<![CDATA[.Z file extracted as .txt]]>I’m using PACL v4.01, and like it so far. Simple to set up, simple to administer, and it runs well as a service account (without elevated permissions or registry access).

But when unzipping a .Z file, it throws a .txt on the end of the file name. Here are the details:

  • Original file: test.dat
  • Zipped file: test.dat.z
  • Command: paext -e test.dat.z
  • Unzipped file: test.dat.txt

Why does it add the extra .txt extension? It doesn’t do it for the same test.dat file zipped through WinZip.

Thanks for any clarification / work around you can provide.

Andy Wolfe

]]>https://forums.powerarchiver.com/topic/2868/z-file-extracted-as-txtRSS for NodeFri, 12 Jun 2026 05:51:28 GMTTue, 29 Apr 2008 14:34:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to .Z file extracted as .txt on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:06:39 GMT]]>Andy,

many changes were done to PACL to bring it to 5.00, basically all of the improvements from PA versions since PACL, should be included in 5.00 version.

]]>https://forums.powerarchiver.com/post/16869https://forums.powerarchiver.com/post/16869Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:06:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to .Z file extracted as .txt on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:46:52 GMT]]>By the way, I just tested this in PACL5.0b. It extracts the file without adding the extra .txt extension.

So I guess that’s the answer - upgrade to PACL5.0. Can anyone confirm that, or was this just a happenstance fix that might be re-introduced at some point?

Thanks,

Andy Wolfe

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