -P parameter.</sharename></machine>

No it doesn’t - unfortunately.

E:\PACL6>ver

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

E:\PACL6>type pacl6prob.lst
\\DTTST03\Data\pacltest\*.*
\\DTRAH05\Data\pacltest\*.*

E:\PACL6>pacomp -a -r -P -k -c2 PACL6prob.zip @PACL6prob.lst
PowerArchiver Command Line (PACL)              Version 6.01       [Feb 07 2010]
Copyright(c) 1999-2010 ConeXware, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Registered Version
This product is licensed to: Decision Systems Ltd
Archive Compression Utility -- ZIP,ZIPX,7-ZIP,CAB,LHA,BH,JAR,TAR,GZIP,BZIP2
  Internet: http://www.powerarchiver.com  Email: support@conexware.com

Archive: E:\PACL6\PACL6prob.zip
  preparing to compress...
  adding: pacltest\F1\FILE1.TXT   --> Done. [12%]
  adding: pacltest\F1\FILE2.TXT   --> Done. [25%]
  adding: pacltest\F2\FILE3.TXT   --> Done. [37%]
  adding: pacltest\F2\FILE4.TXT   --> Done. [50%]
  adding: pacltest\F1\FILE1.TXT   --> Done. [62%]
  adding: pacltest\F1\FILE2.TXT   --> Done. [75%]
  adding: pacltest\F2\FILE3.TXT   --> Done. [87%]
  adding: pacltest\F2\FILE4.TXT   --> Done. [100%]

All OK

E:\PACL6>paext -t PACL6prob.zip
PowerArchiver Command Line (PACL)              Version 6.01       [Feb 07 2010]
Copyright(c) 1999-2010 ConeXware, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Registered Version
This product is licensed to: Decision Systems Ltd
Archive Extr.---ZIP,ZIPX,7Z,CAB,LHA,ARJ,RAR,ACE,TAR,GZ,BZ2,UUE,ZOO,B64,YENC,...
  Internet: http://www.powerarchiver.com  Email: support@conexware.com

Archive --> E:\PACL6\PACL6prob.zip [ZIP]

  testing: pacltest\F1\FILE1.TXT  --> OK [12%]
  testing: pacltest\F1\FILE2.TXT  --> OK [25%]
  testing: pacltest\F2\FILE3.TXT  --> OK [37%]
  testing: pacltest\F2\FILE4.TXT  --> OK [50%]
  testing: pacltest\F1\FILE1.TXT  --> OK [62%]
  testing: pacltest\F1\FILE2.TXT  --> OK [75%]
  testing: pacltest\F2\FILE3.TXT  --> OK [87%]
  testing: pacltest\F2\FILE4.TXT  --> OK [100%]

E:\PACL6>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

It doesn’t come up with the ‘*** ERROR (): DefaultDir’ message (as it does with -p) but what you do get, somehow, is duplicate files as shown above.

Bug? ;)

Micke

@Badders:

No it doesn’t - unfortunately.

It doesn’t come up with the ‘*** ERROR (): DefaultDir’ message (as it does with -p) but what you do get, somehow, is duplicate files as shown above.

Bug? ;)

My guess is that you have the same directory and file structure in both computer shares. The files will be added to the archive with full path, but the path is the exactly the same on both computer shares.

I’ll probably be able to reproduce this when using different drive letters if the path and files is the same on both drives.

I have also been successful with use of the -p parameter on multiple line list files on some occasions. I need to do some more tests to see how I can recreate a successful results with the -p parameter and multiple line list files.

Kind Regards
Micke

Micke

@Badders:

what you do get, somehow, is duplicate files as shown above.

I get the same results when I use drive letters in list file.

