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Internal zip viewer and zip compatible files

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Hey all,

I am working with a new backup application that is creating zip compatible files with the .gbm extension.

I would like to be able to view inside these files by hitting enter just as I do with .zip files. Is there a way to associate these files with the internal packer?

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:)  Hello !
• As far as I know, you can't associate any extension with the internal ZIP packer (which is a DLL, not an executable).
* To open achives having "exotic" extensions, you ought to use the classic Ctrl+PageDown

:mrgreen:  Kind regards,
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Re: Internal zip viewer and zip compatible files

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jnewman33 wrote:Hey all,

I am working with a new backup application that is creating zip compatible files with the .gbm extension.

I would like to be able to view inside these files by hitting enter
Did you ever try this? I did rename a *.zip to *.gbm and after that the [enter] sent me still inside the zip.

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Can't think of a way to use the internal zip handling.

You can probably get something working with the multiarc plugin.
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Re: Internal zip viewer and zip compatible files

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Sheepdog wrote:I did rename a *.zip to *.gbm and after that the [enter] sent me still inside the zip.
Same thing happens here when I press Enter over .ip files which are icon packs for a software called IconPackager. IconPackager used to (probably still does) use packs in zip format so probably the same compression algorithm is used for its .ip files.
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Did you ever try this? I did rename a *.zip to *.gbm and after that the [enter] sent me still inside the zip.
True, but only if the gbm extension is not associated with any application. It yes, then only Ctrl+PageDown helps.
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