7-Zip PlugIn needs update

[Alpengreis]

Hello

7-Zip PlugIn needs an update from v16.02 to v16.04 (v16.04 is from October 2016 already).

Your link on PlugIn Website points direct to 7-Zip "home", unfortunately it is not useful, because you deliver a special compiled version ...

for example: even the filename is not the same and (as I found out in my last test) also the functionality is not the same (original compile had problems with (some?) RAR archives).

So, please update your 7-Zip PlugIn version to 16.04 and maybe remove the direct link on PlugIn Website (it's useless as I wrote above).

Thank you

[MSpagni]

for example: even the filename is not the same

I suppose you're looking at "7zFM.exe" (i.e. 7zip file manager) while EDP uses the command line version (7z.exe) as it must be to use it as a plugin.
No special version at all.

[psguru]

We will update what is shipped with EDPro to the current version 16.04. We provide only what's needed to unzip files via a command line (to save space in the setup files):

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7z.dll
7z.exe
7-zip.dll
License.txt
readme.txt

The download link is relevant (why not), it points to http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

[Alpengreis]

We will update what is shipped with EDPro to the current version 16.04. We provide only what's needed to unzip files via a command line (to save space in the setup files):

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7z.dll
7z.exe
7-zip.dll
License.txt
readme.txt

The download link is relevant (why not), it points to http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

Because the following files are included in standalone version from that link:

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7za.dll
7za.exe
7zxa.dll
history.txt
License.txt
readme.txt

and the functionality is NOT the same (as I said above) ...

maybe I downloaded the incorrect version from download site?

I will check this.

However: thank you for fast reaction, I appriciate that!

EDIT: Indeed, if I take the MSI and extract the files, the file names are identical. I will test out those as soon as possible (in few hours probably).
EDIT2: Testing no more needed, since I have now the same files as PrestoSoft for that PlugIn ... HINT for other users: take the MSI and extract the relevant files (see below the posting from psguru)!

Thank you!

[psguru]

The files we include in the setup are a subset of what you can get by installing a build downloaded from http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

[Alpengreis]

The files we include in the setup are a subset of what you can get by installing a build downloaded from http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

I discovered that RIGHT NOW

Thank you nevertheless VERY much!

Then - OF COURSE - the link makes absolutely sense!

[MSpagni]

Since in the standard package of 7zip the command line version is always included, I never peeked inside the so called "standalone console version" package.
It seems that one is just a stripped down version of 7z.exe.
What's that for?
... Ok, I posted the question in the wrong site.

[Alpengreis]

Since in the standard package of 7zip the command line version is always included, I never peeked inside the so called "standalone console version" package.
It seems that one is just a stripped down version of 7z.exe.
What's that for?
... Ok, I posted the question in the wrong site.

Maybe wrong site ... but good question

I had tested that "standalone console version" last year or so and found out that:

- the filenames are different
- had problems to extract RAR files (not all but some - IF I remember correctly)

no idea what else could be different ...

[MSpagni]

No need to guess.
From the "readme":

7za.exe - is a standalone console version of 7-Zip with reduced formats support.

Extra: 7za.exe : support for only some formats of 7-Zip.
7-Zip: 7z.exe with 7z.dll : support for all formats of 7-Zip.

7za.exe and 7z.exe from 7-Zip have same command line interface.
7za.exe doesn't use external DLL files.

What I try to guess instead is: what's the need for that?

[Alpengreis]

No need to guess.
From the "readme":

7za.exe - is a standalone console version of 7-Zip with reduced formats support.

Extra: 7za.exe : support for only some formats of 7-Zip.
7-Zip: 7z.exe with 7z.dll : support for all formats of 7-Zip.

7za.exe and 7z.exe from 7-Zip have same command line interface.
7za.exe doesn't use external DLL files.

What I try to guess instead is: what's the need for that?

Maybe the last setence "7za.exe doesn't use external DLL files." could be a reason to be really indepentent from native Windows (libs)?