Listfile_Doublerow.txt

Q:\Dokument\Amiga\*.*
R:\Dokument\Amiga\*.*

Q:\>pacomp -a -P -r Test_Doublerow.zip @Listfile_Doublerow.txt
PowerArchiver Command Line (PACL)              Version 6.01       [Feb 07 2010]
Copyright(c) 1999-2010 ConeXware, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Registered Version
This product is licensed to:
Archive Compression Utility -- ZIP,ZIPX,7-ZIP,CAB,LHA,BH,JAR,TAR,GZIP,BZIP2
  Internet: http://www.powerarchiver.com  Email: support@conexware.com

Archive: Q:\Test_Doublerow.zip
  preparing to compress...
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\Deluxe Paint 4 Manual.pdf   --> Done. [2%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN1.PCX   --> Done. [4%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN2.PCX   --> Done. [6%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN3.PCX   --> Done. [7%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN4.PCX   --> Done. [9%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN5.PCX   --> Done. [11%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN6.PCX   --> Done. [12%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\Amiga XP x86.pdf   --> Done. [45%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\TF\3Pluto.pcx   --> Done. [46%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\TF\4Goofy.pcx   --> Done. [48%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\TF\5Donald.pcx   --> Done. [49%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\TF\6Daisy.pcx   --> Done. [49%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\TF\3Pluto.pcx   --> Done. [50%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\TF\4Goofy.pcx   --> Done. [52%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\TF\5Donald.pcx   --> Done. [53%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\TF\6Daisy.pcx   --> Done. [54%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\Deluxe Paint 4 Manual.pdf   --> Done. [56%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN1.PCX   --> Done. [58%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN2.PCX   --> Done. [60%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN3.PCX   --> Done. [61%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN4.PCX   --> Done. [63%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN5.PCX   --> Done. [65%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN6.PCX   --> Done. [66%]
  adding: Dokument\Amiga\Amiga XP x86.pdf   --> Done. [100%]

All OK

Q:\>paext -t Test_Doublerow.zip
PowerArchiver Command Line (PACL)              Version 6.01       [Feb 07 2010]
Copyright(c) 1999-2010 ConeXware, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Registered Version
This product is licensed to:
Archive Extr.---ZIP,ZIPX,7Z,CAB,LHA,ARJ,RAR,ACE,TAR,GZ,BZ2,UUE,ZOO,B64,YENC,...
  Internet: http://www.powerarchiver.com  Email: support@conexware.com

Archive --> Q:\Test_Doublerow.zip [ZIP]

  testing: Dokument\Amiga\Deluxe Paint 4 Manual.pdf  --> OK [2%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN1.PCX  --> OK [4%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN2.PCX  --> OK [6%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN3.PCX  --> OK [7%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN4.PCX  --> OK [9%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN5.PCX  --> OK [11%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN6.PCX  --> OK [12%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\Amiga XP x86.pdf  --> OK [45%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\TF\3Pluto.pcx  --> OK [46%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\TF\4Goofy.pcx  --> OK [48%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\TF\5Donald.pcx  --> OK [49%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\TF\6Daisy.pcx  --> OK [49%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\TF\3Pluto.pcx  --> OK [50%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\TF\4Goofy.pcx  --> OK [52%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\TF\5Donald.pcx  --> OK [53%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\TF\6Daisy.pcx  --> OK [54%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\Deluxe Paint 4 Manual.pdf  --> OK [56%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN1.PCX  --> OK [58%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN2.PCX  --> OK [60%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN3.PCX  --> OK [61%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN4.PCX  --> OK [63%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN5.PCX  --> OK [65%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\REFSCAN6.PCX  --> OK [66%]
  testing: Dokument\Amiga\Amiga XP x86.pdf  --> OK [100%]

Q:\>

The duplicate files is logic because the path is exactly the same in both rows except for the drive letter. It’s a bug because obvious nobody have tried using same path and filenames but on different machines and/or drive letters before. :)

Kind Regards
Micke

spwolf

PACL 6.02 RC:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release10/pacl602.exe

Please check your reported issues and see if they are fixed or not… thanks!

Badders

OK - I haven’t been able to do as much testing as I would like but the storing of the “\<machine><sharename>” issue isn’t fixed and I can’t see a work around.</sharename></machine>

Badders

Reading back through the thread it looks like this isn’t going to be fixed. I’ll try and do more testing later this week.

spwolf

open up an wish in wishlist thread… it would be some new option to store drive letters and network locations i guess.

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