lha on the pc q.

poppe · 09 January 2002, 16:24

I´m having problems with lha on the pc. I use it with winzip but it refuses to extract files with nonstandard dos name (8+3 letters). Is there any newer version of the lha exe for dos? It´s really anoying having to send the files to the amiga, extract them there and then send them back again...

Twistin'Ghost · 09 January 2002, 16:42

I believe WinRAR supports LHA files internally. WinZip is dire. I personally use EasyZip 2000, which also has internal LHA support. Amazing how a major player like WinZip can't even rise above DOS level nonsense like this...

poppe · 09 January 2002, 16:56

Thanks! Then winzip is out of my system.. =) Thanks.

jmmijo · 09 January 2002, 17:27

I also use WinRAR because of the internal support for LHA. To bad it didn't support the other Amiga compression formats like DMS, LZX, et al.

Twistin'Ghost · 09 January 2002, 17:35

Well, lzx would be good, but it was never really available for the PC, whereas LZH/LHA actually tried to have a go at it as a PC format, as well. But the PC crowd stuck with their Zip. As for DMS, well...its intention is to read/write Amiga floppy disks, so outside of emulation circles, you'll not likely see it supported in a traditional PC app.

Drake1009 · 09 January 2002, 18:31

Personally I use Xace. That supports Lha, Lzh, Rar, Zip, Arj and many other obscure compression formats. And it's small and handy.

LaundroMat · 09 January 2002, 21:01

I'm using WinAce. Besides a nice look, it supports many different archive types, and has a lot of functionalities (fast archive checking, for those .ace spanned archives).
The only thing I'm missing is an option to exclude certain files/filetypes when compressing a directory (so I use MaintainZip for that).

Riempie · 09 January 2002, 23:36

I've setup my Windows XP PC to handle with Amiga archives. I use Winzip for all the standard PC archives and UltimateZip for lha-files. I use the dos-command unlzx to handle with lzx-files. I configured the lzx file type to work with unlzx.exe. Gave the lzx-files a nice icon (pictogram). One double-click on a lzx-file in explorer and the file is extracted. For all other formats (which I hardly have or use) I start AIAB and extract the files on my emulated Amiga.

Ah, and I use Irfanview to work with iff-files. Really cool program, loads pictures very fast. Hasn't got to do with this subject, but I just wanted to mention it

jmmijo · 10 January 2002, 00:12

To bad there wasn't a plug-in for some of these file types. Oh well, I'll continue to use WinRAR for most of the archiving then go into emulation to get at unsupported filetypes if need be.

TikTok · 10 January 2002, 07:49

If you want to stick with DOS for some reason, there is a version of LhA which supports long file names here:

http://www.aminet.net/pub/aminet/util/arc/lhant.lha

I've used it for a while and had no problems

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Puzzle · 10 January 2002, 13:28

Umm, that's a Win32 character-mode program - not a DOS-program.

TikTok · 10 January 2002, 19:38

Oops, yeah you're right

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09 January 2002, 16:24	#1
poppe Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Umeå Age: 46 Posts: 196	lha on the pc q. I´m having problems with lha on the pc. I use it with winzip but it refuses to extract files with nonstandard dos name (8+3 letters). Is there any newer version of the lha exe for dos? It´s really anoying having to send the files to the amiga, extract them there and then send them back again...

09 January 2002, 21:01	#7
LaundroMat Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In the cellar. With your mum. Age: 49 Posts: 404	WinAce here I'm using WinAce. Besides a nice look, it supports many different archive types, and has a lot of functionalities (fast archive checking, for those .ace spanned archives). The only thing I'm missing is an option to exclude certain files/filetypes when compressing a directory (so I use MaintainZip for that).

09 January 2002, 23:36	#8
Riempie Amiga freak Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Netherlands Posts: 351	amiga archive files... I've setup my Windows XP PC to handle with Amiga archives. I use Winzip for all the standard PC archives and UltimateZip for lha-files. I use the dos-command unlzx to handle with lzx-files. I configured the lzx file type to work with unlzx.exe. Gave the lzx-files a nice icon (pictogram). One double-click on a lzx-file in explorer and the file is extracted. For all other formats (which I hardly have or use) I start AIAB and extract the files on my emulated Amiga. Ah, and I use Irfanview to work with iff-files. Really cool program, loads pictures very fast. Hasn't got to do with this subject, but I just wanted to mention it

10 January 2002, 13:28	#11
Puzzle Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 99	Umm, that's a Win32 character-mode program - not a DOS-program. Last edited by Puzzle; 23 October 2005 at 11:15.

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09 January 2002, 16:42	#2
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	I believe WinRAR supports LHA files internally. WinZip is dire. I personally use EasyZip 2000, which also has internal LHA support. Amazing how a major player like WinZip can't even rise above DOS level nonsense like this...

09 January 2002, 16:56	#3
poppe Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Umeå Age: 46 Posts: 196	Thanks! Then winzip is out of my system.. =) Thanks.

09 January 2002, 17:27	#4
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,396	I also use WinRAR because of the internal support for LHA. To bad it didn't support the other Amiga compression formats like DMS, LZX, et al.

09 January 2002, 17:35	#5
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	Well, lzx would be good, but it was never really available for the PC, whereas LZH/LHA actually tried to have a go at it as a PC format, as well. But the PC crowd stuck with their Zip. As for DMS, well...its intention is to read/write Amiga floppy disks, so outside of emulation circles, you'll not likely see it supported in a traditional PC app.

09 January 2002, 18:31	#6
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Personally I use Xace. That supports Lha, Lzh, Rar, Zip, Arj and many other obscure compression formats. And it's small and handy.

10 January 2002, 00:12	#9
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,396	To bad there wasn't a plug-in for some of these file types. Oh well, I'll continue to use WinRAR for most of the archiving then go into emulation to get at unsupported filetypes if need be.

10 January 2002, 07:49	#10
TikTok Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Malayasia Age: 43 Posts: 657	If you want to stick with DOS for some reason, there is a version of LhA which supports long file names here: http://www.aminet.net/pub/aminet/util/arc/lhant.lha I've used it for a while and had no problems .

10 January 2002, 19:38	#12
TikTok Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Malayasia Age: 43 Posts: 657	Oops, yeah you're right .

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