Is there a way for Perl to handle zipped files of various zip types.

rzs96 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi guys, I would love to know if there is a module or way that Perl can unzip a variety of zip files. Obviously the back ticks or system () can take care of UNIX zipped files such as TAR and GZIP/GUNZIP. However, if I am receiving:

1. A bunch of files zipped up on a PC using something like WinZip or
2. A bunch of files zipped up on a Mac using a Mac compression utility

Then I dont know how to unzip those file using Perl. Thanks for your help!
Robert

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Re: Is there a way for Perl to handle zipped files of various zip types. by davido (Cardinal) on Jun 01, 2005 at 15:24 UTC
There is also Archive::Any, which handles both zips and tarballs. Dave	[reply]
Re: Is there a way for Perl to handle zipped files of various zip types. by marto (Cardinal) on Jun 01, 2005 at 15:21 UTC
Hi, You may want to check out Archive::Zip. Hope this helps. Cheers Martin	[reply]
Re: Is there a way for Perl to handle zipped files of various zip types. by marnanel (Beadle) on Jun 01, 2005 at 15:22 UTC
The Archive::Zip module is your friend for opening the files that WinZip creates. What Mac compression utility are you thinking of-- StuffIt?	[reply]
Re: Is there a way for Perl to handle zipped files of various zip types. by Anonymous Monk on Jun 02, 2005 at 07:37 UTC
Zip is one compression format. Zipped files are encoded in/compressed with zip format.	[reply]