Flat Zip Creation

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Flat Zip Creation

I can't believe I'm asking this but I need to know how to create a flat zip file. I control-click the files and choose compress and it still puts them in a folder. Basically, I want to know how to select many photos and compress all of them into a zip file but then when one clicks on the zip file to open it it DOES NOT open another folder with the pictures in them, but rather just opens the pictures. PowerSchool only takes flat zips. I have tried a few 3rd party applications, but no help yet.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Larry

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4), 1TB Time Capsule / iPod Touch 2G

Posted on Nov 4, 2010 8:30 AM

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Answer 1

a brody

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Nov 4, 2010 8:43 AM in response to Larry Dougher

Zipit is a good zip application.

http://www.maczipit.com/

Note, I've tried to register it without success, even after sending payment.

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Answer 2

etresoft

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Nov 4, 2010 8:53 AM in response to Larry Dougher

You can use the terminal:


zip zipfile.zip list of files

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Answer 3

Nov 4, 2010 9:05 AM in response to etresoft

The Terminal puts it in a folder....I want to click on the zip file and just have the photos pop out. No folders, I want it to be a flat zip file. MacZipIt isn't working for me on 10.6.4. Any other thoughts?

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Answer 4

a brody

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Nov 4, 2010 9:08 AM in response to Larry Dougher

Check Allume's Stuffit Deluxe.

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Answer 5

Nov 4, 2010 9:28 AM in response to a brody

Tried that, same thing. Puts the images in a folder called archive.

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Answer 6

etresoft

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Nov 4, 2010 9:57 AM in response to Larry Dougher

Larry Dougher wrote:
The Terminal puts it in a folder....

No, it doesn't. You are being faked out by the Unarchiver tool. It is creating that folder.

I want to click on the zip file and just have the photos pop out. No folders, I want it to be a flat zip file. MacZipIt isn't working for me on 10.6.4. Any other thoughts?

I wrote this little tool the other day: http://etresoft.org/zipmounter.html

There are some other tools such as: http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html

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Answer 7

Nov 4, 2010 12:21 PM in response to Larry Dougher

Thanks everyone, but that wasn't the problem at all. Evidently Macs do flat zips. The problem was the photographer used JPG in the mapping file but jpg on the actual files. Obviously, case matters.

Thanks again!

Larry

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Answer 8

amyud

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Dec 2, 2010 9:29 AM in response to Larry Dougher

Hi Larry. I'm having the same issue currently trying to create a flat zip file for PowerSchool. Can you please advise how you took care of your problem and how you figured out how to create a flat zip file using your MAC?

Thanks!

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Answer 9

Jan 14, 2011 1:31 PM in response to amyud

Use iZip to view a zip file and extract it on iPhone. You can open a zip file from email by iZip. You can also extract a zip file on iZip. What's neat is that you can compress files in iZip to zip format and send it through email. Give it a try, you will like it: http://itunes.apple.com/app/izip/id413971331?mt=8

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