Unfortunately it turned out to not be a cab file after all, that's why
I'm still trying to find out more (see below) :-/
Thanks though
Dan
On 11/03/2008 15:07, Sean DALY was seen to type:
Dan - have you tried Stuart Caie's cabextract?
I have used it on OSX to extract a single file from a .CAB package.
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Dogsbody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All,
I'm still trying for find out more (you know when you get a challenge
but just can't leave it until you have worked it out!) but I have some
more info if anyone is interested or can help? :-)
My findings indicate that this file is a Windows Installer Internet
Download Bootstrap with a built in msi file, it looks a lot like a self
extracting cab file so it can be mistaken for one.
It would be really useful if someone at the BBC could provide the
details of what tool was used to construct the file so that I can have a
go at reproducing the format.
Thanks again
Dan
Dogsbody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Unlike the questions about the the iplayer itself I have a question
regarding the exe that Windows users can use to download iplayer.
I am trying to write a tool to monitor/filter web traffic and so I need
to identify the media type of all files it see and unpack all archive
files.
I'm having difficulty with BBC-iPlayer_Setup.exe, I can identify it as a
self-extracting Microsoft CAB file, but when I try to unpack it, it fails.
I guess my questions are...
- Is it a self-extracting CAB file?
- If it is not a CAB file what is it please?
- And, if possible, what tool was used to create it and package it up?
Thank you :-)
I'll go back to lurking now :-)
Dan
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