The PKZipC documentation mentions the -utf8 option to store non-ASCII filenames as UTF-8 inside a ZIP, but doesn't say how to add such files using an @list argument to pkzipc -add.
I tried several combinations of running with/without the -utf8 switch, and using @list files saved in UTF-8 or UTF-16 encodings with/without BOMs, but they all failed.
I am wondering if anyone had better luck in getting this to work.
As you have tried all the possible combinations of the -utf8 switch and @list
with UTF-8 or UTF-16 encoding and even with/without BOMs, I don't see what else
you can do using PKZipC for Windows and its parameters.
I would advise to get in touch with PKWARE Support and complain, although this may not immediately bring a solution.
In the meantime, you will need to transform file-names containing non-ASCII
characters into names without such characters.
This format is called the short form of the file-name, which is basically
the old DOS format of the 8.3 file-name.
The dir /x command will display these names.
For getting the short names for a bunch of files, see the post How can I find the short path of a Windows directory/file? where various solutions are listed. I especially liked this answer that proposed the following one-liner:
cmd /c for %A in ("C:\Program Files") do @echo %~sA
Here is an example on how you may use it:
As you say that your IT has decided to disable NTFS 8.3 short names on your network shares, I would suggest looking for an alternative. Some I would suggest testing are:
Using command prompt, try this:
execute command chcp 65001 to change cmd's code page to utf8
Then execute your pkzipc command with -utf8
Hope it helps you.
