Disklavier

Hi All

I can confirm that the commas are the problem. Having just been all 
the way through one of the zip files using HexWorkshop I removed all 
of the commas and it unzipped fine using XP Home.

Midi Magic 


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Chine-Chine Wang <chine@e...> 
wrote:
> 
> 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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