Subj : Zip Error 255 On Uploaded Files
To   : DesotoFireflite
From : Digital Man
Date : Wed Feb 09 2022 10:17:29

  Re: Zip Error 255 On Uploaded Files
  By: DesotoFireflite to Digital Man on Wed Feb 09 2022 08:53 am

 > >  DM> Something else to check: are "zip" and "unzip" listed in
 > SCFG->External Programs->Native Program List?
 >
 > > They are both in there as ZIP.EXE and UNZIP.EXE
 >
 >  DM> Oh? That's unusal.
 >
 >  DM> Here's the default Native Program List:
 >  DM> É[þ][?]ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
 >  DM> º Native Program List º
 >  DM> ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
 >  DM> º ³cmd.exe º
 >  DM> º ³sh º
 >  DM> º ³csh º
 >  DM> º ³bash º
 >  DM> º ³node º
 >  DM> º ³smbutil º
 >  DM> º ³zip º
 >  DM> º ³unzip º
 >  DM> º ³pkzip25 º
 >  DM> º ³mp3info º
 >  DM> º ³ º
 >  DM> ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
 >
 >  DM> If yours has "zip.exe" and "unzip.exe" instead, I think that explains
 >  DM> the issue. Non-native programs are attempted to be run using
 >  DM> dosxtrn.exe (a 16-bit DOS program) on Windows, which is not going to
 >  DM> successfully run a 32-bit executable (such as zip.exe or unzip.exe).
 >
 > That makes sense, but I didn't change them. I'll go back in and change them
 > to just zip and unzip then, and try it. I guess I will end up removing the
 > %. also when I give it a test. Seriously, I can't remember how long it's
 > been this way with no issues.

Yeah, I don't recall them ever defaulting to "zip.exe" and "unzip.exe". And how would have worked before is also a mystery. :-)

 > > >> I wasn't going to say anything, as it only happened once
 > yesterday, but since I'm running 3.19c, it may be related to this
 > issue. I uploaded 5 files to my bbs directory yesterday, and went
 > back to check to see if it took ok, and picked up the FILE_ID.DIZ's
 > ok. Everything was fine, then I quit and went back to the main
 > menu, and did a "N" for new mail, and chose All, and it displayed
 > all the new files I uploaded...I logged off, and logged back on,
 > and everything did as it should then. I have not been able to
 > duplicate it, but I thought I would mention it just the same in
 > case it may be related to the other issue.
 >
 > >  DM> I'm not clear... are you describing a newly observed issue here?
 >
 > > Yes, but only if you think it's related to the zip, unzip problem.
 > As I said, I can not reproduce it, and it only happened once. It may
 > have been just a fluke or something related to memory. I'm really not
 > concerened at this point about it since I can't reproduce it.
 >
 >  DM> I'm not clear: *what* only happened once? I don't see a problem in your
 >  DM> description of the scenario. <shrug>
 >
 > Let's leave it be for now, as it only happened once. To put it simply, after
 > I uploaded a few files using the ;upload command, from the "T" file menu, I
 > quit the gile menu using "Q", and went the check for any new mail that might
 > have come in, when I hit "N" for new mail, Then "A" for all, it listed all
 > the new FILES I uploaded instead of any new mail. The only way I could stop
 > it from doing this was to log out, and log back in. Hope this is clearer. As
 > I say, no need to persue it, as it only happened once, and I can't duplicate
 > the issue. The only reason I mentioned it was in case it was related to the
 > issue we were having with the zip and unzip issue. Personally, I think it
 > was a one time fluke.

What you're describing sounds like expected (as designed) behavior for a user that has
"[F] Automatic New File Scan      : On"
set in their default configuration.

Maybe double-check that setting for your user account?
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