Re: Un-Zipping in the IFS

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi Sam,

Please consider using InfoZip (the zip/unzip utilities typically found 
on Unix/Linux/AIX machines) or 7-Zip.  These utilities work great on IBM 
i, and support most (if not all) of the Zip capabilities.  (But, 7-zip 
can be a challenge to install and get working.)

JAR runs really slow in my experience, and only supports a subset of 
Zip's capabilities. I've had a lot of trouble with JAR, and can't 
recommend it.  (I must be an idiot, because every time this question 
comes up -- and it comes up frequently -- tons of people recommend JAR. 
 And I hate it.)

Info-Zip:
http://systeminetwork.com/article/make-zip-files-iseries

The AIXPDSLIB described in the preceding link is no longer available, 
but the files can be found here:
http://www.computer-refuge.org/classiccmp/aixpdslib/pub/

7-Zip:
http://www.scottklement.com/p7zip/
http://systeminetwork.com/article/7-zip-running-i

On 11/1/2011 6:32 PM, Sam_L wrote:
> Thanks to all who responded.  I was unable to use the JAR suggestion
> because of some Java setup problem on the backup machine.  (Hopefully
> the upgrade to 7.1 will fix that.)