ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (01/13/91)
In article <clagett.663741473@s.ms.uky.edu> clagett@ms.uky.edu (Bill Clagett) writes: > >howdy. im not much of an msdos user and need a bit of help. >im trying to unzip some stuff and can't quite get it right. : >>PKZIP (tm) FAST! Create/Update Utility Version 0.92 03-06-89 : ^^^^ Here is your problem. You are using an outdated version of pkzip. The current version is 1.10. Available from any well-stocked BBS or anonymous ftp site. At uwasa.fi archives look for pkz110eu.exe in the /pc/pd2 directory for the self-extracting package. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
silver@xrtll.uucp (Hi Ho Silver) (01/13/91)
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc, clagett@ms.uky.edu (Bill Clagett) typed:
$>PKZIP (tm) FAST! Create/Update Utility Version 0.92 03-06-89
^^^^
That's your problem; you're two versions behind. You should be able to
find V1.10 somewhere on SIMTEL20 or a mirror site.
$> Length Method Size Ratio Date Time Name
$> ------- ------ ------ ----- ---- ---- ----
$> 53417 Unknown 20924 61% 04-09-89 13:25 FRACTINT.DOC
^^^^^^^
That's the message it gives you if it doesn't know how to handle a file
in an archive. To find out what the minimum version you need is, try
pkzip -vt archivename
^
this means "technical" and will spew forth more information on the
thing than you really need, but one of its features is that it will
tell you the version of PKZIP used to compress each file and the
version of PKUNZIP needed to uncompress each file.
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[part of message deleted for brevity] >>PKUNZIP (tm) FAST! Extract Utility Version 0.92 03-06-89 >>Copyright 1989 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. PKUNZIP/h for help >> >>Searching ZIP: FRACTINT.ZIP >>PKUNZIP: Warning! I don't know how to handle: FRACTINT.DOC >>PKUNZIP: Warning! I don't know how to handle: FRACTINT.EXE The problem is due to your use of an old version of pkunzip (Version 0.92) The latest version of Pkzip/Pkunzip is 1.02. It uses some different conventions for packing files, and files created with is are not compatible with version 0.92. Version 1.02 should be available on SIMTEL, and also any of your local BBS systems. Steve
wilken@plains.NoDak.edu (Scott Wilken) (01/14/91)
In article <352@conch.UUCP> steve@conch.UUCP (steve) writes: >>>PKUNZIP (tm) FAST! Extract Utility Version 0.92 03-06-89 > >The problem is due to your use of an old version of pkunzip (Version 0.92) >The latest version of Pkzip/Pkunzip is 1.02. It uses some different This is incorrect... The lastest version of PKZIP/PKUNZIP is 1.10. As was mentioned earlier, this is available from Simtel, wuarchive (or anyplace that has dos software, and has updated its inventory within the last year or so). Good luck! Scott -- Internet: wilken@plains.nodak.edu UUCP: ..!uunet!plains!wilken Bitnet: WILKEN@PLAINS
jeffw@pro-gateway.cts.com (Jeff Woods) (01/15/91)
In-Reply-To: message from clagett@ms.uky.edu I suspect that your problem with PKzip is because you are using version 0.92, a beta release that doesn't support some compaction methods added in later versions of PKzip. The latest version of PKzip I have seen is 1.20 and should be available from normal PD/ShareWare channels. The only eveidence I see that this may not be the case is that the compression date on the files is 04-09-89 and the release date for PKzip 0.92 (according to your capture) is 03-06-89. That means that a later version of PKzip would have been right on the tails of 0.92. Possible, but not likely. The only other possibilty I see is a corrupted copy of either the ZIP file or of PKunzip itself. I hope this helps. :) Internet/ProLine: jeffw@pro-gateway.cts.com +-----------+ UUCP: crash!pro-gateway!jeffw |Pro-Gateway| ARPA: crash!pro-gateway!jeffw@nosc.mil |214/6445113| America Online: JeffDWoods +-Dallas,TX-+
eric@cs.fau.edu (Eric Thav) (01/15/91)
>versions of PKzip. The latest version of PKzip I have seen is 1.20 and should >be available from normal PD/ShareWare channels. The only eveidence I see that This is incorrect. PKZIP 1.20 *does* not exist except as a hacked/pirated version. The correct, current release of PKZIP is still 1.10 available on systems as PKZ110.EXE (or PKZ110EU.EXE for the exportable version). -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Thav Editor/Publisher, Eric Thav's South Florida BBS List GEnie: E.THAV PC Link: EricThav INTERNET: eric@acc.fau.edu PRODIGY: NMVG80A FAUVAX: eric BITNET: eric@fauvax
silver@xrtll.uucp (Hi Ho Silver) (01/15/91)
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc, steve@conch.UUCP (steve) typed: $The problem is due to your use of an old version of pkunzip (Version 0.92) $The latest version of Pkzip/Pkunzip is 1.02. It uses some different *BZZT* Version 1.10 was released on March 15, 1990. Its archives can be read by PKunzip V1.01/1.02 assuming you don't use a features such as encryption. The export edition of V1.10 is available somewhere on Simtel20; it's missing DES, since it's illegal to export that all over the world. -- __ __ _ | ...!nexus.yorku.edu!xrtll!silver | always (__ | | | | |_ |_) >----------------------------------< searching __) | |_ \/ |__ | \ | if you don't like my posts, type | for _____________________/ find / -print|xargs cat|compress | SNTF
MSR113@psuvm.psu.edu (Matt Richmond) (01/20/91)
In article <7736@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>, s907396@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Soon Mok) says: > >clagett@ms.uky.edu (Bill Clagett) writes: > >>>PKUNZIP (tm) FAST! Extract Utility Version 0.92 03-06-89 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>Copyright 1989 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. PKUNZIP/h for help >>> >>>Searching ZIP: FRACTINT.ZIP >>>PKUNZIP: Warning! I don't know how to handle: FRACTINT.DOC >>>PKUNZIP: Warning! I don't know how to handle: FRACTINT.EXE > >It's possible that the FRACTINT.ZIP file was zipped by an older version >of pkzip. Try getting a newer version, V1.10 is the latest I believe, and >give it another go. I think you have it mixed up a little.. Probably the fractint program was zipped with version 1.1, and the person tried to unzip with an obsolete version. To the original poster: You'll need to obtain PKZ110.EXE from some FTP site, I believe SIMTEL has the European version which does everything except encryption.. Hope this helps.. --Matt
vandevek@fergvax.unl.edu (James M. VandeVegt) (01/21/91)
In article <91019.215122MSR113@psuvm.psu.edu> Matt Richmond <MSR113@psuvm.psu.edu> writes: >In article <7736@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>, s907396@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Soon Mok) >says: >>clagett@ms.uky.edu (Bill Clagett) writes: >>>>PKUNZIP (tm) FAST! Extract Utility Version 0.92 03-06-89 >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>>Copyright 1989 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. PKUNZIP/h for help >>>>Searching ZIP: FRACTINT.ZIP >>>>PKUNZIP: Warning! I don't know how to handle: FRACTINT.DOC >>>>PKUNZIP: Warning! I don't know how to handle: FRACTINT.EXE >>It's possible that the FRACTINT.ZIP file was zipped by an older version >>of pkzip. Try getting a newer version, V1.10 is the latest I believe, and >>give it another go. > >I think you have it mixed up a little.. Probably the fractint program >was zipped with version 1.1, and the person tried to unzip with an >obsolete version. To the original poster: You'll need to obtain >PKZ110.EXE from some FTP site, I believe SIMTEL has the European >version which does everything except encryption.. Hope this helps.. > >--Matt Matt is right, the file was zipped with ver 1.10 and it cannot be unzipped with anything less than 1.02, according to documentation. Actually, one of the programs (PKZIP or PKUNZIP) has a verbose view which tells you which version is required for each file in the ZIP. Also, I have yet to se a decent BBS system that does not have PKZ110.EXE. If I find one that does not, I upload it and then promptly log off and never call back. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | James M. VandeVegt | University of Nebraska | | vandevek@fergvax.unl.edu | Computer Science and Engineering | ----------------------------------------------------------------------