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Title: Is there some way of getting my .zip files to come out right?
Post by: crashwg on January 05, 2005, 08:01:26 pm

FATX (xbox's file system) does not support commas (,) in file names but I want my roms listed like: "Lion King, The.zip"  FATX does however support periods (.) in the file name so "Lion King. The.zip" is acceptable to both the xbox and myself.

So here's the problem...

I used a renaming program to replace all the , with . and all worked out fine.  Then I send them through WinRar to zip them down to a more managable size right...  Well WinRar names it's output files without the stuff after the (.)!  WTF!  So it leaves me with a zip called "Lion King.zip" and the contents are "Lion King. The"

So can anyone suggest some other way of zipping my files that will recongnize the stuff after the . or maybe have a better idea?

Title: Re: Is there some way of getting my .zip files to come out right?
Post by: Sephroth57 on January 05, 2005, 08:05:26 pm

is the period really necessary? how about a - or _

Title: Re: Is there some way of getting my .zip files to come out right?
Post by: crashwg on January 06, 2005, 12:42:38 am

Well a comma would be the proper way and a period is the closest thing I can use so I guess I'll have to go through and rename all the zip files manually...  :-\

Title: Re: Is there some way of getting my .zip files to come out right?
Post by: Sephroth57 on January 06, 2005, 12:46:51 am

*cough* anal *cough*

Title: Re: Is there some way of getting my .zip files to come out right?
Post by: SOAPboy on January 06, 2005, 12:49:31 am

how about just LION KING or put the games that are THE SOMETHING under T..

thats just a little anal man..  ;D

Title: Re: Is there some way of getting my .zip files to come out right?
Post by: pointdablame on January 06, 2005, 08:56:05 pm

WinRAR thinks anything after the first period is the extension I believe.

Just switch the former commas to a "-" or underscore, or something like that.  Even a space would work.  It's the only choice you really have unless you don't wanna have those games on your system cuz it bothers you so much ;)

Title: Re: Is there some way of getting my .zip files to come out right?
Post by: DrewKaree on January 07, 2005, 08:27:37 am

Just use a batch renamer that lets you change those characters.  Seriously, if you're so OCD about this, maybe you shouldn't be allowed to use WinRAR  ;) ;D