Plugins » ZipInstaller 2.3.3
Compatible with P3dO 2.3.5 and above

note this picture has been edited to showcase errors for tutorial purprose.
The original ZIP file (by Digital Meanderings) was perfect.
Purpose
Install/Uninstall a figure file from a ZIP into Poser.
Checking validity of paths in ZIP and fixing wrong paths.
ZipInstaller has 2 main features:
Install Uncompress archive content to your HD.
Uninstall Remove previously unzipped
files from your disk.
ZipInstaller may be used as a classic unzipper. But when Poser files are detected within an archive,
ZipInstaller does a number of supplementary operations.
ZipInstaller will plug itself in Files menu and add a shortcut icon to P3dO's InDepth toolbar.
Note ZipInstaller needs the P3dO ZipExplorer plugin to be installed
(which is what P3dO does by default, so this is just FYI).
Overview
Calling from P3dO
Click the ZipInstaller icon in InDepth toolbar or call from file menu ("Unzip to").
How to use

Click the Upper Tab (#1) to set
the mode you wish to use: Install or Uninstall.
Select files, fix paths (see next paragraph).
Click button (#2) to actually
Unzip (Extract) to disk or delete (Delete) from disk.
Toolbar buttons
Extract
Uncompress selected source files to the Output location (as indicated in "Output path"
column - the final output being "Runtime" + "Output path").
Delete
Delete the selected files from disk. warning: Uninstall/Delete will not delete any file
in the ZIP itself but undo a previous installation thus removing files from your disk.
Refresh
This is a helper button that can be used to re-evaluate grid content.
Check for existing source file and collision detection.
Select Scene Select all Poser files and unselect
others.
Unselect All
Quick select/unselect helper.
Destination subfolder
The relative path in ZIP does not necessarily match with Poser requirement.
This button offers various alternative solutions:
- use the ZIP archive structure (Archive)
- use Poser file References. ZipInstaller will also fix problems from
Poser References, if any (Scene)
- copy all into the destination directory (Flat)
Non 3D files - e.g. pictures - don't have a relative path and thus simply
go into the destination or ZIP directories. The Poser button has no effect on such files destination.
List columns
Name and Archive Path columns are the actual
file location in ZIP.
Extract to and Output Name make the final file
location. Output Name being the path relative to Destination directory.
The destination Runtime may be changed by selecting a Runtime in the runtime combo.
You may also choose any other directory by using the Folder selection button.
Collision a check mark in this column indicates
the destination file already exists.
warning: if you edit an Output Name collision status will not be checked.
Click the Refresh button to do so.
Scene indicates this file is part of a Poser file.
This is a helper to indicate which file should be unzipped.
Install
Please read the Overview paragraph above for the howto procedure.
In summary click the Extract button and ZipInstaller will unzip the selected content
to your hard disk under the location specified by the Extract to field.
Invalid paths issues and fix
ZipInstaller will compare ZIP paths to Poser requirements and to the Poser file References
in the archive.
v Green marker indicates the ZIP path has a perfect match to Poser requirement.
You may unzip without problem.
v Blue marker indicates part of the path has a problem. Edit manually or
set the Destination button to Scene (see Toolbar above). This should fix Blue issues.
v Red marker is for wrong or empty paths. Again Edit manually or click
the Scene button.
Notes
- During Extraction Destination directory structure is automatically created
(missing directories will be created).
- After a Move or Deletion empty directories are deleted.
That is directories where the files were previously stored. For safety reasons
those directories parent directories are not deleted.
Uninstall
The purpose of Uninstall is to remove file installed from a ZIP.
ZipInstaller doesn't require an Unsetup list or anything like that and is thus able to
Undo previous installations from any Unzipper.
From P3dO click a ZIP file and open ZipInstaller as you would to install it but instead
select the Uninstall mode.
All files detected by ZipInstaller (Collision column checked) will be removed
when you click the Delete button.
Notes
- Empty directories deleted.
That is directories where the files were previously stored. For safety reasons
those directories parent directories are not deleted.
- ZipInstaller will remove files installed from other Unzippers as well. All the needed
information are taken from the ZIP itself, thus use it even if you didn't installed
the Scene with ZipInstaller.
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