Re: CFX_Zip and Empty Directories

2005-04-23 Thread Claude Schneegans
>>To zip and unzip files? Java uses the operating system if that's what >>you're referring to Exact; what I mean is that all those Zip facilities use about the same zip library of tools. If this library does not include empty directories in the zipped file, no matter you go through PKZip, winZ

Re: CFX_Zip and Empty Directories

2005-04-23 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
> >>it uses java. > and Java uses? To zip and unzip files? Java uses the operating system if that's what you're referring to - it doesn't need WinZip or PKZip that I'm aware of... ZIP is a format (open source? ... at least, I'm not aware anyone claims copyright on the format)... So java.uti

RE: CFX_Zip and Empty Directories

2005-04-22 Thread Dave Watts
> >>it uses java. > > and Java uses? java.util.zip? Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-sit

Re: CFX_Zip and Empty Directories

2005-04-22 Thread Claude Schneegans
>>it uses java. and Java uses? -- ___ REUSE CODE! Use custom tags; See http://www.contentbox.com/claude/customtags/tagstore.cfm (Please send any spam to this address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Thanks. ~~

Re: CFX_Zip and Empty Directories

2005-04-22 Thread David Delbridge
Egads. I didn't realize this limitation of zips. Looks like WinRAR does the trick. I'm off to the races. Thank you!!! Dave Claude Schneegans wrote: > >>Although I haven't verified, it shouldn't have any problem zipping empty > > >>>directories. > > > Since the missing empty directory pr

Re: CFX_Zip and Empty Directories

2005-04-22 Thread Claude Schneegans
>>Although I haven't verified, it shouldn't have any problem zipping empty >>directories. Since the missing empty directory problem comes with Winzip or PKzip, I think that any solution using them will include the problem. -- ___ REUSE CODE! Use custom tags

Re: CFX_Zip and Empty Directories

2005-04-22 Thread Rick Root
David, You can do lots of zip operationgs without using a CFX, if you're using CFMX 6.1+ http://cflib.org/udf.cfm?ID=744 Although I haven't verified, it shouldn't have any problem zipping empty directories. - Rick David Delbridge wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anybody know if CFX_Zip can

CFX_Zip and Empty Directories

2005-04-21 Thread David Delbridge
Hi all, Does anybody know if CFX_Zip can zip empty directories in a recursive operation? I wrote a small application around the tag, only to find that empty directories are all missing from my archives. I hate to redo this thing with cfexecute and command-line zip, but will if I must. Any al