Introducing Tcl 8.7 Part 11: The ZIP virtual file system(magicsplat.com)
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Introducing Tcl 8.7 Part 11: The ZIP virtual file system
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I'm not sure about writing directly (vs save as), since I only use it for reading, but you can directly open the contents of zip files from Windows explorer or file open/save dialogs. Just provide a full path. For example, c:\archive.zip in the address bar, or c:\archive.zip\file.txt in the filename field.
Having said that, I rarely use it, since I prefer higher compression than zip gives me, and files in uncompressed containers on my drives are usually like that to keep windows defender out.
Having said that, I rarely use it, since I prefer higher compression than zip gives me, and files in uncompressed containers on my drives are usually like that to keep windows defender out.
They weren't just read-only, you could write to files as well. Albeit slowly.
There was no process of "mounting" an archive such as a ZIP to a particular "mount point". You simply treated the ZIP as if it were a directory and accessed files inside it.
If modern operating systems had the same feature, this Tcl feature would be unnecessary.