Re: [Freedos-user] a unique directory tree question?
IF there are spaces in any of the files or directories, that could very well be an issue, especially since you didn't create the original archive. If that is the case you may have to manually reconstruct the zipfile for DOS compatibility. On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 5:48 PM, dmccunney wrote: > On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 4:02 PM, Karen Lewellen > wrote: > > > I have a rather Unusual question about directory trees in dos. > > I have a zip compressed file that contains rather a large number of .txt > > files. > > the files are of stories, and series, with the person who put the > materials > > together using some major breakdown, for example an item might > > look like this. > > d:\stories\abandoned\series\the-end-of-time.txt > > Now when I ran pkunzip on the archive, the directory tree was created > > correctly. > > By which I mean there is a directory for abandoned, then a sub-directory > > for series, then the stories underneath. > > However in allot of cases the actual directory holding the .txt file is > > different. > > for the record, I am using word perfect to read the files. > > My question is this. is there a limit to the number of branches so to > speak, > > one can have in a dos directory tree? > > I am unaware of one. There *is* a limit on the number of files you > can have in the root of a DOS drive, but there's no limit I'm aware of > on the number of files or directories in directories created off of > root. > > > Frankly I have never seen this problem before. I do have lfn loaded, so > do > > not think it is the names of the files, especially since some of the > > content is present, and I got no error when I was unzipping the archive. > > I don't understand the problem. What do you mean when you say "actual > directory holding the .txt file is different." Different from what? > > Are you saying if you look at the archive with PKUNZIP -T, the > directories listed as components of the archive have different names > from the ones that are created on disk when you extract the archive? > Can you provide an example of the name in the archive and the name > created on disk, or a listing created by PKUNZIP of the archive > contents? > > (And using Word Perfect to read the files is irrelevant to the issue. > The key is the files *can* be read and are intact.) > > > Thoughts? > > See above. Worst case, since the files are intact (and presumably > extracted under the names they were created with), you could go back > and rename the extracted directories to correspond to what you believe > the names ought to be. > > > Thanks, > > Karen > __ > Dennis > > > -- > Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San > Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries > present their vision of the future. This family event has something for > everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. > http://sdm.link/attshape > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] a unique directory tree question?
On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 4:02 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > I have a rather Unusual question about directory trees in dos. > I have a zip compressed file that contains rather a large number of .txt > files. > the files are of stories, and series, with the person who put the materials > together using some major breakdown, for example an item might > look like this. > d:\stories\abandoned\series\the-end-of-time.txt > Now when I ran pkunzip on the archive, the directory tree was created > correctly. > By which I mean there is a directory for abandoned, then a sub-directory > for series, then the stories underneath. > However in allot of cases the actual directory holding the .txt file is > different. > for the record, I am using word perfect to read the files. > My question is this. is there a limit to the number of branches so to speak, > one can have in a dos directory tree? I am unaware of one. There *is* a limit on the number of files you can have in the root of a DOS drive, but there's no limit I'm aware of on the number of files or directories in directories created off of root. > Frankly I have never seen this problem before. I do have lfn loaded, so do > not think it is the names of the files, especially since some of the > content is present, and I got no error when I was unzipping the archive. I don't understand the problem. What do you mean when you say "actual directory holding the .txt file is different." Different from what? Are you saying if you look at the archive with PKUNZIP -T, the directories listed as components of the archive have different names from the ones that are created on disk when you extract the archive? Can you provide an example of the name in the archive and the name created on disk, or a listing created by PKUNZIP of the archive contents? (And using Word Perfect to read the files is irrelevant to the issue. The key is the files *can* be read and are intact.) > Thoughts? See above. Worst case, since the files are intact (and presumably extracted under the names they were created with), you could go back and rename the extracted directories to correspond to what you believe the names ought to be. > Thanks, > Karen __ Dennis -- Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] a unique directory tree question?
