shante opened this issue on Dec 09, 2012 · 13 posts
shante posted Sun, 09 December 2012 at 12:47 PM
Can anyone tell me about the Drill Head snake/tentacle? I have had it for years and since I rarely do Sci-Fi stuff I have never needed it. THis weekend I started playing with three of the Sanctum Art Aliens and decided the creature would fit right into the scene but when I tried unzipping the file the zip was corrupted. Must have gotten it when I still had Dial-up and back then corrupted files were the norm for some reason.
I just want to get a clean copy of it but can't find it anywhere. because its been so long I no longer remember if it was a freebie or purchase item. I tried here in store and freebie section as well as at DAZ site. No luck. Any help tracking it down would be appreciated.
Shante
Khai-J-Bach posted Sun, 09 December 2012 at 1:03 PM
shante posted Sun, 09 December 2012 at 1:14 PM
Quote - Stonemason's at all?
Thanks so much. If I got service like this in the real world i would be happier than a little piggie in................well, happier! :)
shante posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 7:19 AM
Can see it here:
WandW posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 1:17 PM
Does your unzip program have a repair option? The command line of zip version does..
http://infozip.org/
The command would be zip -FF Filename.zip
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shante posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 5:46 PM
Oh?!?
I think that language I am not understanding.
First I am on a mac.
Second I know absolutely nothing how I can put that command in if I was on a Windoz machine.
So I am once again S.O.L. !
But thanks for your help WandW
WandW posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 8:29 PM
If you are using OS X, you would open Terminal, use the cd command ( cd directoryname )to navigate to the folder where your zipped file is, and enter the command I gave; underneath the pretty GUI, OS X is good old UNIX.
More information on Terminal...
http://macapper.com/2007/03/08/the-terminal-an-introduction/
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shante posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 9:06 PM
!!??!!??
Oh......kay........
Thanks.......
I have been using Macs since the IIci and have no idea how to open Terminal let alone want to learn.
I envy tech saavy users....Mac or Windoz...but it is as it has always been for me.....waaaayyyy over my gray matter. :(
WandW posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 9:14 PM
Navigate to your Applications folder, open Utilities, and double click on Terminal.
You're totally reinforcing negative sterotypes about Mac users... :lol:
Edit; if you drag a copy of the file into your Home folder, you won't need to mess with changing directories; just enter the zip command I gave above, substituting the name of the archive...
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The Wisdom of bagginsbill:
"Oh - the manual says that? I have never read the manual - this must be why."
shante posted Wed, 12 December 2012 at 1:24 PM
I know you are trying to help and I really appreciate it but O know a lot of Mac users who are not tech heads who have never nor choose to ever foray into the UNIX subshell.
Yet I have to say since I began using the MAC starting in the early 90's with the great little IIci I have been an avid believer in the platform and been involved because of that in many heated platform wars. Not being able to go into Unix or the taerminal doesn't make me subject of derrision nor does it make me less of a loyal user.
Since I am not in any way your "TYPICAL" anything I don't feel too bad about reinforcing anything to anyone about being a single 59 year old man, being an artist, being a Mac user, being totally politically incorrect, being a non Mac PowerUser, etc., etc., etc........
I am sorry if this bothers you but we each are supposed to know our limits and one of mine is not being able to wrap my gray matter around technical stuff on any platform or in any software. I feel lucky I have managed to learn whatever I have learned on the computer and will leave it at tht...thank you very much! ;)
WandW posted Wed, 12 December 2012 at 2:31 PM
If you were my neighbour I'd tell to to put the file on a USB stick and bring it over and I'd fix it, but that's likely not practical.
You could have done it in less time than it took to type the above message. Unless you are logged in as a superuser you can't hurt much even if you tried to.
Drag a copy of the file to your Home folder.
Navigate to your Applications folder, open Utilities, and double click on Terminal.
Type or paste this at the Terminal prompt, substututing 'Filername'zip' with your file name(you can name the output file [FixedFilename.zip] anything you want so long as it is a unique name):
zip -F Filename.zip --out FixedFilename.zip
EDIT; I looked in the manual and it recommends trying it with a single 'F' option first. If it doesn't work, try -FF after the 'zip' place of -F)
4. It will either work, or it won't. If it works you will get a list of files recovered. When it finishes and goes back to the prompt, close Terminal.
You are now a UNIX Guru for a day, and you've got your file back... 
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The Wisdom of bagginsbill:
"Oh - the manual says that? I have never read the manual - this must be why."
shante posted Wed, 12 December 2012 at 2:40 PM
OH MY GOSH!
Actually it is people like you I would love---to know..UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. You are relentless! LOL Wish we were neighbors and not just for the file but for the relentless influence.........the footless kick in the heinie!
Ok Ok...got permission to bring my laptop to work tomorrow to start some tutorial and job search work so I will try it then. IF I GET TERMINALED I will find you and make you suffer the old Sicilian Wrath of Contemptible Stink-eEye!!! LOL
THANKS!
Quote - If you were my neighbour I'd tell to to put the file on a USB stick and bring it over and I'd fix it, but that's likely not practical.
You could have done it in less time than it took to type the above message. Unless you are logged in as a superuser you can't hurt much even if you tried to.
Drag a copy of the file to your Home folder.
Navigate to your Applications folder, open Utilities, and double click on Terminal.
Type or paste this at the Terminal prompt, substututing 'Filername'zip' with your file name(you can name the output file [FixedFilename.zip] anything you want so long as it is a unique name):
zip -FF Filename.zip --out FixedFilename.zip
4. It will either work, or it won't. If it works you will get a list of files recovered. When it finishes and goes back to the prompt, close Terminal.
You are now a UNIX Guru for a day, and you've got your file back...
WandW posted Wed, 12 December 2012 at 2:47 PM
:biggrin:
I made a slight addition to the procedure above after I looked at the docs on the Apple site. It's in a font that makes me cross eyed, so I won't post a link... :lol:
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The Wisdom of bagginsbill:
"Oh - the manual says that? I have never read the manual - this must be why."