Pete - Both OS X and Linux will auto-extract tar, tar.gz, tgz, and tar.bz files if that setting is enabled in the browser (safe files) or by double clicking the file.
If the user adds WinTAR or a later version of PkZIP or 7zip to their Windows systems, they'll get the same thing there. Tim On Apr 10, 2012, at 5:04 PM, Pete wrote: > I guess my primary concern is that a user can simply download the > compressed file and either have his browser autoatically un-compress it or > just be able to double-click on it to un-compress it, then have the program > be ready to use. I may be misunderstanding but sounds like it might not be > that straightforward with tar? _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode