Downloading SignBank

[Stuart Thiessen]

It could be something at the filesystem level that only allows a  
certain number of files per folder. I have heard of those kinds of  
limitations before but I have not experienced it. Windows XP uses the  
NTFS file system if I recall correctly.

On the Mac OS X platform, I have not had a problem with unzipping, so  
it may be a filesystem issue with Windows perhaps.

Thanks,

Stuart

On Sep 14, 2005, at 5:32, Tim Grove wrote:

> Hello folks!
>
> I wanted to share my own experience of unzipping sign writing files in  
> case it may help someone else.
>
> The file that I downloaded was named "imwa.zip" and contained around  
> 26,263 png images. I tried several different utilities for unzipping  
> this file and even wrote my own script in python to do the job, but  
> nothing seems to have been very successful. I could unzip around  
> 21,844 files and then things would stop. I am working on Windows XP  
> Pro. WHAT I DID DISCOVER was that I could extract these initial 21,844  
> files into one directory and then extract the remaining files into a  
> second directory, and then I could write them out to a CD to give me a  
> complete set. Don't ask me why this works!!! I don't know if this is a  
> Windows problem or something specific to my machine, but it almost  
> appears that I have a limit to file number or size that I can place  
> into a single directory. If anyone has an answer to this mystery, I  
> would love to hear it, but for now I appear to have a full set of  
> images by splitting the unzipping between two separate directories. (I  
> also have a splitting headache as well!)
>
> Best regards,
> Tim Grove
>
> Geoffrey Hunt wrote:
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>> *From:* owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu  
>> [mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu] *On Behalf Of *Valerie  
>> Sutton
>> *Sent:* 14 September 2005 10:06
>> *To:* sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
>> *Subject:* Re: [sw-l] Downloading SignBank
>>
>> SignWriting List
>> September 14, 2005
>>
>> Geoffrey Hunt wrote:
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>>> I think I we are talking about the same download. I downloaded it  
>>> and was unable to unzip it in Windows, it seemed to contain too many  
>>> individual graphics files, 20,000+. Would it be possible to divide  
>>> the zip file into several parts?
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Geoffrey!
>> Thanks for telling me. Let us first be sure we are talking about the  
>> same download...there are so many on our sites...
>>
>> Recently Tim Grove (I believe) downloaded all the symbols of the IMWA  
>> in one large file, and that is over 26,000 tiny graphics files...are  
>> you referring to that kind of download? Or do you really mean  
>> SignBank, which is a different download. Charles and I were  
>> discussing downloading SignBank Runtime for Windows on this web page:
>>
>> http://www.SignBank.org/downloads
>>
>> Are you saying that you could not unzip SignBank Runtime? If so, I  
>> need to know...Was the file you tried to unzip named SignBank  
>> Runtime?
>>
>> Breaking up the IMWA download that Tim tried could be done, but  
>> breaking up the SignBank Runtime download is another story...I would  
>> have to hire a programmer to find out how to separate those files  
>> because it is a relational database...
>>
>> I look forward to hearing from you -
>>
>> Val ;-)
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