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How can I get files named with Arabic characters added to and extracted from a .zip file.

For example, under Windows XP, I get an error message that says "The compression cannot be performed becasue the file or directory...contains characters in its name that Compressed (zipped) Folders cannot store...

Brad Rhoads
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Assuming you're on Windows, navigate to Control Panel > Region and Language > Administrative tab, click on "Change system locale" and change the "Current language for non-Unicode programs" as Arabic. That should do the trick.

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Mehper C. Palavuzlar
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I had the same issue when zip/unzip uzing Windows Zip but the issue gone when using 7-zip

mms
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