I agree. bzip2 or gzip seem like much better choices than zip. AFAIK, zip files have a "directory" at the end of the archive with a pointer to the "end" at the very beginning. This might explain why unzip is failing with pipes or special files.
On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Chase, John<[email protected]> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bob Woodside >> >> [ snip ] >> >> The old version of bzip2 that used to be available from IBM has > been >> withdrawn; I don't know what version it was or whether it supported >> large files. There is now a "supported" version which you have to pay >> for, and looks to be heavily modified by IBM - mainly to provide >> IBM-style messages, as far as I can tell. I can't imaginw wanting such >> a beast, but that's the subject of a different thread! > > Well, bzip2 from IBM is now a part of the "Licensed Program Product" > called "IBM Ported Tools" or similar, but it's a "no-charge" product; > i.e., you do have to "license" it now, but it still doesn't cost any > money. > > -jc- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
