How to use VZIPFLIP

[Halosheep]

While trolling around the forums I noticed that not too many people know how to use our good tool VZIPFLIP.

Well, it's a relatively simple tool to use after your first successful attempt.
This is for Windows 7/Vista users, and I don't know if all of it will be the same for XP users.
The tutorial that comes with it reads:

-Usage-

a [dir] Copies all .hfs in the current directory to .zip
h [file] Convert .zip to .hfs
z [file] Convert .hfs to .zip

Well, this isn't too helpful at all if you have no idea where to start.
For this tutorial we shall need:
1 - VZIPFLIP
2 - The HFS file 286FE9924483F382029EF68BA6C260B3C2563BF9.hfs (just an example, you may use whatever you'd like)
3 - To take it a step further, we will also put hfssign in here, so get that too.

Ye olde fashioned way:

VZIPFLIP is a cmd application tool that is built to run through the use of a cmd prompt. For this we need to start up a cmd.
Go to your START menu and search for "run". Once this opens up type in cmd and press enter.
Now that you have a command prompt open, we need to get into our vzipflip folder. I suggest putting it on your desktop for easy navigation.
To navigate we type "cd destinationname". To get to our desktop it's "cd desktop", I named my vzipflip folder vzipflip so the next step is "cd vzipflip"
All right lengthy, but now we're in our folder. if you have your hfs in here already, great. If not, we now need to put the .hfs into our vzipflip folder.
Once you've done that, type "vzipflip a" into your command prompt and it should begin compressing the file into a zip.

Remember: the "a" command will convert ALL the hfs files in the folder, for individual hfs files use the z command (vzipflip z 286FE9924483F382029EF68BA6C260B3C2563BF9.hfs)

You should now see the zip in your vzipflip directory (in your main drive if you used the Z command)
Now do whatever you want to with your newly unzipped file (alter .txt's and stuff, whatever.) and when you're done we need to rehfs the file. Replace all edited files into the .zip to be sure they get put back.
To do this, we need to go back to our cmd prompt and type "vzipflip h 286FE9924483F382029EF68BA6C260B3C2563BF9.hfs"
If it gives you can error, make sure your .zip file doesn't have a sneaky little _ at the end of it, as vzip puts those at the end.

The easier way:

This method is much simpler in terms of time and things you need to know how to do (if that makes any sense...)
Batch files! They're great help and will come very handy in the use of our vzipflip.
To create a batch file you'll need to make a notepad and when you're done writing it, use the "save as" and save your file with the .bat extension.
For simplicity we'll be using the a command again.
To zip files using a batch file type the following into a notepad and save it as whatever you want .bat (mine's just zipthatshit.bat)

@EcHo off
vzipflip a
pause

Now you can do whatever you want to it and replace the files back into your zip.
Now to rehfs the file:

@EcHo off
vzipflip h hfsname.zip
pause

Replace hfsname with the name of your hfs (286FE9924483F382029EF68BA6C260B3C2563BF9.zip)

Finally, we get to re-signing an hfs.
Some hfs files are protected by being signed and by opening them we unsign them, but not anymore! The HFSSIGN tool has fixed this problem and will re-sign the files to be used once again!

Hard way

Similar to vzipflip, you need a command prompt and need to direct yourself to the folder you have hfssign in (I keep mine in my vzipflip folder).
Once here we need to type "hfssign hfsname.hfs" (in our case it's "hfssign 286FE9924483F382029EF68BA6C260B3C2563BF9.hfs")
Now replace the hfs into your hfs folder and you're good to go.

Easy way

Batch files again!
This time we type

@EcHo off
hfssign hfsname.hfs
pause

(replace hfsname.hfs with your hfs name)
Now run your batch files to do whatever function, replace your hfs into the hfs folder, and you should be finished!
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I'm a total newb, so if any of this was unclear or hard to understand, please tell me and I'll try to clear it up. Also: sorry about the cluttered feeling, I have no idea how to make it feel less cluttered. Feel free to ask questions.

[Bountygrime]

Very Good So much better than the first one!

Just one Question When you hfssign Does anything show up in the Cmd for you?

[ReAp3rCl0Wn]

lol word, thanks

[Halosheep]

Very Good So much better than the first one!

Just one Question When you hfssign Does anything show up in the Cmd for you?

Yes, it should say something along the lines of

hfssign
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Generating checksum: (small number/letter code)
Writing to file...
Press any key to continue . . .

[Bountygrime]

Yes, it should say something along the lines of

yes i figured this out, my hfssign.exe was not open and accessible by the .bat (or zipflip)? i figured out about 10 mins after i posted Thx for the help

[blackderagon]

i hope i am not asking for to much but could u just video one of your editing for some reason my pc (windows 7) is begin retarded on the part where it is suppose to zip it

can you please post a video of how to do it
( i have done what you asked and the zipping part my cmd has trouble with and yes i do use windows 7)

[Jutsushiki]

I cant seem to find my rehfs'ed file..

[roberthunder]

question when i tried to sign it

it says
hfssign
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Generating checksum 34464242
writing to file ...
Failed to open file !

how can fix this?

[Sid]

Stickied .

[dontcare6]

Sorry I'm a bit confused it works perfectly but when i go to save the new changes in the zip and convert back to hfs it says wrote to \xxxxxxxxx(etc)_.hfs but I can't seem to find it anywhere just the old hfs unedited.

Found it! You forgot to mention the new hfs will be found in C:/ Drive cheers!

[Halosheep]

I'll change that, thank you dontcare, also I'm working on the video now, guys. It'll be up either today or tomorrow!
lol just realized I can't change the original. Oh well, hope people find it, or scroll down and find that.

[Halosheep]

question when i tried to sign it

it says
hfssign
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Generating checksum 34464242
writing to file ...
Failed to open file !

how can fix this?

You may have spelled something wrong or forgotten to delete the "_" at the end of the hfs.

[Halosheep]

The video is here! I spent only about 30 mins on it, so it's not polished. I think it gets the job done.


Also, this is my first tutorial and first ever video! Yay! Go easy on me, please. :3

[Hitman 47]

oh great job i see it now =)

[Rikunexes]

The video helped alot, although I'm still a little confused.
I've found lists of commands like plr_tired_mode_exit_percentage -1 , etc.
Where would these go?
Or are these original .COMPs edited to show you how to do it?
Help
xD