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    From Alan Beck@1:229/426.36 to all on Thu Apr 23 08:20:53 2020
    So now I tried "7z e" in the zip unpacker and I have a packet in my directory but OpenXP replies with "Unable to open packet".

    Errors are good because now I know I am getting somewhere.

    The program works just my ability to decode the packets does'nt.

    My kingdom for a spell checker!

    Alan

    --- WinPoint Beta 5 (359.1)
    * Origin: WinPoint (1:229/426.36)
  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Alan Beck on Thu Apr 23 14:42:58 2020
    Hi Alan,

    On 2020-04-23 08:20:53, you wrote to all:

    So now I tried "7z e" in the zip unpacker and I have a packet in my directory but OpenXP replies with "Unable to open packet".

    This probably won't help with your packet problem, but you probably want to add
    these options after the 'e':

    -bd Disable progress indicator
    -y Assume Yes on all queries


    Bye, Wilfred.

    --- FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815
    * Origin: FMail development HQ (2:280/464)
  • From Martin Foster@2:310/31.3 to Alan Beck on Fri Apr 24 11:21:00 2020
    Hello Alan!

    *** Thursday 23.04.20 at 08:20, Alan Beck wrote to all:

    So now I tried "7z e" in the zip unpacker

    Did you mean "7z e $DOWNFILE"

    and I have a packet

    Did you mean a compressed mail bundle?

    in my directory

    Which directory?

    but OpenXP replies with "Unable to open packet".

    Whenever you get errors, you should exit OpenXP and have a look in DEBUGLOG.TXT in OpenXP's root directory to see if there's anything in
    there which may give a clue as to what caused the problem.

    Regards,
    Martin

    --- OpenXP 5.0.43
    * Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:310/31.3)
  • From Alan Beck@1:229/426.36 to Martin Foster on Fri Apr 24 09:18:33 2020
    Hello Alan!

    *** Thursday 23.04.20 at 08:20, Alan Beck wrote to all:

    So now I tried "7z e" in the zip unpacker

    Did you mean "7z e $DOWNFILE"

    Yes, that is correct


    and I have a packet

    Did you mean a compressed mail bundle?

    Yes I believe that is the case

    in my directory

    Which directory?

    but OpenXP replies with "Unable to open packet".

    Whenever you get errors, you should exit OpenXP and have a look in DEBUGLOG.TXT in OpenXP's root directory to see if there's anything in there which may give a clue as to what caused the problem.


    Will do, thanks


    Alan


    --- WinPoint Beta 5 (359.1)
    * Origin: WinPoint (1:229/426.36)
  • From Martin Foster@2:310/31.3 to Alan Beck on Sat Apr 25 13:58:00 2020
    Hello Alan!

    *** Friday 24.04.20 at 09:18, Alan Beck wrote to Martin Foster:

    So now I tried "7z e" in the zip unpacker

    Did you mean "7z e $DOWNFILE"

    Yes, that is correct

    OK, thanks for clarifying that.

    Where is 7z.exe located, it should either be somewhere on your path or in OpenXP's root directory.

    and I have a packet

    Did you mean a compressed mail bundle?

    Yes I believe that is the case

    But are you sure :)
    Is the file extension something like .th0 or .fr1 or .sa2 or what?

    Regards,
    Martin

    --- OpenXP 5.0.43
    * Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:310/31.3)