PA 2006 cannot properly handle this ZIP file…

[welhaux]

Download the widget at http://www.widgetgallery.com/view.php?widget=36155

If you open it, you will notice that some characters are not properly displayed. If you try to extract it, you get an error.

Windows XP, SP2

[TBGBe]

Yes, the filenames for Icon files are using “strange” characters.

If you enable “Use OEM conversion for filenames” (Options/Miscellaneous) it does work.
Note: PA reported another problem with the cache.jpg file [“check file is not in use”] - but the file actually extracted OK.

EDIT - sorry, with the OEM option set, the icon files are still NOT extracted.

[welhaux]

Hello? Devs?

[ivan]

I can’t download it - is the link correct?

[welhaux]

Hi Ivan,

The link takes you to the website then you have to click the download link about mid-way down. I did it that way so people would know what it is they are downloading.

Here is a direct link http://www.widgetgallery.com/dl_r.php?widget=36155&platform=win

[TBGBe]

Just to clarify, no utility I have tried will extract “cleanly” from that widget zip.
I think the naming problem is making it too damaged.

[ivan]

What should PA do? I see the problem with ZIP archive as any other utility?

[awo]

@ivan:

What should PA do? I see the problem with ZIP archive as any other utility?

WinZip does extract all files from that archive without any problems. PowerArchiver should do the same.

[TBGBe]

@awo:

WinZip does extract all files from that archive without any problems. PowerArchiver should do the same.

Not quite - WinZip “automatically” renames the icon files - I admit it does this silently, so that the problem is not obvious, but is this a good thing?
This is why I tried the PA “OEM conversion” flag.

Perhaps PA should clarify what the problem is and allow renaming and extraction with this flag set?

[spwolf]

we will check it out once beta 2 is out.

[welhaux]

You can close this thread.

While PA still cannot handle the file, I have discovered that the file works with Konfabulator if I rename the extension to .widget

Therefore, I no longer have a need for PA to be able to handle it.