CMZ (archive format)

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'''CMZ''' (official name unknown) is a compressed archive format. Its only known use is for distribution of some versions of [[Ami Pro]]. It may be a proprietary Lotus format.
 
'''CMZ''' (official name unknown) is a compressed archive format. Its only known use is for distribution of some versions of [[Ami Pro]]. It may be a proprietary Lotus format.
  
Strings found in the companion COMPRESS.DLL file suggest it uses the PK Data Compression Library, so it probably has some similarities to [[ZIP]].
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It uses [[PKWARE DCL Implode]] compression.
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== Format details ==
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A CMZ file is a sequence of one or more member file segments, each of which consists of a signature, then a header, then the compressed data.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
Files apparently begin with ASCII "{{magic|Clay}}".
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Files begin with ASCII "{{magic|Clay}}".
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== Software ==
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* [https://github.com/sourcekris/uncmz uncmz] A command line extractor with source in Golang.
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* {{Deark}}
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
* http://cd.textfiles.com/cdaction/cdaction35/PROG/AMIPRO/
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|cdaction/cdaction35/PROG/AMIPRO/}}
* http://cd.textfiles.com/microforumw/wsdisk2/TEXTPROC/_B4/AMIPRO31/
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|microforumw/wsdisk2/TEXTPROC/_B4/AMIPRO31/}}
 
* [https://archive.org/details/LotusAmiProCollection Lotus Ami Pro Collection] (from archive.org) → "Lotus AmiPro 3.0 - German - Windows.zip" ...
 
* [https://archive.org/details/LotusAmiProCollection Lotus Ami Pro Collection] (from archive.org) → "Lotus AmiPro 3.0 - German - Windows.zip" ...
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/cmz}}
  
 
[[Category:Lotus]]
 
[[Category:Lotus]]

Latest revision as of 18:23, 4 May 2024

File Format
Name CMZ (archive format)
Ontology
Extension(s) .cmz

CMZ (official name unknown) is a compressed archive format. Its only known use is for distribution of some versions of Ami Pro. It may be a proprietary Lotus format.

It uses PKWARE DCL Implode compression.

Contents

[edit] Format details

A CMZ file is a sequence of one or more member file segments, each of which consists of a signature, then a header, then the compressed data.

[edit] Identification

Files begin with ASCII "Clay".

[edit] Software

  • uncmz A command line extractor with source in Golang.
  • Deark

[edit] Sample files

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