Zipfusion 5.1

A self-extractor is a program that is attached to a compressed archive (typically a zip file) to allow files to be extracted without using an archive reader such as Winzip™. Self-extractors are often used to distribute software. In this case, files are typically extracted into a temporary directory before a command is issued to initiate program installation. When installation is complete (or when the computer is restarted) the temporary directory should be deleted.
Self-extractor programs are typically called SFXs. They may also be called stub programs since they do not usually do anything useful unless attached to a zip file.
Zipfusion is a program that allows you to create zip format files.
Main features:
- Zipfusion can be used with any zip tools that create type 0/8/9 (stored/deflate/deflate64) format zip files.
- Appearance and behaviour are controlled using a text file that is embedded in the zip archive (but not extracted).
- An editor/tester/builder is included to facilitate the development process.
- When extraction is complete Zipfusion can launch any program or document of your choice.
- When creating setup programs, files can be extracted into a temporary directory - that directory can then be automatically destroyed when the program finishes or when Windows is restarted.
- Zipfusion includes three stub programs.
- The Microlight stub is ~14KB. The File Extractor and Installer stub programs are ~48KB.
- The File Extractor and Installer stub programs are highly versatile and support many behavioural and visual options.
- See Snapshots.
- These stub programs also supports language files. Any number can be embedded - the actual one used can be selected automatically according to the users locale. Button sizes and dialog layout, etc. are automatically adjusted.
- The Microlight stub program, whilst much smaller, still has many features including allowing button captions and text labels to be adjusted. It also supports the features for setup programs discussed above.
- All stub programs permit an icon to be installed.
- All icon types and sizes are supported.