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Prince
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Oct 2001
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Yeah, so I'm posting a couple of .zip files and no one- myself included- can sucessfully extract them...
I've tried Winace and Winzip (8.0)

Any solutions?

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You mean the files that say download "attachment"? It seems to work sometimes, but not always

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When choosing where to download the to, rename the file to "anything.zip" (without the brackets, and anything is in place of a filename you chose).

Hope this helps...

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did you figure out what was going on? i renamed the files, but i cant extract them the file is corrupted.

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did you figure out what was going on? i renamed the files, but i cant extract them the file is corrupted.


Hmm, it works for me... Maybe you should try to save them as "attachment" and rename them AFTER you've downloaded them, if you haven't done so already...

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no, i just doublechecked doing that and no saving it as attachment and renaming the file after i have downloaded it does not make it unzippable for me.

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hetairoi22, have you successfully downloaded and unziped anything from m_m_x or from cassembler? any file from either of those two is an example of a file that i cannot unzip.

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This is freakin' crazy...
I have the same problems. Some people can download my stuff, but I cannot, using any of the affore mentioned techniques.

However, from other peoples, I can download fine...

Moderator? Please help me...

(ever watch the origonal "Fly?")
help me...
help me...

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lol, i can hear the guy saying that. i think the simpson's may have used it in a joke, but i cant remember what episode it was.

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Nov 2001
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I have had two people say that they can't unzip a file of mine that's in the Files section. I was able to download and unzip the file though. I don't understand what the problem is.

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what program are you using to zip it up and what program to unzip it? what version if possible, and if you can link to your file and we can test it out.

i'm using winzip 7.0 sr-1 (1285)

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quote:
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what program are you using to zip it up and what program to unzip it? what version if possible, and if you can link to your file and we can test it out.

i'm using winzip 7.0 sr-1 (1285)

The file of mine that some people have had trouble with is CivStats.zip which is attached to the first post in this thread. I believe I originally ziped it using WinZip 8.0. I have certainly downloaded it and unziped it using both WinZip 8.0 and WinZip 8.1. As far as I know, the zip file format hasn't changed for a long time, so even earlier version shouldn't have a problem with it (but you never know).

I did notice that when I downloaded the file using IE 6.0, the default filename was "attachment" instead of "CivStats.zip" as it should have been. I just corrected the filename in the "Save As" dialogue box, and everything was OK.

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i can download and open your file fine with winzip 7.0i downloaded and installed winzip 8.1 and i still cant open those other archives

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Nov 2001
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I have had the exact same problem as you. What I did is download the attachment file as if it were any zip file. Next, I right clicked on the 'attachment' file and opened with WINRAR. It is a nice program similar to winace or winzip. It works for me. I hope this helps.

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no, the files that wont unzip dont work with winrar either. yes i renamed attachment to, for example, attachment.zip and no they would not unzip.

natrunner: do you have a problem opening zip files put up by cassembler and m_m_x? did those problems only manifest themselves with winzip and not winrar? which files were those and what version of winrar and winzip do you use?

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......natrunner: do you have a problem opening zip files put up by cassembler and m_m_x?


This is getting very wierd?!

I have no problems downloading CivStats.zip or M_M_X's files, however I cannot download Zeb and Marla's stuff.

I also have done all that has been suggested...no joy. The solution has been to download it from Civfanatics (which doesn't really fix the problem).

any comments?

P.S. my version of WinZip is 7.0 SR-1

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Gee, a MODERATOR that at least confirmed or commented on this problem would be nice...
[conspiracy theory] perhaps Infrogrames has eaten our moderators?[/conspiracy theory]

What I really think the problem is is that our computers look at the .zip files and decides weather or not we really deserve them.

[soup nazi voice]
NO ZIP FOR YOU!!!
[/soup nazi voice]

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I haven't been able to download ANY files, or even see the pictures put into threads. None of the things mentioned except downloading from CivFanatics seems to work.

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.....any comments...please

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mongoloid, you can't download any of the files, or you can only download them as attachment, or you can download them but not unzip them? which? not seeing the pictures either, hmmm, how fast is your connection and what browser are you using, that is the kind of info that the moderators would want to know.


ps. yeah i downloaded a bunch of stuff from civfanatics the other day, but they didnt have everything i wanted that is hosted on apolyton.

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[IMHO] That's 'cause CivFanatics is inherently inferior to Apolyton[/IMHO]

That is assuming some moderator comes along and helps us here...

We're like fishes out of water...

*gasp*

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i went to civfanatics and found most of what i was looking for except i still havent found the resource gfx mod that i downloaded a while back. its the one that has letters for all resources, each in a white bubble, and luxury, strategic, and that third option each had a different color letter.

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marla's file and other such files have problems cause they have more than one dots (".") in their filenames

the script is confused and cant get the extension of the file to determine it's type

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Is someone going to fix the filenames?

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Is someone going to fix the filenames?


Well ? I have the same problem, am downloading using IE 5.50.4807.2300. Have tried unzipping using PowerDesk 4.0.12.1 and pkunzip 2.04g, even tried running pkzipfix. I get the problem on:

Cassembler's thin brown roads download
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check for that graphic on civfanatics, their downloads work in my experience.

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quote:
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Well ? I have the same problem, am downloading using IE 5.50.4807.2300.

Cassembler's thin brown roads download
i got 5.50.4807.2300IC on windows 2000 with service pack 2 and the specific file works just fine

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I'm running win98 2nd edition.
Well, correct my assertion about pkzipfix. It does fix all these corrupted files - I was just looking in the wrong place. These graphics look nice - on my PC!

MarkG, I'll PM you details (byte sizes, etc) if it's helpful to troubleshoot.

a zipped copy of pkzipfix.exe is attached here - others might find it useful. It's free for personal use.

belchingjester

Attachment: pkzipfix.zip
This has been downloaded 76 time(s).

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lol I'll have to download zipfix from somewhere else, because the file you uploaded needs to be fixed when I download it. I'll come back later after I've tried pkzipfix.

IT FREAKIN WORKS!!

ok if anyone needs a copy of it, i did the searching for you and it can now be found on my website.

students.washington.edu/mizaq/pkzipfix.exx

save as pkzipfix.exe and then run it from the command window (eg pkzipfix taipei~1.zip) and then it will create a zip file named pkfixed.zip in that same directory which will contain the contents you are trying to get. now I don't have to hunt for **** at civfanatics I can just troll around here for new stuff.

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quote:
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lol I'll have to download zipfix from somewhere else, because the file you uploaded needs to be fixed when I download it. I'll come back later after I've tried pkzipfix.


I was wondering if Belchingjester was trying to be ironic..

Eitherway it's an unwritten universal law that the Pkzipfix download would need to be fixed..it just makes to much sense.

...just goes to show there is a supreme being afterall.

 
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