Zip cache?

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I have to deal with many series of zip files that are named xxx1, xxx2, etc. One sequence of the files is unzipped to a target directory, then the original zip files are deleted. Then a new set, named identically to the first, is moved into the same directory. These files are unzipped to a different target directory, then the originals are deleted. And so on, and so on.

I'm having a problem with DOpus that I'm guessing is related to it doing some kind of caching of the zip files. The first set is processed okay, but on following sets DOpus is giving me an error when extracting the zip. I can use another zip utility on the files and everything is fine. (Except it's far more awkward to use than DOpus.)

I suspect some kind of caching because if I alternate between sets (process set XXXX, process set YYYY, process next set XXXX) everything works fine. Or if a subsequent set XXXX contains more files than the last one, the additional files process fine, but the ones with the same names as in the previous set all give errors.

Is there any way to work around this other than what I've already discovered with alternating sets?

2

Which method are you using to extract the zip files? I'll try and reproduce the problem here.

Are you viewing or double-clicking any of the files inside the zip before/after extracting the archive?

3

Make sure you're using the latest version as there was a problem with zip file caching fixed fairly recently.

4

I'm using version 9.0.0.9. That appears to be the latest available.

I have a button defined as "Copy EXTRACT".

The procedure goes like this. Files are downloaded to work directory. Work directory is made the source, desired target is made the destination. Files are selected. Extract button is clicked. When extraction is complete, files are re-selected and deleted using the secure delete option. Different files with same names as previous files are downloaded to work directory. Proper directories are designated. Files are selected. Extract button is clicked. This is where I keep getting Error 11.

If I first move the files to a different directory, everything works as expected. I've been alternating between two directories for now, but that's a far less than optimal solution, especially since the numbers of files involved changes and sometimes there's still a ghost of the original file left. Then I have to move those files back to the first directory and do it again.

I've done this same type of operation before using the previous version of Opus without any difficulty. This is the first time I've had to do this since upgrading to version 9.