Creating rbz files on Win7
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Now my windows 7 has started creating compressed folders when I am trying to make a zip file of a plugin and its folders. This compressed folder is not seen by sketchup as a rbz file for installation. In the past my system had been making zip files which I renamed to rbz and this always worked to install as an extension. Is there a setting that will change this problem or do I need a zip program from another vendor??
Keith
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When you select files and
Right Click > Send To > Compressed (Zipped) Folderyou don't get a ZIP file?
That's all what I do - no external applications. -
Does SketchUp not install it, or does SketchUp install it but not load the plugin (no menu/toolbar etc.)?
Plugins are only loaded when there is a a *.rb file directly in the Plugins directory. It happened to some people that a zip program put the compressed files into an additional folder inside the zip archive.
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I think he's saying that the folder is compressed - by the filesystem - instead of creating a XIP file.
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Are sure you are actually making a ZIP file [NOT a system compressed-file]...
If so... are your settings to display ALL file-type extensions [Folder-Options].
If not thenxxx[which actually representsxxx.zip] will rename toxxx.rbzwhich in turn is representingxxx.rbz.zip, which is therefore still a 'zip' file, and therefore it is not listed when using the RBZ archive installer. -
Just get 7zip it's a great free utility.
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When I right click on a selected file or files in windows explorer the send to option for compress is a zipped folder not a zipped file like it was previously.
Dan what option do you use in 7zip I tried that but SU could not install from that file when I renamed it rbz???
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7zip supports a lot of archive formats. What you want for SketchUp is zip (not 7z). The default settings for zip should be ok. Did that work?
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Yes 7Zip worked when I selected send to xxxxxxxxxx.zip file. Thanks
Still don't understand what happened to my Win7 to make this a problem!!! I assume it came with one of the updates.
Thanks
Keith -
@ktkoh said:
Still don't understand what happened to my Win7 to make this a problem!!! I assume it came with one of the updates.
Hasn't happened on any of my personal computers and none of the computers at the office...
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Mistry with win7 zip files solved!!! Some how my folder option to hide known extensions was selected and this created the problem making a ziped file a ziped folder. I know I had nothing to do with that change as it took me a long time to find Folder Options after I started looking for them.
Keith
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