Hi, My edition of pkunzip is 2.50 as well, circle 1999. While I have three editions of wp on my computer in this case I used wp6.0 I do agree about 8.3, I did not create the source archive, so I can confirm that 8.3 is not to my knowledge used in many cases. I rune only dos on my machine ms dos 7.1, so I start word perfect from the c prompt, its in the path line of my auto exec.bat file. I wonder if, for example there are spaces in the file names, that would prevent pkunzip from placing the files in the correct directory? it is a large archive almost half a gig compressed. On Sat, 25 Jun 2016, Don Flowers wrote: > Which version of pkunzip are you using? And what version of WP? I use > Pkunzip 2.50 and have gone up to 4 directories beyond root with no issues, > but I do stick to 8.3 file names. Do you use a menu program to start WP? Do > you use the WP retrieve file utility to access the file or another method.? > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 4:02 PM, Karen Lewellen > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I have a rather Unusual question about directory trees in dos. >> I have a zip compressed file that contains rather a large number of .txt >> files. >> the files are of stories, and series, with the person who put the >> materials together using some major breakdown, for example an item might >> look like this. >> d:\stories\abandoned\series\the-end-of-time.txt >> Now when I ran pkunzip on the archive, the directory tree was created >> correctly. >> By which I mean there is a directory for abandoned, then a sub-directory >> for series, then the stories underneath. >> However in allot of cases the actual directory holding the .txt file is >> different. >> for the record, I am using word perfect to read the files. >> My question is this. >> is there a limit to the number of branches so to speak, one can have in a >> dos directory tree? >> Frankly I have never seen this problem before. I do have lfn loaded, so do >> not think it is the names of the files, especially since some of the >> content is present, and I got no error when I was unzipping the archive. >> Thoughts? >> Thanks, >> Karen >> >> >> >> -- >> Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San >> Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries >> present their vision of the future. This family event has something for >> everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. >> http://sdm.link/attshape >> ___ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> > -- Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] a unique directory tree question?
Which version of pkunzip are you using? And what version of WP? I use Pkunzip 2.50 and have gone up to 4 directories beyond root with no issues, but I do stick to 8.3 file names. Do you use a menu program to start WP? Do you use the WP retrieve file utility to access the file or another method.? On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 4:02 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi all, > I have a rather Unusual question about directory trees in dos. > I have a zip compressed file that contains rather a large number of .txt > files. > the files are of stories, and series, with the person who put the > materials together using some major breakdown, for example an item might > look like this. > d:\stories\abandoned\series\the-end-of-time.txt > Now when I ran pkunzip on the archive, the directory tree was created > correctly. > By which I mean there is a directory for abandoned, then a sub-directory > for series, then the stories underneath. > However in allot of cases the actual directory holding the .txt file is > different. > for the record, I am using word perfect to read the files. > My question is this. > is there a limit to the number of branches so to speak, one can have in a > dos directory tree? > Frankly I have never seen this problem before. I do have lfn loaded, so do > not think it is the names of the files, especially since some of the > content is present, and I got no error when I was unzipping the archive. > Thoughts? > Thanks, > Karen > > > > -- > Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San > Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries > present their vision of the future. This family event has something for > everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. > http://sdm.link/attshape > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] a unique directory tree question?
Hi all, I have a rather Unusual question about directory trees in dos. I have a zip compressed file that contains rather a large number of .txt files. the files are of stories, and series, with the person who put the materials together using some major breakdown, for example an item might look like this. d:\stories\abandoned\series\the-end-of-time.txt Now when I ran pkunzip on the archive, the directory tree was created correctly. By which I mean there is a directory for abandoned, then a sub-directory for series, then the stories underneath. However in allot of cases the actual directory holding the .txt file is different. for the record, I am using word perfect to read the files. My question is this. is there a limit to the number of branches so to speak, one can have in a dos directory tree? Frankly I have never seen this problem before. I do have lfn loaded, so do not think it is the names of the files, especially since some of the content is present, and I got no error when I was unzipping the archive. Thoughts? Thanks, Karen -- Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
