[Info-vax] Unable to install freeware

[Paul Richards]

Bob Gezelter wrote:

> 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

Will do, Bob.

-- 
Paul
Melbourne, Australia

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