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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.
 
'''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 Z]]
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* [[InstallShield installer archive]]
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* [[Cabinet]]
  
 
== 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]
 
* [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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* [[Konvertor]]
 
* [http://legroom.net/software/uniextract Universal Extractor]
 
* [http://legroom.net/software/uniextract Universal Extractor]
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== Sample files ==
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|cdaction/cdaction40/YDP/}} → *.CAB
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|cdaction/cdaction42a/DRIVER/}} → *.CAB
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|cdaction/cdaction43a/CODE/}} → *.CAB

Revision as of 21:04, 28 April 2019

File Format
Name InstallShield CAB
Ontology
Extension(s) .cab, .hdr

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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