#1 Improved ZIP error messages

[Christian d'Heureuse]

RFE for ZIP 2.3 Win32 version:

When a file is locked and the "-q" option is used, the
error message ("zip warning: Permission denied") should
indicate the name of the locked file.

[Ed Gordon]

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Zip 3.0 should handle this better. Please check the latest beta. Also there have been improvements in Zip 2.32 so check that release. Let us know.

[Christian d'Heureuse]

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No, Zip 3.0f and 2.32 are both not better.
With the "-q" option, the only message is "zip warning: Permission denied" when a file is locked. The file name is not displayed.

I have written the following Win32 test program to lock a file:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <Windows.h>

int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
char* fileName;
HANDLE* file;
if (argc != 2) {printf ("Missing file name.\n"); return 9; }
fileName = argv[1];
printf ("Locking file \"%s\"...\n",fileName);
file = CreateFile(fileName, FILE_READ_DATA | FILE_WRITE_DATA, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
if (file == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {printf ("Open failed.\n"); return 9; }
printf ("Press Enter to continue - ");
getchar();
CloseHandle (file);
return 0; }