Filnames w/ accents: cannot make a proper auto-extractible archive

[cuicui]

Hello,

I recently tried to make an “exe” archive from a zip using PowerArciver 2006 (v9.51 FR).

The zip file contains files with accents and extraction of these files is OK.

But if i make an auto-extractible from the ZIP file, filenames containing accents are wrong once extracted.

Here are screenshoots:

The correct filenames in the original archive:

The result after a conversion to “exe” and extracting the same files:

[cuicui]

EDIT:

Same behaviour when the exe file is created from scratch (using the SFX creator helper) and not from an existing zip file.

[TBGBe]

I believe this is the “known restriction” regarding Zip format and Unicode (assuming your Windows is correctly configured).

Refer to previous threads:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1283

and
http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1196

[cuicui]

@TBGBe:

I believe this is the “known restriction” regarding Zip format and Unicode (assuming your Windows is correctly configured).

Refer to previous threads:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1283

and
http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1196

I do not have problem with standard zip files: filenames with accent are correct when they’re extracted.

So i don’t think it’s OS related 'cause the problem occurs only when trying to make a SFX from a zip file or a SFX directly.

[TBGBe]

Sorry if I mislead you.
The “Zip format” restriction I referred to was specifically with regard to the SFX module/tool.

The SFX tool is a seperate utility from “normal” Zip compression. I was referring to your second post regarding the “SFX creator helper”.

[ivan]

Have you tried “Use OEM conversion for filenames” when creating ZIP archive. It will make a ZIP archive that may show wrong characters (when browsing, or extracting), but the SFX created from this archive should be different than the first one from your case.

Check out this case.

[Sharantyr]

Hi,
I’m experiencing the same problem, I tried OEM names with no success. Someone found any workarround?

[spwolf]

you can use 7zip SFX instead of zip sfx… that will work fine.

thanks

[Sharantyr]

Don’t work too. 7z files keep track of paths, directories and subdirectories, but once converted to sfx it don’t save it. (and please don’t ask me if I checked the save dirs info checkbox)

But it worked with CAB sfx format.
Any luck this bug will be corrected? I don’t like using this kind of methods to do things…

[TBGBe]

@Sharantyr:

Don’t work too. 7z files keep track of paths, directories and subdirectories, but once converted to sfx it don’t save it. (and please don’t ask me if I checked the save dirs info checkbox)…

Paths are working for me with 7z (converted to SFX) both with “Save Full Folder Info” active or not