In article <170920081603532484%rugrat@playpen.net>,
Rugrat <rugrat@playpen.net> wrote:
> In article <gonefishin-B5FDCE.15563917092008@unknown.ams.astraweb.com>, wlg
> <gonefishin@thelake.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <160920082149043719%rugrat@playpen.net>,
> > Rugrat <rugrat@playpen.net> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <2008091422440316807-gripnsip@datpurpledrankcom>, rikki
> > > rockett
> > > <gripnsip@datpurpledrank.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 2008-09-14 21:45:45 -0800, wlg <gonefishin@thelake.com> said:
> > > >
> > > > > In article <2008091419545275249-gripnsip@datpurpledrankcom>,
> > > > > rikki rockett <gripnsip@datpurpledrank.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> what would be the best way to go about this? I've got the password
> > > > >> he
> > > > >> supplied but I can't seem to get UnRarX or the Unarchiver to
> > > > >> cooperate.
> > > > >
> > > > > MacPAR and Split&Concat handle them, no problem.
> > > >
> > > > i definitely was able to reassemble the file with these two programs,
> > > > but the password that he gave doesn't seem to want to work with unrarx
> > >
> > > Forget about UnrarX - it is unreliable. MacParDeluxe also includes an
> > > Unrar utility built in which is solid and very reliable. If encryption
> > > used RAR segmentation like they do in the hollywood movies groups rather
> > > than split raw data segments as is more common in these groups then
> > > MPD would automatically stream one process into the next and would
> > > pause only to ask for the RAR password in the process. As it is done by
> > > encryption you must follow a 2 or 3 step extraction process:
> > >
> > > 1) Use MPD to par check the files.
> > > 2) Use Split&Concat to join the segments into a single RAR file
> > > (MPD will automatically start up S&C for you but for some reason
> > > this gives an error on my system lately - probably just my
> > > system).
> > > 3) Use MPD to extract the movie from the joined RAR archive.
> > > (Type Cmd-U then use the resulting navigation dialog to locate
> > > the
> > > RAR file to be extracted. Do not drag the RAR file onto MPD).
> > >
> > > --
> >
>
> You could be right. I said that without trying it since with MPD a drag
> or double click operation is normally used for opening a par archive
> or adding to one that is being created. It all depends on the way in which
> MPD handles the filetypes of File Refs extracted from incoming
> AppleEvents. As a developer I know that special handling of specific
> types as would be necessary to accomplish "drag .rar file and get an
> unrar operation" would make for complications when trying to drag
> in order to add to an archive being created. Logic and good programming
> style dictates that such special conditions would not be followed but
> does not preclude the possibility. I will try it and see. This does not
> change the overall process needed by the OP though.
>
> --
Thank you. Your comments are appreciated.
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