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winzip -- download helper
« on: April 19, 2004, 02:31:21 PM »
HELP:
Both winzip and my download helper have provisions for a virus scan  line command.
What program do I use and what paramater if any???
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Re:winzip -- download helper
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2004, 04:28:47 PM »
use ashquick.exe with no extra parameters

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Re:winzip -- download helper
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2004, 04:46:59 PM »
I get the following error message:
The system can not find the path specified.

The path that i have entere is as followes:
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashQuick.exe
Since this is a direct copy and past from the original folder, I know that it's correct  ???
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Re:winzip -- download helper
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2004, 06:52:01 PM »
This was brought up previously in other threads -- the error message refers to an oddball characteristic of Ashquick.  AQ requires the full path for the file you want to scan, even if it happens to be in the same folder as AQ itself.

I'm not clear how you would pass that info on to the downloader -- but surely there must be some kind of command-line "convention" for doing that.
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Re:winzip -- download helper
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2004, 07:06:22 PM »
For Winzip, I found that using the path C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashQuick.exe and putting %d in the Parameters box worked. (Don't ask me what %d does or means but it seems to work ok )

Hope this helps

« Last Edit: April 19, 2004, 07:09:04 PM by FifeFlyer »

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Re:winzip -- download helper
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2004, 07:36:33 PM »
Amazing ----   No error messages    BUT     is it really working?
How do i know? I must be sure or it's not going to meet my requirements. ::)

I've got the whole answer and YES it works!!!!

Use the following for the path and program:
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashQuick.exe
Add the following parameters:
%d
AND in Winzip uncheck the box for Run Minamized.

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Re:winzip -- download helper
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2004, 08:41:14 PM »
Don't ask me what %d does or means but it seems to work ok

From the WinZip Helpfile (to me it seems like "*.'" is the right choice since %d will not add *.* to the path, or does avast add that itself):

Special character sequences for the Parameters field are:

*.*   indicates where WinZip should substitute the drive, folder, and the *.* characters for the files that are to be scanned.  For example, “c:\temp\dir\*.*”.

%d   indicates where WinZip should substitute the drive and folder of the files that are to be scanned.  Note that the wild card characters *.* are NOT included when you use %d.

%f    indicates where WinZip should substitute the name of a temporary “report file”.  Report files should ONLY be used when running DOS virus scanners.

%wscan   a special parameter required for McAfee's WSCAN program.
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Re:winzip -- download helper
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2004, 01:35:29 AM »
Here are some of the settings that can be used with Avast! 4.x

Avast! 4 Command Line Rules For various Programs
Program Info if installed indefault Folder:
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashQuick.exe
PocoZip,PowerArchiver2003 and StarDownloader:
No Parameters
WinArc:   "%f"
WinZip:   %d  

It would be nice if the same command and paramaters or, lack there of   could be used in all programs  but, this works for me.

You can consider this subject closed for now.  Thanks for all your help.
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Re: winzip -- download helper
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2007, 10:48:27 PM »
%d don't work here ashQuick opens and closes again without any message
(and I tested on a ZIP file with a virus that is found if I extract the ZIp-file :-)
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Re: winzip -- download helper
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2007, 01:05:36 AM »
%d don't work here ashQuick opens and closes again without any message
(and I tested on a ZIP file with a virus that is found if I extract the ZIp-file :-)
As always, Erik, why did you post twice the same?
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Re: winzip -- download helper
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2007, 01:26:11 AM »
Sorry was browing search results and answerd two of them.
Didn't notice that both where on avast! forum - sorry :-(
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Re: winzip -- download helper
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2007, 01:30:17 AM »
Sorry was browing search results and answerd two of them.
Didn't notice that both where on avast! forum - sorry :-(
Never mind  ;)
I hope we can get some info and solve the problem...
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