solved [TC 11.50b2] cm_packFiles /C0 does not turn encryption off as expected

[petermad]

If I use cm_packFiles with the parameter /C0 encryption is supposed to be turned off, but it has the same effect as using /C1 or /C

Also - cm_packFiles with parameters cannot be used inside a zip file - I had hoped I could have used:

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cm_GoToDir,cm_SelectAllBoth,cm_packFiles /C0GP="password"

to automatically repack encrypted zip files removing the encryption.

I don't know if is by design that cm_commands with parameters cannot be used inside archives or it is just a forgotten implementation

[massor]

Does exist this version "TC 11.05b2"?

[ghisler(Author)]

Sorry, The /C parameter is described incorrectly.
/C=0 means ZIP enryption, 1=AES128, 2=AES192, 3=AES256, -1=default method
You cannot pack without enryption when providing a password, and you cannot re-pack files with cm_PackFiles and a parameter.
I will update the help.

[petermad]

Confirmed that the help for C in cm_PackFiles is changed to:

C: Encryption method: 0=old ZIP enryption, 1=AES128, 2=AES192, 3=AES256, -1=default method last chosen by the user

and

C: Verschlüsselungsmethode: 0=alte ZIP-Methode, 1=AES128, 2=AES192, 3=AES256, -1=letzte vom Benutzer gewählte Methode

in TC 11.50b3

Moderator message from: petermad » 2024-10-23, 20:43 UTC

Moved to "TC fixed bugs" from "TC11.x bug reports (English)"

[white]

Shouldn't the text "Each of the checkbox options takes an optional parameter 1 or 0." in the help be changed as well? For example like this:

cm_PackFiles
All the options shown in the dialog box can be passed as parameters (starting with a slash). Each of the checkbox options takes an optional parameter 1 or 0.

  

cm_PackFiles
All the options shown in the dialog box can be passed as parameters (starting with a slash). Each of the checkbox options takes an optional parameter 1 or 0 (except for the encryption option).

[ghisler(Author)]

I don't think that this is necessary:
C: Encryption method
isn't a checkbox option, just like
P="password"
isn't a checkbox option either. The checkbox option is "Encrypt", and method and password are set in a separate dialog box.

[white]

I don't think that this is necessary:
C: Encryption method
isn't a checkbox option...

OK, then shouldn't it be:

cm_PackFiles
All the options shown in the dialog box (except for Encrypt) can be passed as parameters (starting with a slash). Each of the checkbox options takes an optional parameter 1 or 0.

[ghisler(Author)]

Not really, you can use the encrypt option indirectly by setting a password and the method.

[white]

Not really, you can use the encrypt option indirectly by setting a password and the method.

Again, that would mean the text "Each of the checkbox options takes an optional parameter 1 or 0." is wrong. You are using circular reasoning.
Turning on the Encrypt option can be achieved by specifying an encrypt method, turning off the Encrypt option involves specifying a target with the T option (and not specifying an encryption method with the C option).

C: Encryption method: 0=old ZIP enryption, 1=AES128, 2=AES192, 3=AES256, -1=default method last chosen by the user

What does "-1=default method last chosen by the user" mean exactly?
Does it mean:

-1 or no parameter=use last used method

Or something else?

[ghisler(Author)]

No, it means the method the user has chosen when last packing with encryption manually. It's stored under section [Packer] as ZipAES.

[white]

No, it means the method the user has chosen when last packing with encryption manually. It's stored under section [Packer] as ZipAES.

So you with the text "default method last chosen by the user", you mean the default method which is the method last chosen by the user? Isn't it clearer to leave out the word "default"?

[ghisler(Author)]

No, the default method for packing with encryption is the one last chosen by the user.

[white]

No, the default method for packing with encryption is the one last chosen by the user.

So you want to convey both things and merged them into one line. I think it's clearer to explicitly describe both things. Alternatives:
"default method (method last chosen by the user)"
"default method (user's last selection)"