Changes between Version 17 and Version 18 of ArmyBuilder/ABFileFormat


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05/29/09 20:17:29 (11 years ago)
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    1818=== The contained files ===
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    20 The detail of the compressed files is currently unknown. According to [http://forums.wolflair.com/showthread.php?p=30366&posted=1#post30351 the developers] it is a customised, commercial version of LZW (the compression used by PKZip). This means it is unlikely that the files can be decompressed by other tools.
     20The detail of the compressed files is currently unknown. According to [http://forums.wolflair.com/showthread.php?p=30366&posted=1#post30351 the developers] it is a customised, commercial version of LZW (the compression used by PKZip). This means it is not compatible with existing libraries and that other means must be found to decompress the data.
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    22 Based on error messages within the EXE files it appears ArmyBuilder uses Greenleaf Software's [http://www.greenleafsoft.com/ArchiveLib/ArchiveLibSummary.asp ArchiveLib]. Since the files are not PKZip-compatible, the compression method used must be the proprietary GLCompressor.
     22One of our developers, [wiki:Darpified darpified], [http://forums.hiveworldterra.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=1257&p=8659#p8659 has undertaken] investigations to reverse-engineer the [wiki:ArmyBuilder/ABFileFormatCompression .ab file format compression].
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    2424=== The file table ===