[Info-vax] Unable to install freeware

[Bob Gezelter]

On Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 1:42:38 AM UTC-4, Paul Richards wrote:
> Steven Schweda wrote:
> 
> > > [...] Downloaded to Windows and used ImgBurn to create a CD.
> > 
> >    That much is probably ok.  The problem (I claim) is
> > unpacking, say, vtfm.zip on the Windows system instead of
> > unpacking it on the VMS system.
> > 
> >    Those too-obvious-to-disclose steps can be the most
> > dangerous ones.
> > 
> >    If a network transfer is not possible, then I'd try
> > putting the .zip and an (Alpha VMS) UnZip executable onto a
> > CD, and seeing if you can use that UnZip executable to unpack
> > the archive on the Alpha.  (What could go wrong?)
> > 
> >    Assuming that you don't already have them there, as soon
> > as you get this kind of file transfer worked out, I'd suggest
> > getting some newer Zip and UnZip kits copied over and built. 
> > Those UnZip 5.52 programs are pretty stale.  Zip 3.0 and
> > UnZip 6.0 are the current released versions, but some newer
> > (if not actually new) beta kits are available.
> > 
> >    For many basic operations, even the old, stale Info-ZIP
> > programs may do, but there'x a large set of features and
> > fixes since UnZip 5.52.
> 
> Steven: thanks, I'll give it a go. 
> 
> -- 
> Paul
> Melbourne, Australia
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Paul,

I concur with Steve. From the output, it looks like the file was unpacked on a Windows system. Unpack (UNZIP) the file on an OpenVMS system.

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com