Help needed for "java.io.IOException: Not in GZIP format"

[goldest]

Hi Everyone,

I am facing some issues with GZIPInputStream. I am trying to connect a FileInputStream thru it, but some weird exception is coming my way... Posting the code below,

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream;

public class GZipTester {
	public static void main(String args[])
	{
		try
		{
		String file = "C://Testing.tar.gz";
		GZIPInputStream gzip = new GZIPInputStream(new FileInputStream(file));
		System.out.println("Success...");
		}
                catch(Exception e)
		{
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}
}

The tar.gz file exists at it's place, so no issue with that. When I try to run this, I get a big exception,

java.io.IOException: Not in GZIP format
	at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.readHeader(GZIPInputStream.java:131)
	at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(GZIPInputStream.java:58)
	at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(GZIPInputStream.java:68)
	at GZipTester.main(GZipTester.java:10)

Can someone please help me out in this? I have spent almost all my day digging into this issue. But no success.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks much,
Goldest

[Eranga]

How did you create that zip file, by renaming an excising? Seems to me that file format is corrupted.

[Norm]

cross posted at Help needed for "java.io.IOException: Not in GZIP format" - Java Programming Forums

[Eranga]

Then no need of hang on this. I'm quit.

[goldest]

Hi Eranga,

Thanks for your response on this.

The file that I am using is a proper tar.gz file which has been downloaded from internet. The file is working fine. By using the WinRAR or any other extracting tool, the file gets extracted correctly and even the contents can be seen properly.

There is something wrong with the "readHeader" of GZIPInputStream as shown in the stack trace. I am not sure how to resolve this.

Any help from you will be nice.

Goldest

[Norm]

Why do you assume that the file you have is a GZIPOutput file?

There is something wrong with the "readHeader" of GZIPInputStream as shown in the stack trace

Change the input to your test program to any text file and see if you get the same trace.

Rewrite your simple program to use the GZIPOutputStream to write a String out to a file and then have your current code read that same file in and display it. That will work.

Then look at the file produced and see what utilities can open it and show its contents.

[goldest]

Thanks Norm! That's what was actually happening.

More details cross posted here

Thanks much,
Goldest