Re: mc-devel Digest, Vol 116, Issue 2

["Mike Smithson" <mdooligan gmail com>]

On Thu, 07 Aug 2014 05:00:04 -0700, <mc-devel-request gnome org> wrote:


> Can mc be configured to be able to open .msi files and extract content  
> from them in same manner as other archives? Is there any reason other 
> than lack of interest by mc devs why it doesn't already?
>
> (Googling anything for any program with a 2 character most commonly used  
> name is rather problematic. Googling "midnight commander" found me 
> nothing useful, and same with tracker search for .msi.) :-p

Personally I have never needed to peek into msi files, but...

All you need is an msi extractor program and then edit F2 menu and/or
extension file (F9->Command->[down the bottom]). I hear 7-zip works on msi.
I could be wrong though, I have no msi files to play with.

https://www.ghacks.net/2013/10/08/extract-msi-files-computer/


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