Unzipping zips with Unicode Filenames

Question: I see your example code includes the ability to create a zip with Unicode filenames. Does your product support unzipping files with unicode filenames, such as Chinese? Answer: Yes, it can unzip files w/ Unicode names — assuming the .zip was correctly created.  Your first test should be to unzip without trying anything differently.  Check to see if the […]

Chinese Character String Literals in VC++ 8, 9, 10, …

It is possible to use string literals within your C++ code — as long as you save your C++ source file using the utf-8 character encoding. For example, open a .cpp source file and add this line: CkString str1; str1.appendU(L”京”); When you try to save the .cpp source file, you may get a message such as: “Some Unicode characters in […]

Zip with Unicode Filenames (utf-8)

New examples demonstrating how to create a Zip archive using Unicode filenames: ASP: Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames) SQL Server: Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames) C#: Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames) C++: Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames) MFC: Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames) C: Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode […]

FTP Unicode Directory Listings

Question: Files on the FTP server contain Unicode characters (Chinese, Japanese, Russian, etc.). How do I get the correct filenames in my (Chilkat FTP2) client? Answer: It is very dependent on the capabilities of the FTP server. Many servers are incapable of sending Unicode directory listings. If an FTP server supports Unicode directory listings, it will use utf-8 (which is […]