pacl900b-190606.exe (PACL 9.0 Beta 5) pacomp -r not working.

[dvkempen]

Just a single file. The file zipped however, is bigger than 4 GB.

Do I understand correctly that files bigger than 4 GB are zipped with exit-code OK but can not be unzipped ?

the batch script does
PACOMP %.dmp %.dmp.zip && del. %.dmp

Thanks,

Denys

[TBGBe]

@dvkempen:

Just a single file. The file zipped however, is bigger than 4 GB.

Do I understand correctly that files bigger than 4 GB are zipped with exit-code OK but can not be unzipped ?

I think that in this case the compression is failing - but no error message is generated, the “exit-code OK” is incorrect {a bug?}.

[spwolf]

Basically zip file is created, although it is not proper zip file. Zip headers are completly wrong so it does not work.

[TBGBe]

@spwolf:

Basically zip file is created, although it is not proper zip file. Zip headers are completly wrong so it does not work.

[Pedantic]
So are you agreeing that “exit-code OK” is incorrect?
:(
[/pedantic]

[learned]

I am trying to use PACL for managing my backup files. Since PACL does not support files in excess of 4G, I am looking at CAB. Is there any limit to the sizes of CAB files?

[spwolf]

@TBGBe:

[Pedantic]
So are you agreeing that “exit-code OK” is incorrect?
:(
[/pedantic]

heh, old one… not, but before implementing its support for larger sized files, it will always bug out…

[spwolf]

@learned:

I am trying to use PACL for managing my backup files. Since PACL does not support files in excess of 4G, I am looking at CAB. Is there any limit to the sizes of CAB files?

CAB size limit is 2 GB. PA 2006 has built in backup tool (PABL), with unlimited file size support for zip files.

[learned]

Unfortunatly the backuplite program doesn’t work for my process as I need to automate the process from a command line and build the directory structure dynamically. Failing that, does 7z (knowing I have to use the 7z command line utility) have any maximum file size?

[spwolf]

@learned:

Unfortunatly the backuplite program doesn’t work for my process as I need to automate the process from a command line and build the directory structure dynamically. Failing that, does 7z (knowing I have to use the 7z command line utility) have any maximum file size?

7zips are unlimited. Future major versions of PACL will have 7zip support as well.

[cavicster]

Do you know when the next major version of PACL will be released? Will the next major verions support large files? That would be very useful to me.

Thank you.

[spwolf]

@cavicster:

Do you know when the next major version of PACL will be released? Will the next major verions support large files? That would be very useful to me.

Thank you.

We are not sure yet. We do plan to implement support for botz 7zip and zip 4.xx standards (with unlimited size support).

[cavicster]

Is it a matter of weeks, months, a year? Sorry. I do not mean to be bothersome.

Thank you.

[spwolf]

this year for sure.

[spwolf]

@cavicster:

Is it a matter of weeks, months, a year? Sorry. I do not mean to be bothersome.

Thank you.

p.s. just to make sure, never purchase anything until you have it working as you want.

[cavicster]

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