Zip Files across platforms

[Ambatim]

I want to zip a file in UNIX and want to unzip/open it in Windows. Is this possible ? I used the compress command in UNIX and downloaded the .Z file to Windows, and tried to open it using winzip. But winzip gave an error.

Is there anyway I can open in Windows, the file which is zipped in UNIX. (Version of the UNIX: AIX Version 5)


Thanks in advance
Mallik

 

[hirschaj]

I think PowerArchiver can uncompress a .Z file on windows. It is free to try.

http://www.powerarchiver.com/

Jim Hirschauer

http://www.aixexpert.com

 

[alexhu]

Ambatim

Works OK for me - are you tansferring the file using BINARY ftp ?

Alex

 

[hfaix]

it should work fine as .Z (compress) or .gz (gzip) with winzip. I use .gz's on my wintel machine pretty often with no problem. You have to ftp in binary.

 

[Ambatim]

Thanks guys....I was ftping as ASCII...that was the problem.... Now it works fine...when I ftp in binary...Thanks a bunch for all of you...

Thanks in advance
Mallik