On **********, ********** wrote: > Dear Administrator, > > I have been attempting to open a digital text from Repositorium but to > no avail. I am trying to open the zipped zikSAsamuccaya but every > time I try, I receive the message, "The Compressed (zipped) Folder is > invalid or corrupted." I have had no problems with the pdf's. While > I am not computer illiterate, I am by no means a computer expert so > perhaps there is some problem with my execution of the esoteric > workings of Windows as opposed to a problem with the text in > question. I see there is another way to download the text but I must > sheepishly admit that I do not know what a "tar.gz" is. Any > assistance would be greatly appreciated. > > Many Thanks, > ***********
I'm not sure what the trouble may be. I've just tested the Siksa archive and all seems as it should be:
[*****@proliant:3:distdir] % unzip -t zan_zs_utf8.zip Archive: zan_zs_utf8.zip testing: zs_utf8/zs_01_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_02_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_03_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_04_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_05_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_06_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_07_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_08_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_09_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_10_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_11_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_12_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_13_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_14_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_15_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_16_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_17_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_18_utf8.txt OK testing: zs_utf8/zs_19_utf8.txt OK No errors detected in compressed data of zan_zs_utf8.zip.
Perhaps you might like to try a different unzipping program? By the way, I think WinZip and a good number of others (incl. free) can handle tar.gz or tgz archives.
Nota Bene: All file archives are routinely tested before being uploaded to Repositorium. Although your unzipping program may sometimes complain that "The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted." this is generally not the case. If you are in doubt please send us a message, but first, please ensure that you have tried to open the archive with a decent archive utility such as PeaZip or PKZIP.
That said, "unexpected end of archive" messages and the like may indicate that the download from the Indica et Buddhica servers may not have completed correctly. Web browsers are sometimes responsible for this. The best solution is to use a dedicated download programme.
I've found Sun Microsystems' `Download Manager' especially useful (it can also automatically unzip an archive after the download):
`Sun Download Manager 2.0' is free and runs on any system with Java installed on it. It really is a splendid application, and can handle authentication to the Indica et Buddhica servers. To enable authentication do the following:
3.) Then -- so you never have to enter authentication details again -- ensure that `Save logins & passwords for authenticated hosts on disks' is ticked. Then confirm with `OK' button again.
4.) Then, in the main Download Manager Window, click the `Add' button and paste (for example):
and so on, for all the files you wish to download ...
5.) Finally, press the `Start' button to begin the downloading and subsequent unzipping.
This may all seem a little tedious but it really is less trouble than it seems, and it ensures that your downloads don't become corrupted. And of course you can use the `Sun Download Manager' for all your downloads from any site.
PeaZip free archiver utility is a portable, open source file and archive manager. PeaZip is cross platform and runs on 32 and 64 bit Windows (9x, 2000, XP, Vista) and Linux. It supports handling many archive and compression formats ...
Sun Download Manager (SDM) is a small Java application that makes downloading large software packages from the Sun Download Center (SDLC) fast, easy, and more reliable than ever before.
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