set zip password

[Rick]

If I set a password to a pak file, how can I have my program read the data in these files? I've tried SetZipStreamPassword("abstract::pak_file_here.pak", "my_pw_here") but couldn't get it to work.

[macklebee]

have you tried SetZipStreamPassword("zip::pak_file_here.pak", "my_pw_here")? I dont know if it will work, but thats the format hinted at in the wiki...

[Rick]

I get the same Zip data error if I do that. I would assume as long as I call this before it tries to access anything in the zip/pak file I would be fine. I call this right after Graphics() is set.

[Rick]

Still looking for someone who has done this before to lend a hand. Would love to get a game demo out but need to know how I can do this.

[Canardia]

Earlier it worked so that you could only set the zip password for the first pak file you load.

I don't know if this bug has been fixed, and if not, then it should still work that way.

So you can only have the first pak file encrypted, all others must be without password.

You set the zip password seperately for each pak file, and you can set the zip password for multiple pak files in a row, if the bug has been fixed.

[Rick]

I only have 1 pak file at the moment for testing purposes. I just zipped up 1 model and it's scripts, textures, & materials and gave it a password then renamed it to pak, but I get Zip data error on the console when loading them.

[Canardia]

I think you can't zip up lua files at all. I had the same problem in LCP1.

[Rick]

I thought that also, but that seems to have been fixed. Another post I had Josh said it was fixed and if I zip the lua files along with the model and don't give it a password everything works fine.

[Canardia]

Well you need to make a systematic test, which can be used as bug report for Josh then also, by adding each component of the model one at a time and see where it breaks.

[Rick]

Or Josh could try to see if it works and if it doesn't he could fix it

 

OK, OK, I'll do that and report a bug if I can't get it working.

[Josh]

Use this syntax:

SetZipStreamPassword("pak_file_here.pak", "my_pw_here")

[Rick]

I can't seem to get that working. The .pak file reads in fine without a password, but with a password I get Zip data error with that syntax. I place it right after the Graphics() call.

 

The way I make the password is right click the .zip file and select explore. Then from the file menu there is a set password command. Not sure if there is another way or that's wrong or something.

 

SetZipStreamPassword("Swat.pak", "password");