[ros-bugs] [Bug 3892] support for compressed (zipped) folders

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http://www.reactos.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3892





--- Comment #8 from jmichae3 <jmichae3 at yahoo.com>  2010-09-20 07:06:47 CET ---
I wouldn't mind at all if you used the 7-zip library to do it.  as the post
said, microsoft didn't publish the API.

the library microsoft used is actually a purchasable library.  I think I
documented it earlier.  but probably with a project like this, purchasing is
not an option.  7-zip, on the other hand, is quite available, and happens to be
my fav engine  I think I like 9.x beta best.

anyway, since XP was making zip files, you could:
- make only ZIP compressed folders
- give users a choice of 7-zip or ZIP compressed folders


my thoughts were that the first option is going to be the more common, better
case, since EVERYONE knows where to get an unzipper if it isn't already on
their machine.  all archive programs support it.


7-zip ZIP compression doesn't corrupt the zip files like the library XP uses
does. Even after service pack 3, it still corrupts compressed (zipped) folders
if you add/remove/update files much.  and it shouldn't.  

7-zip would be a much more robust solution.  leave it in zip mode only?

also, if the user ever decides to install or uninstall 7-zip, what would happen
to the OS?   surely the installer would unregister the activex controls and
render the OS feature useless.  Is there some way around that?  like maybe
detection and re-registering the control from a CAB file or something?
(instant-auto-repair).


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