Unzip and OpenOffice ODT
lazarus / 5-Lazarus Extra Components

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bonmario · 2006-10-13 15:18

Hi,
in "C:\Lazarus\fpc\2.0.4\source\packages\extra\unzip" there is the
file unzip.pp that contains sources to extract files from zip files.
When i use it with files .zip i have no problem, but when i use it
with files of OpenOffice (*.odt) i can't extract nothing.

Someone have tryed to use it with the files of OpnOffice (*.odt) or
know how uncompress that kind of file?

Thanks, Mario

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felipemdc · 2006-10-13 16:02

Ummm ... maybe odt uses some zip feature that our unit cannot handle.
Please submit a bug report for the Free Pascal project about this.

A quick solution while unzip unit isn't fixed it to call an external
command-line software to unzip the odt.

Under linux we have the unzip software. It's probably available for
Windows on MinGW (it that how it's spelled?) or Cygwin project

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theo · 2006-10-13 18:02

Ark doesn't know the file type either. You have to select "Java
archive" from the options, then it opens it.
It looks like a *.jar.

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felipemdc · 2006-10-14 02:14

But I tested on linux, and unzip utility opens it. It may be possible
that unzip implements .jar support, but that´s unlikely.

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theo · 2006-10-14 03:04

Theoretically Jar should be Zip in the first place with a manifest in
it. Isn't it?
So I don't understand the problem either.