Taifuns Zip extension gives wrong directory when unzipping

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Hello Taifun,

I found the following link:

https://groups.google.com/g/mitappinventortest/c/r5xWZiy8al4/m/fh5efbINEgAJ

Can you please make the extension workable for subdirectories in ASD?

Also you can see:

Frank

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thank you for your message
meanwhile please use the workaround provided by @Anke

Taifun

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Thank you Taifun.

Do you mean the "KIO4_Terminal1" commandLine?

Frank

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Yes exactly...
and probably @Anke will provide an aia file and/or screenshot of the relevant blocks...

Taifun

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That would be awesome.

Frank

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I found a solution for unpacking the folder using the KIO4 Terminal.

blocks
blocks1892×524 59.6 KB

The 1st block deletes the entire directory, the 2nd block unpacks the zip file.

I still have one question: Can there be a time problem when deleting and then unpacking immediately afterwards?
Is there a timer or command to make the app wait a few seconds before processing the 2nd block?

Frank

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Please be careful with rm -rf you can do a lot of damage !

Use the clock timer to generate a space in time between running commands (run 1st command, call clock timer, run 2nd command in clock timer event block)

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Thank you TimAI2 for your tip.

Do you mean it like this:

blocks(1)
blocks(1)1892×318 38.4 KB

blocks
blocks1966×440 47.1 KB

I think 2 seconds should be enough.

Frank

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Alternatively, given you get a response back from the terminal command:

image
image730×252 26.2 KB

(assumes it works :wink: )

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@TimAI2

Works too, I'll take your 2nd tip (response).

Frank

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BTW, here are my commands for zipping & unzipping (here):

grafik

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