[Dtb-talk] Unzipping the BARD zip files

[Greg Kearney]

Here at Association for the Blind of Western Australia we place all the files for a book into a directory and then zip that directory. This means that when you unzip one of our books it will unzip into a directory on your drives. I have always assumed that the NLS did the same.

Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media
Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA
PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA 6100
Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
Email: greg.kearney at guidedogswa.com.au
Email: gkearney at gmail.com

On 30/01/2012, at 1:37 PM, Paul Migliorelli (+1 303-552-6970) wrote:

> Hi all.  Since it is important to always put each book into its own
> folder, might it make sense to put the folder itself right within the zip
> file itself? Or, in my total cluelessness using windows overall, is this
> already the case, and I'm overlooking things as usual?Whenever I unzip,
> say, into the booksense nls folder, I think I see individual componenets.
> Or, when viewing the inside of a zip in windows 7, I think I see each book
> component.  For instance, I often use Jamal Mazrui's filedir program.  If
> I point to a zip, you can do a control u to unarchive.  it wants a
> destination folder.  I like getting into the habit of the folders showing
> up on the player as having  the same name of the zip file, minus the dot
> zip of course.  That's why I was thinking wouldn't it make sense to have a
> folder of some sort right within the zip itself?  Even when viewing a zip
> in windows 7 windows explorer, where the zip file immediately shows its
> contents, I assume it
> is showing you all the book pieces in 1 place.  I guess I'm wondering when
> pointing to a zip, how to unzip the contents automatically into a related
> folder, or, do you ***always need to create a folder manually no matter
> what you use to unzip?  Sorry for making no sense (laugh)  I really am a
> windows clueless, and I do try to learn (smile) Thanks always.
> 
> Paul in Boulder Colorado
> 
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