Disklavier

The incompatibility (only happens when using Windows XP's native compressed 
folder feature) is with the directory name inside the piano-e-competition 
zip files.  The comma is the culprit.  I was able to reproduce the problem 
with completely different files under a directory name that includes a 
comma (and problem vanished once re-zipped using a directory name without 
comma).

Now, for end users the problem is easy to deal with - just install any of a 
number of free utilities (such as WinZip) and the downloaded PeC files can 
be extracted.  Let's remember that prior to Windows XP, users had to do 
that in order to unzip ANY zipped file anyway.  But if Yamaha wants to 
maximize the distribution and usage of these files, it would be nice to 
have them re-zipped for download (with either comma-free directory names, 
or simply without the extra directory level).

CCW


At 01:08 PM 2/9/2004, you wrote:
>Good afternoon, everyone.
>
>A few people reported having trouble unzipping the .zip archives from the 
>Piano-e-Competition website over the weekend. I know that problems were 
>mentioned with the E-SEQ archives, I am not sure whether there were 
>problems with the XP or Enhanced archives.
>
>A few people responded to say that they had no trouble using various 
>unzipping utilities under other Windows operating systems.
>
>Although I normally use a Macintosh, I booted my Windows system today 
>using Windows XP professional. I successfully downloaded one example of 
>each .zip type. Each time I ended up with a folder on my desktop that had 
>a zipper in the middle of its icon. In all three cases I could open this 
>folder by clicking on it. Inside was another folder and inside that folder 
>were the song files and directory file(s).
>
>I don't know why anyone has had trouble using Windows XP. However, a 
>Windows guru friend has suggested to me that perhaps some people have an 
>antivirus setting on their computer that does not recognized the file 
>types contained in these archives. If so, perhaps that is the reason why 
>they appear to be empty.
>
>Since I am not a Windows person, I regret that I cannot give a definitive 
>explanation for this problem, but I don't think that the problem is with 
>the archives. Of course, I am prepared to be corrected on this point.
>
>Regards,
>PianoBench
>
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