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Cas
06-16-2005, 05:15 PM
Hi

I am trying to unstuff a .rar file and keep getting this error message :

Format Error
Error #17540

Is this recoverable in some way ?
voldenuit
06-16-2005, 06:34 PM
Stuffits implementation of formats they did not cook up themselves is notoriously flaky.
There is a command-line version of unrar in fink or darwinports and there might even be on with a GUI if you look on versiontracker.
Cas
06-17-2005, 04:01 AM
Stuffits implementation of formats they did not cook up themselves is notoriously flaky.
There is a command-line version of unrar in fink or darwinports and there might even be on with a GUI if you look on versiontracker.

I have the command line version, but cannot seem to get it to work, just keeps telling me that the command cannot be found :(
voldenuit
06-17-2005, 04:09 AM
It probably is not in your $PATH then.

Invoke it with a fully qualified pathname then, perhaps:

/sw/bin/unrar

Note that unrar has weird command syntax, don't forget the

e

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saint.duo
06-17-2005, 04:11 AM
I use an app called unrarx (http://unrarx.sourceforge.net/) for rar files.
Cas
06-17-2005, 04:38 AM
I use an app called unrarx (http://unrarx.sourceforge.net/) for rar files.

Hi

Yup, just found that myself, downloaded and it done the job just fine.

Thanks for the replies and ideas everyone.
finnMacCool
02-09-2006, 10:43 AM
I was having a similar problem. Couldn't get the command line to work.
unrarX saved me much hassle and time, cheers!
Esmith
09-18-2007, 11:34 AM
What should i do if i am using unrarX but the file fails because there is a password but i cannot enter one?
Esmith
09-18-2007, 11:38 AM
found it never mind. Cheers to Saint.Duo for the unrarx link!