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Old 12-06-2009, 07:20 PM   #106
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Originally Posted by pthwaite View Post
Eric,
No, I'm talking about unzipping your downloaded app.
Generally I use Zipeg for unzipping, but occasionally it runs into problems. (it appears to work but the unzipped app doesn't work. If I unzip using stuffit (the same download) it works and of course vice-versa. (The inbuilt Archive utility doesn't always work for some files which is why I have stuffit and zipeg too)
Once the app is correctly unzipped, it works fine, just like the command line tools. This problem isn't unique to your zipped file, it occurs with a number. I've just learned over the years that archiving/de-archiving packages are not all equal.
Howard,

That impresses me as quite strange behavior! I do occasionally find that some archive files, when they are double clicked, want to open in Stuffit Expander rather than Archive Utility. But even if they pick Stuffit Expander, they basically expand properly every time. Exception: as mentioned in earlier posts to this thread, certain ADE e-books that have known issues with their zip file internal formatting. Other than those, I have never had a problem with expanding zipped files, as long as they have downloaded aright, so I'm scratching my head as to what might be causing your problem.

Later!

Eric
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