createbaseball Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 I have spent over two hours searching the forums and the web looking for EAZIP. I found one copy of it available on NBAlive.com that doesnt seem to work or is outdated (it was a beta copy) can anyone point me in the direction of this app or e-mail me a copy? thanks.... Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 the one on NBAlive.com works for me Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 On a side note GFXPAK will compress the files tighter but you can not use wildcards with it GFXPAK -compress -real INPUTFILE OUTPUTFILE eazip allows wildcards eazip -c *.fsh will compress all FSH in the folder you are in Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
createbaseball Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 this could certainly be my own ignorance with DOS and pc apps...I am a Mac graphics guy. Both gfxpax and eazip wont open if I just double click on them....how do I open their windows to even be able to type the prompts? I tried dragging the .fsh file I wanted to compress to EAzip and it just flashed. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
five Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Open up the command prompt to wherever you have it installed. IE: If you installed them to your desktop, navigate to that spot in a command prompt window. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
createbaseball Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 okay...yes they are both installed on the desktop.....but how do I open a command prompt window? :oops: Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitoon Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 okay...yes they are both installed on the desktop.....but how do I open a command prompt window? :oops: It's in your Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt That works, but it's much easier to create a batch file...put everything in a folder created for modding purposes. Right Click and choose New Text Document, and name it batch.bat (or whatever.bat) and then put all your commands in the batch file, and excecute it that way... For example to uncompress the datafile.txt: echo on eazip -u datafile.txt pause I put 'echo on' and pause in there so you can see what happens, in case there is an error. If you don't the window will just flash up and you won't be able to read any error messages. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
createbaseball Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 I found how to launch the command prompt window in XP...under Start>Run....but when I ask it to open gfxpax or eazip it does the same thing and just flashes it open for a second. ? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 this could certainly be my own ignorance with DOS and pc apps...I am a Mac graphics guy. Both gfxpax and eazip wont open if I just double click on them....how do I open their windows to even be able to type the prompts? I tried dragging the .fsh file I wanted to compress to EAzip and it just flashed. put eazip and gfxpak in your windows directory then start -> RUN -> CMD hit enter that opens the box cd the directory yout folders ar in cdgamesgraphicstoolsfsg what ever then type the commands Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 I found how to launch the command prompt window in XP...under Start>Run....but when I ask it to open gfxpax or eazip it does the same thing and just flashes it open for a second. ? eazip -c myfile.fsh gfxpak -compress -real myfile.fsh myfile.fsh Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitoon Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 I found how to launch the command prompt window in XP...under Start>Run....but when I ask it to open gfxpax or eazip it does the same thing and just flashes it open for a second. ? You can't just open gfxpak or EAzip...they are not GUI type programs...you need to excecute them with command line parameters so the program knows what to do... You could type gfxpak /? or EAzip /? and that will list your commands... That's why it's way easier to use a batch file, that way you don't have to keep typing the command and it's parameters at the command prompt everytime, and you can do multiple commands in the batch file as well. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 It's in your Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt That works, but it's much easier to create a batch file...put everything in a folder created for modding purposes. Right Click and choose New Text Document, and name it batch.bat (or whatever.bat) and then put all your commands in the batch file, and excecute it that way... For example to uncompress the datafile.txt: echo on eazip -u datafile.txt pause I put 'echo on' and pause in there so you can see what happens, in case there is an error. If you don't the window will just flash up and you won't be able to read any error messages. thats easier? you can also make a batch file like this, name it cfsh.bat (stands for compress fsh) put the batch file in your windows folder gfxpak -compress -reel %1 %1 pause then at the command prompt cfsh myfile.fsh what really happens is gfxpak -compress -reel myfile.fsh myfile.fsh you could also make a function in the batch file to compress all the fsh files at once but that is a little harder to make Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 download total commander http://www.ghisler.com/ you do not have to have a CMD windows to type command line parameters Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
createbaseball Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 the batch thing will be helpful once I figure all this other stuff out and start doing a larger number of files....but for now, I really just want to compress ONE portrait that I ceated. Its a .fsh file right now, but I was told it needs to be compressed with EAzip before importing.... I got my command prompt window to open...and typed "eazip -c ****.fsh" and hit return and it says that Eazip...etc. is not a command. I tried running the application by going to Start>Run>and putting EAZIP in the open field...and it just flashes. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitoon Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 thats easier? you can also make a batch file like this, name it cfsh.bat (stands for compress fsh) put the batch file in your windows folder gfxpak -compress -reel %1 %1 pause then at the command prompt cfsh myfile.fsh what really happens is gfxpak -compress -reel myfile.fsh myfile.fsh you could also make a function in the batch file to compress all the fsh files at once but that is a little harder to make Easier than opening a command prompt everytime...I'm trying to keep it simple for people that don't have your skillz :) Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
createbaseball Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 finally got eazip to do SOMETHING... went to START>RUN>CMD and enter then within the command prompt window I typed: "eazip -c 2605.fsh" and hit enter and it said compressing...then: '2605.fsh' err = ERR_READ ? I then tried taking out the space between -c and 2605.fsh and it mafe EAZIP quit. I'm almost there it seems....whats wrong? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 the batch thing will be helpful once I figure all this other stuff out and start doing a larger number of files....but for now, I really just want to compress ONE portrait that I ceated. Its a .fsh file right now, but I was told it needs to be compressed with EAzip before importing.... I got my command prompt window to open...and typed "eazip -c ****.fsh" and hit return and it says that Eazip...etc. is not a command. I tried running the application by going to Start>Run>and putting EAZIP in the open field...and it just flashes. put eazip in the root of your windows folder Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 finally got eazip to do SOMETHING... went to START>RUN>CMD and enter then within the command prompt window I typed: "eazip -c 2605.fsh" and hit enter and it said compressing...then: '2605.fsh' err = ERR_READ ? I then tried taking out the space between -c and 2605.fsh and it mafe EAZIP quit. I'm almost there it seems....whats wrong? you are are not in the same folder as the file (in yout command windows) Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
createbaseball Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 thanks for your patience and help man....learning this AND windows at the same time..... so I need to put the EAZIP app into the root folder of windows, which I am guessing is on the c drive in the folder named "windows"? and then the .fsh file that I am tryingt to compress needs to be in that folder to along with the EAZIP app? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitoon Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 thanks for your patience and help man....learning this AND windows at the same time..... so I need to put the EAZIP app into the root folder of windows, which I am guessing is on the c drive in the folder named "windows"? and then the .fsh file that I am tryingt to compress needs to be in that folder to along with the EAZIP app? Not exactly...putting EAzip in your /windows folder allows the computer to access it from anywhere...it's in the root, so the computer will look there when you try to use it...the rest of the files can then be anywhere...make yourself a folder for modding purposes and put everything in there (except EAzip which is in the /windows folder)... Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
createbaseball Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 then what did he mean by "you are not in the same folder as your file"? do I need to tell EAZIP in the command window where to find the file I am trying to compress? if so...how? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitoon Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 then what did he mean by "you are not in the same folder as your file"? do I need to tell EAZIP in the command window where to find the file I am trying to compress? if so...how? Yes, see that's why using it at the command line is so difficult..you'd need to navigate the command prompt to the folder that contains the file you are trying to compress. Then, with eazip in the windows root, you can excecute the command... That's why I said that a batch file is easier...If you go into the folder that contains the file that you want to compress and then create the batch file in that same folder, it will work... Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/6142-can-someone-please-show-me-eazip/#findComment-72671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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