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'''InstallShield CAB''' is a compressed archive format used by some versions (at least versions 5 and 6) of the InstallShield installation software. It is the successor to [[InstallShield Z]] format. It reportedly uses [[zlib]] compression. It is not the same as Microsoft's [[Cabinet]] format.
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'''InstallShield CAB''' is a compressed archive format used by some versions (at least versions 5 and 6) of the [[InstallShield]] installation software. It is the successor to [[InstallShield Z]] format. It reportedly uses [[zlib]] compression. It is not the same as Microsoft's [[Cabinet]] format.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
Files begin with ASCII characters "<code>ISc(</code>".
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Files begin with ASCII characters "{{magic|ISc(}}".
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== See also ==
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* [[InstallShield]]
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* [[InstallShield Z]] (predecessor)
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* [[Cabinet]] (for comparison)
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
* [https://github.com/twogood/unshield Unshield]
 
* [https://github.com/twogood/unshield Unshield]
* [ftp://ftp.elf.stuba.sk/pub/pc/pack/i5comp21.rar i5comp21.rar], [ftp://ftp.elf.stuba.sk/pub/pc/pack/i6cmp13b.zip i6cmp13b.zip], [ftp://ftp.elf.stuba.sk/pub/pc/pack/i6comp02.zip i6comp02.zip]
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* [{{SACFTPURL|pack|i5comp21.rar}} i5comp21.rar], [{{SACFTPURL|pack|i6cmp13b.zip}} i6cmp13b.zip], [{{SACFTPURL|pack|i6comp02.zip}} i6comp02.zip]
 
* [[Konvertor]]
 
* [[Konvertor]]
 
* [http://legroom.net/software/uniextract Universal Extractor]
 
* [http://legroom.net/software/uniextract Universal Extractor]
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
* http://cd.textfiles.com/cdaction/cdaction40/YDP/ → *.CAB
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|cdaction/cdaction40/YDP/}} → *.CAB
* http://cd.textfiles.com/cdaction/cdaction42a/DRIVER/ → *.CAB
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|cdaction/cdaction42a/DRIVER/}} → *.CAB
* http://cd.textfiles.com/cdaction/cdaction43a/CODE/ → *.CAB
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|cdaction/cdaction43a/CODE/}} → *.CAB
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/installShieldCAB}}

Latest revision as of 15:03, 28 December 2023

File Format
Name InstallShield CAB
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Extension(s) .cab, .hdr
Wikidata ID Q28758102

InstallShield CAB is a compressed archive format used by some versions (at least versions 5 and 6) of the InstallShield installation software. It is the successor to InstallShield Z format. It reportedly uses zlib compression. It is not the same as Microsoft's Cabinet format.

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[edit] Identification

Files begin with ASCII characters "ISc(".

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[edit] Sample files

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