FWIW, I have found that quite frequently 7z will successfully open a self-extracting zip where WinZip will not.
Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Hunkeler Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 4:52 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: AW: Re: SHARE Proceedings self-extacting ZIP File reguesting Admin rights?? >> self-extracting .zip since it's actually a Windows executable. But >> it >> might be polymorphic so it's also a conventional .zip. > >Forgive me for jumping in. Self-extracting ZIP files are generally >unzippable using standard unzip; it recognizes the prepended unzip >program and skips over it. I tried that, but my (somethat elder version of) WinZip said it is not a ZIP file. Today, I downloaded the ISO file, which in fact is a ZIP file containing the ISO image. (Luckily this is not also a self-extracting archive). WinZip unzipped the ZIP, gave me an ISO file, which WinZip again unzipped into the desired folder structure. Voila ;-) -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
