Re: [MI400] Compressing a savf file

["Bruce Heath" <bruce.heath@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks James for the PF to SAVF conversion help.

Something we use here is GZip (GNU Zip) which uses very similar algorithms
to Winzip and runs natively from the AS/400 command line.

It compresses pretty much any object and places the resulting archive into
a specified folder on the AS/400 IFS.

The best part is that it is freeware under the GNU license.

http://www.gzip.org/    for more details.

Thanks again
Bruce




                      "nicolas
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If your as400 is v5r1 (maybe v4r5), you can find 2 qsh commands, compress
and uncompress. I tested them on a savf, compression rate is as high as
with winzip, etc... but result couldn't be read by some pc tools
(powerarchiver)

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v5r1/ic2924/index.htm?info/rzahz/utility.htm


nicolas

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Williams" <planesmart@teleteam.net>
To: "Mi400" <mi400@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 12:13 AM
Subject: [MI400] Compressing a savf file


> I was trying to see if I can compress save files to a size smaller that a
> save file.  First is anyone has tried this I will not try it otherwise I
> will try.
>
> I was looking a leif book and I was trying to read a save file and got a
> message that the length was too long. It said save files need to be 528.
I
> was reading chapter 12 on compression.
>
> The statement it had a problem with
>
> CALLX   .SEPT(OPEN-ENTRY), OPEN-I, * ;
>
> I do not see where the length of this file is set at all.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Harry
>
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