Subj : Sync v3.x compatible external file viewer
To   : All
From : Hellion
Date : Sun Jun 28 2009 09:17 pm

Hey all -- I am a sysop running Sync v3.13. I am looking for a good external
file viewer for .ZIP files. I would like for users to have the ability to
view .txt and .nfo files that are inside archives. A bonus feature would be
the ability to download files that are inside the archive but that is not a
necessity.

I've tried using Syncview, an app written for Sync v2 and it does work with
Sync v3 but it has a bunch of nag screens and that sort of thing. I've tried
some other file viewing apps but they app use PKUNZIP (v2.04g, dos APP) to
extract files, and while I have pkunzip, these other programs are ruled out
because they extract every file you choose to view. Optimally the file
viewing program would only read header information from the .ZIP file to
determin it's contents and would not need to extract the file unless the user
has chosen to view files within the archive.

If anyone has any suggestion for a good Sync v3 external file viewer I'd be
interested in hearing about it.

I have thought about coding one myself in Baja but I do not know how to use
Baja to read the .ZIP file format.


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