tech support? graphic files compressed on unix

[nostamj]

here's the scenerio:

at my office we run XP on a unix mainframe.

i have a set of floppies with graphic files that i compressed in unix. (filename.Z) a few years back. i had to do this because the files were so large they would not fit on a single disc and were too large to send as file attachments through our mail program.

how i ever thought i was going to open them at home, i don't know! i really need some of these images for my new business and was hoping to work with them this weekend.

does anyone know a way to uncompress these *off* a unix OS?

(i can restore them by taking them BACK to the office, uncompressing and then ZIPing and/or re-saving them in Photoshop to a more compact format.)

TIA

[Pobeka]

1. Try using winzip, it can handle a lot of things

If that doesn't work, let me know there is probably some freeware version of "uncompress" for windoze.

[nostamj]

2. nope. winzip i tried...

will do a google though on freeware...

[Pobeka]

3. And if the freeware is a dead end

Let me know, I'll get the source code for uncompress and compile a windoze version for you.

[zulchzulu]

4. A couple of things

You can decompress the files with Aladdin's Stuffit Expander (http://www.stuffit.com/win/index.html) if you're using Windows. You can get the trial version (it used to be free). Drag the files onto your Windows box and decompress and maybe burn a CD if you have that capability. If on a Mac, Stuffit is usually installed and you'd do the same steps.

If you're decompressing off a UNIX box, GZip should decompress the files. Depending on what flavor of UNIX you're running, you could just drag the files into a folder and select, right-mouse click and if there is a decompression app, there will be a choice to decompress.

Hope this helps...

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

5. Try WinRar

http://download.com.com/3000-2250-10204199.html?tag=lst-3-3

It covers a lot of bases.

[Pobeka]

6. Site with lots of compression/archive programs for windows/dos

http://compression.ca/act-index.html

[midnight armadillo]

7. Compress for windows

ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/dab/comp430d.zip

and directions on its use:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Ftp/uncompress.html#Z

You would use Winzip these days in place of pkunzip. Good luck!

[lcordero]

8. by unix OS do you mean solaris?

try:
uncompress -v filename.Z

[lcordero]

9. If you are doing this in windows, try powerarchiver

[AngryYoungMan]

10. Use an Apple Macintosh! MACS ARE UNIX

People don't seem to realize that every single Mac running Mac OS X is a Unix box, with a command line. Just do it there. You've got to know someone with an iMac.

[nostamj]

11. THANKS to all

I am currently download a 30-day-free version of pkunzip.

here's what I found (and I do apologize, one should always GOOGLE before asking any question online :spank:)

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If you are using a PC, you will need two programs (pkunzip & comp430d.zip) in order to uncompress a *.Z file.

If you do not already have the pkunzip program on your PC, please contact your systems administrator to obtain it, or search the Net to find a Web site from which you can download that program.

The "comp430d.zip" freeware program is available from the "pub/dab" directory the NCBI anonymous FTP site (ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/dab/). It allows you to decompresses Unix ".Z" files under DOS.

Once you download the "comp430d.zip" file, follow these steps:


Run the "pkunzip" program to unzip "comp430d.zip."
Use the command:
pkunzip -d comp430d.zip


Rename the "comp430d.exe" file to "compress.exe" with the following command:
ren comp430d.exe compress.exe


Copy the "compress.exe" to "uncomp.exe" using the following command:
copy compress.exe uncomp.exe


run the uncompress program:
uncomp.exe
E.g., uncomp.exe omim.txt.Z

Or, you can leave off the ".exe" portion and simply type the command:
uncomp
E.g., uncomp omim.txt.Z

[mike_c]

12. there is another way-- the native way....

Install cygwin on you windows machine-- it gives you a whole bunch of linux console commands, including tar, so you can unpack your file the same way it was archived. if it's compressed, use

tar -xzvf your_file.tgz

or

gunzip your_file.tgz | tar -xvf

That's the way I do it. Cygwin is nice if you're used to a bash shell. Get it (free, of course) at http://www.cygwin.com

[Pobeka]

13. cygwin is WAY cool

I use it at work, it is a lifesaver. I'm a linux guy at home so there's no need here...