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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 1

Cross posting Jeff? 🙂

Higher compression. Ability to split the archive into multiple files (great for huge archives going onto CD/DVD or for getting through email limits). Encryption and passwords. There's far more.

The RAR util can open all sorts of archives, from iso files, rar and zip, tar.gz, tonnes of others.

If I had to suggest one tool that people get for compressed files, it would be rar, not zip. The build-in zip (in later versions of Windows) is very limited.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 2

Stefan Krzywicki (4/18/2011)
Jeff Moden (4/18/2011)
Someone please tell me the advantage to using RAR files over ZIP files. ZIP files are the defacto compression type... what does RAR do that ZIP does not (except tick me off ;-)).
RAR is free?

It's not free. It's shareware.

Just nags, and MVPs can get a free license.

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spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 3

If somebody asked me for a compression tool, I would recommend IZArc, which is free and handles a lot of archive types, including RAR and ZIP.

http://www.izarc.org/index.html

-- Gianluca Sartori

Johan Bijnens SSC Guru Points: 135369 More actions · Answer 4

Does Zip still have the 4GB limit ? :ermm:

I used the open source :blush: 7zip free solution. ( I don't know if RAR is actually free)

It is able to compress to split files of a given number of MB/compress file as well as password protection.

and IMO it has a small footprint.

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 5

Koen Verbeeck (4/18/2011)
WinRar is free as opposed to WinZip?
Is it possible to split a .zip file in multiple compressed files, as is possible with .rar?

Yep, you can split .zip files

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004354 More actions · Answer 6

GilaMonster (4/18/2011)
Cross posting Jeff? 🙂
Higher compression. Ability to split the archive into multiple files (great for huge archives going onto CD/DVD or for getting through email limits). Encryption and passwords. There's far more.
The RAR util can open all sorts of archives, from iso files, rar and zip, tar.gz, tonnes of others.
If I had to suggest one tool that people get for compressed files, it would be rar, not zip. The build-in zip (in later versions of Windows) is very limited.

Heh... yeah... it's a cross post. 😀

Thanks for the info folks.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 7

GilaMonster (4/18/2011)
Stefan Krzywicki (4/18/2011)
Jeff Moden (4/18/2011)
Someone please tell me the advantage to using RAR files over ZIP files. ZIP files are the defacto compression type... what does RAR do that ZIP does not (except tick me off ;-)).
RAR is free?
It's not free. It's shareware.
Just nags, and MVPs can get a free license.

Ah, sorry for the assumption. I only needed it to unzip a single file (a downloaded music album) about a year ago and didn't bother looking into it further.

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 8

ALZDBA (4/18/2011)
Does Zip still have the 4GB limit ? :ermm:
I used the open source :blush: 7zip free solution. ( I don't know if RAR is actually free)
It is able to compress to split files of a given number of MB/compress file as well as password protection.
and IMO it has a small footprint.

Nope. Zip 14.5 can zip up to 16 exabytes.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 9

GilaMonster (4/18/2011)
Cross posting Jeff? 🙂
Higher compression. Ability to split the archive into multiple files (great for huge archives going onto CD/DVD or for getting through email limits). Encryption and passwords. There's far more.
The RAR util can open all sorts of archives, from iso files, rar and zip, tar.gz, tonnes of others.
If I had to suggest one tool that people get for compressed files, it would be rar, not zip. The build-in zip (in later versions of Windows) is very limited.

For those reasons, it is the first "zip" utility I install on every new workstation.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004354 More actions · Answer 10

Gianluca Sartori (4/18/2011)
If somebody asked me for a compression tool, I would recommend IZArc, which is free and handles a lot of archive types, including RAR and ZIP.
http://www.izarc.org/index.html

Thanks, Gianluca. I'll take a look.

Personally, I wouldn't use RAR on a forum when I needed help. I'd use ZIP because I know everyone has that.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 11

GilaMonster (4/18/2011)
Cross posting Jeff? 🙂
Higher compression. Ability to split the archive into multiple files (great for huge archives going onto CD/DVD or for getting through email limits). Encryption and passwords. There's far more.
The RAR util can open all sorts of archives, from iso files, rar and zip, tar.gz, tonnes of others.
If I had to suggest one tool that people get for compressed files, it would be rar, not zip. The build-in zip (in later versions of Windows) is very limited.

So how is it for scheduling automatic jobs? The built-in zip is very limited, that's why we got the full version.

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173061 More actions · Answer 12

Jeff Moden (4/18/2011)
Personally, I wouldn't use RAR on a forum when I needed help. I'd use ZIP because I know everyone has that.

That is definitely one thought every dev should have when choosing software. Which one is likely to cover the most end users.

Using multiple tools for coverage bugs me sometimes. Too much maintenance. But then, I'm not the type of person who buys a toaster that cooks eggs, so I really can't say anything.

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spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 13

Stefan Krzywicki (4/18/2011)So how is it for scheduling automatic jobs? The built-in zip is very limited, that's why we got the full version.

You can use Windows Scheduler and the command line utility. IZarc has a command line add-on that handles most requirements.

-- Gianluca Sartori

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 14

Gianluca Sartori (4/18/2011)
Stefan Krzywicki (4/18/2011)So how is it for scheduling automatic jobs? The built-in zip is very limited, that's why we got the full version.
You can use Windows Scheduler and the command line utility. IZarc has a command line add-on that handles most requirements.

I'm pretty happy with the scheduler in WinZip, but that's good to know for future projects.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Johan Bijnens SSC Guru Points: 135369 More actions · Answer 15

Stefan Krzywicki (4/18/2011)
ALZDBA (4/18/2011)
Does Zip still have the 4GB limit ? :ermm:
I used the open source :blush: 7zip free solution. ( I don't know if RAR is actually free)
It is able to compress to split files of a given number of MB/compress file as well as password protection.
and IMO it has a small footprint.
Nope. Zip 14.5 can zip up to 16 exabytes.

in another reply ...

So how is it for scheduling automatic jobs? The built-in zip is very limited, that's why we got the full version.

So it must be the limited version I know off. 😉

16 exabytes will do ... for the moment :hehe:

Johan

Learn to play, play to learn !

Dont drive faster than your guardian angel can fly ...
but keeping both feet on the ground wont get you anywhere :w00t:

- How to post Performance Problems
- How to post data/code to get the best help[/url]

- How to prevent a sore throat after hours of presenting ppt

press F1 for solution, press shift+F1 for urgent solution 😀

Need a bit of Powershell? How about this

Who am I ? Sometimes this is me but most of the time this is me