i want to extract the .cab files from WinRAR command line options

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Hi Everyone,

in my system i have installed the WinRAR extraction method, but i have .cab files, i need to extract the .cab files completely. i need winrar command line options to extract the .cab files
something i have tried,

XML

<target name="extract.zip.32">
   <exec basedir="D:\WinRar" program="WinRAR.exe">
     <arg line="extract32 /e D:\cabfiles\32bits_PortalServer*.cab D:\cabfiles\32bits_PortalServer" />
   </exec>
 </target>

please help me to get the files extracted

your's friendly
Tilakraj

Posted 23-Apr-14 3:02am

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phil.o · Answer 1 · 2014-04-23T03:31:00

Solution 1

- The command-line program to handle archives with WinRAR is rar.exe, not winrar.exe.

You should go to a command prompt, then cd to your WinRAR directory, and type rar /? to get the full list of arguments. Then modify your xml in consequence

- There is a typo in your XML: one should read D:\cabfiles\32bits_PortalServer\*.cab instead of D:\cabfiles\32bits_PortalServer*.cab.

Posted 23-Apr-14 3:31am

phil.o

Updated 23-Apr-14 3:32am

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tilakmoger 23-Apr-14 9:42am

I tried using 'rar' command but it shows an error ".. .cab is not a RAR archive". Same CAB file I can extract with windows utility but command line fails always. I don't understand why. Any inputs?

phil.o 23-Apr-14 10:00am

rar.exe does not seem to handle .cab files, so.
Then you just have to use the mandatory tool for that: expand
Type expand /? at the command prompt to see a list of arguments.

tilakmoger 23-Apr-14 10:28am

hi Phil.o
can i get one sample command to run through expand?

tilakmoger 23-Apr-14 10:40am

hi phil.o,
i have tried that command, no error, but it's not moving at all and no extraction done. i have to terminate the command.

phil.o 23-Apr-14 11:14am

Which command exactly did you run?
"expand /?" gives you everything you need to construct a valid command.