BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.10.02

[manuangi]

@spwolf:

It is not an bug - problem is that you are not adding any files, so zip engine thinks it doesnt have anything to do. As long as there is one selected file among your selection, everything should work fine, right?

Forgive me, spwolf, but I think it is a bug…I might want, as in the described case, to compress just empty folders…and then PA wouldn’t be of use…it fails.
WinR** does that compression nice and smoothly…and that’s why the only thing I could link, on my 1st post here, was a rar file.

[spwolf]

@manuangi:

Forgive me, spwolf, but I think it is a bug…I might want, as in the described case, to compress just empty folders…and then PA wouldn’t be of use…it fails.
WinR** does that compression nice and smoothly…and that’s why the only thing I could link, on my 1st post here, was a rar file.

okie dokie.

[manuangi]

@spwolf:

okie dokie.

what does that mean? are you recognizing the bug ;) …or yr answer was just a sop? :(

one more thing…the fact that PA hangs when it has to handle the TAR archive…can you reproduce it?

[TBGBe]

Alright, I now have a chance to try this.

Using PA 9.21 with the “empty_folders.rar” results:-

Shell Extension “Test” reports all files OK.
Open with PA (double click rar file) and folders are shown in Explorer View.

• Extract (inside PA) to new folder, creates new folder but it is empty.
• Shell Extension “extract to empty_folders” creates the subfolder but it is empty.

Finally, I used 7zip to extract - this created the subfolders correctly.
Use PA (shell extension) to compress to Zip.

• This seems to work OK
• Test Zip - all files OK
  -> extract to subfolder - directories/folders created (321).
  :confused:

However,
Use PA (shell extension) to compress to CAB.

• Open with PA => Error as Manuangi reported.
  Use PA (shell extension) to compress to TAR
• no tar file created.
  Use PA (shell extension) to compress to 7z.
• 7z created.
• Open with PA and no contents, even in explorer view.
• “extract to empty_folders” creates the subfolder but it is empty.

So it appears:-
RAR extraction has a problem, because PA handling should be same as 7zip.

TAR works as spwolf stated - no files so nothing created not even empty TAR file.
7z almost works as spwolf stated - no files so nothing created except empty 7z file.
CAB has a fault, creates “invalid” file.

Not sure what is happening with ZIP format. It seems to work in 9.21.
Has something changed between 9.20.07 and 9.21 ??

[manuangi]

thank you for confirming, TBGBe! :)

now let’s wait for spwolf to reply! :)

[spwolf]

I dont remember if anything was changed for 9.21 that would make it work - since we have been focused on 9.5 for a while now, but if it works then yes, it would seem that something was changed :-).

I do remember checking it out few months ago as well.

[manuangi]

@spwolf:

I dont remember if anything was changed for 9.21 that would make it work - since we have been focused on 9.5 for a while now, but if it works then yes, it would seem that something was changed :-).

I do remember checking it out few months ago as well.

are you going to do something for the bug?

[manuangi]

with 9.5b4

compressing some empty folders and then decompressing the created archive with:
TAR, LHZ, BH -> the archive will contain just some of the folders. if you doubleclick on it, PA window will not show the files on the right panel with explorer view, you’ll have to click on the “+” left to the archive name, in the left panel
ZIP -> the archive will contain just some of the folders. doubleclicking on it shows those on the right.
CAB -> if you doubleclick on the archive, PA will say it’s corrupted. If you extract to a path, an empty folder will be created. If you “extract here”, nothing will be created.and PA’s decompressing window has to be closed manually
7Z -> everything is ok

So…I guess bugs still to be fixed!

[TBGBe]

Not clear - Are you trying to compress ONLY empty folders?
Or multiple folders - some with files and some empty?

[spwolf]

@TBGBe:

Not clear - Are you trying to compress ONLY empty folders?
Or multiple folders - some with files and some empty?

I think she is trying to compress only folders, with no files in them…

[TBGBe]

@spwolf:

I think she is trying to compress only folders, with no files in them…

Yes, but then I wonder if this is a “real life” problem? It is certainly something I have never considered. Still …
@manuangi:

TAR, LHZ, BH … Zip -> the archive will contain just some of the folders.

I agree this is a problem. It should be consistent, either ALL or NONE.
@manuangi:

CAB -> if you doubleclick on the archive, PA will say it’s corrupted. If you extract to a path, an empty folder will be created. If you “extract here”, nothing will be created.and PA’s decompressing window has to be closed manually.

This is also a problem. PA should not create a corrupt archive.

[spwolf]

• CAB format does not support this at all.

As to the all or non - are you sure this is happening? This is probably just related how relative path is saved.

[manuangi]

@spwolf:

• CAB format does not support this at all.

As to the all or non - are you sure this is happening? This is probably just related how relative path is saved.

Yes, this IS happening, and it’s not related to the path, believe me.
And if you don’t, try yourself and you’ll see I’m right.

That behaviour is at least strange, isn’t it

[spwolf]

@manuangi:

Yes, this IS happenind, and it’s not related to the path, believe me.
And if you don’t, try yourself and you’ll see I’m right.

That behaviour is at least strange, isn’t it

I did try it and it works fine in my example. Please post more information on what exactly is happening.

thank you,

[manuangi]

download this:
http://ftp.7host.com/mix/Temp.7z (save rightclicking)
uncompress it, there are 35 empty folders in it.

then compress those with all the archive types PA supports. you will see that with:

TAR, LHZ, BH -> the archive will contain just some of the folders (18 out of 35). if you doubleclick on it, PA window will not show the files on the right panel with explorer view, you’ll have to click on the “+” left to the archive name, in the left panel

ZIP -> the archive will contain just some of the folders (18 out of 35) . doubleclicking on it shows those on the right.

CAB -> if you doubleclick on the archive, PA will say it’s corrupted. If you extract to a path, an empty folder will be created. If you “extract here”, nothing will be created.and PA’s decompressing window has to be closed manually

7Z -> everything is ok

[spwolf]

@manuangi:

download this:
http://ftp.7host.com/mix/Temp.7z (save rightclicking)
uncompress it, there are 35 empty folders in it.

then compress it with all the archive type PA supports. you will see that with:

That link does not work.

thanks,

[manuangi]

mmh…ok

try this one:
http://greg79.altervista.org/Temp.7z (always save via rightclicking)

that will work, I tried just now

[spwolf]

@manuangi:

mmh…ok

try this one:
http://greg79.altervista.org/Temp.7z (always save via rightclicking)

that will work, I tried just now

great, thanks, we will check it out.

[TBGBe]

@manuangi:

download this:
http://ftp.7host.com/mix/Temp.7z (save rightclicking)
…
http://greg79.altervista.org/Temp.7z (always save via rightclicking)

sorry - neither works for me :confused:
If spwolf has been able to access - we can leave it here.

Otherwise can you just confirm
@spwolf:

she is trying to compress only folders, with no files in them…

or is it something else?

[manuangi]

@TBGBe:

Otherwise can you just confirm

or is it something else?

Yes, this thread is about compressing EMPTY FOLDERS (no files in any of them)