InstallShield Z
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'''InstallShield Z''' format is a compressed archive format used by version 3 of the InstallShield installation software. Documentation is lacking but it has been partially decoded and implemented by open source projects. | '''InstallShield Z''' format is a compressed archive format used by version 3 of the InstallShield installation software. Documentation is lacking but it has been partially decoded and implemented by open source projects. | ||
− | It uses PKware's proprietary "implode" compression algorithm. | + | It uses PKware's proprietary "implode" compression algorithm (i.e. [[ZIP#Compression|ZIP]] type 10 compression). |
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== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
− | * | + | * {{CdTextfilesURL|cdaction/cdaction24b/GOLF/}} → *.Z |
− | * | + | * {{CdTextfilesURL|cdaction/cdaction40/DEER/}} → *.Z |
− | * | + | * {{CdTextfilesURL|hotgames/KidsEMail/}} → *.z |
Revision as of 14:56, 25 February 2019
InstallShield Z format is a compressed archive format used by version 3 of the InstallShield installation software. Documentation is lacking but it has been partially decoded and implemented by open source projects.
It uses PKware's proprietary "implode" compression algorithm (i.e. ZIP type 10 compression).
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Identification
Files begin with bytes 13 5D 65 8C 3A 01 02 00
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See also
- InstallShield CAB (successor format)
- InstallShield installer archive
Software
- Universal Extractor
- InstallShield File Compressor: Official compressor/decompressor utility (Windows command-line). Several different versions of it can be found on the internet (as icomp.zip, icompx.zip, icomp95.zip, ...). Included with Universal Extractor.
- Open source InstallShield v3 extractor (C++)
- Open source InstallShield v3 extractor (Pascal & Assembly)
- Free implementation of PKware "explode" algorithm (C)