unzip issue 4

[gatetec]

I am trying to unzip an Oracle patch, but getting this error.
What is the way to get around?

thx much

mil:/536 > file orapatch.zip
orapatch.zip: PKZIP (.zip) compressed archive

mil:/536 > unzip orapatch.zip
ksh: unzip: not found.


mil:/536 > uncompress orapatch.zip
orapatch.zip.Z: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.

 

[p5wizard]

You may try to ftp the patch file over to a windows box and unzip the file over there using winzip in a temp dir. Then you will have to ftp the files back to UNIX. Just remember to use binary FTP transfer in both directions.

Other solution is to download zip/unzip from somewhere and install it on AIX. You can find zip/unzip package here:
ftp://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/unix/aix/unz550x-aix5l.tgz .


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[DukeSSD]

Oracle:
We release AIX specific fixes in the .zip file format purely to annoy IBM, and it's AIX customers and users, because AIX does not inherently support this format of file compression.

We could release them in inherently supported AIX compression formats such as tar, pax and / or Z (compress) formats but sadly we as a company are not intelligent enough to realise that this also pisses off our own customers.

Sadly this is a typical example of the marketing strategy of Oracle and we suggest you consider using IBM's own database solution DB2" in future.

:0)

What planet are they on / from?

 

[p5wizard]

Here's another source for zip/unzip

http://www.bullfreeware.com/download/aix43/unzip-5.41.0.0.exe

http://www.bullfreeware.com/download/aix43/zip-2.3.0.0.exe

- easier to install: here is explained how:

http://www.bullfreeware.com/install_down.html

HTH,

p5wizard

 

[d3vzero]

Hi Guys,

You can also use the oracle provided zip and unzip executables (in the $ORACLE_HOME/bin directory).

Best regards to all.

____________________
Sometimes it pays to stay in bed on Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debuging Mondays code.

 

[gatetec]

DukeSSD, Interesting

p5wizard & d3vzero:
Thank you so much. Both worked!!!

 

[RodKnowlton]

If you prefer to get unzip from IBM:

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/unzip/unzip-5.51-1.aix5.1.ppc.rpm

- Rod

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