OWB v9.0.4.8.21 -- invalid zip file

Hi,
I have downloaded OWB 4 or 5 times in the last few days, and each time, the file size is less than the 479 MB reported on the ftp control screen. When I open winzip, I get the message that the file is not a valid zip file: End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not a Zip file, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part Zip file.
I have downloaded several large zips in recent days also, (92 patch, JDeveloper patch, etc,) but no problems with any of these. Any ideas why this file might be so "squirrelly"?
Thanks,
Scott Rappoport

Manoj,
It seems to me that your question had better be asked in the Warehouse Builder forum: Warehouse Builder
Could you please ask your question there?
kind regards,
Sandra Muller

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-----END WRONG STEPS-----
I would then run "ncs stop" and "ncs migrate" and get the "ERROR: invalid backup file version. Exception: Error while unzipping invalid wcs 7.x export file".
I remembered something from my misspent youth: Windows, for no good reason, likes to transfer files in ASCII mode. UNIX (which LINUX comes from) prefers BINARY, and the two do not like to negotiate.
TO FIX THIS, I had to just FTP in Binary mode.
-----BEGIN RIGHT STEPS-----
C:\ftp
ftp> open x.x.x.x
Connected to x.x.x.x.
220 Service ready for new user
User (x.x.x.x:(none)): ftp-user
331 User name okay, need password for ftp-user
Password:
230 User logged in, proceed
ftp> binary
200 Command TYPE okay
ftp> put wcs.zip
200 Command PORT okay
150 File status okay; about to open data connection
226 Closing data connection
ftp: 526768949 bytes sent blah blah etc
-----END RIGHT STEPS-----
NOW when I enter "ncs stop" (actually... had to restart them... then stop them... x.x) and then the proper "ncs migrate" commands, I get a happy output and don't have to go home late troubleshooting this.
" Stage 1 of 5: Decompressing backup ...
-- complete.
Stage 2 of 5: Restoring Support Files ...
              : Restoring the Domain Maps ...
              : -- complete.
              : Restoring the License files ...
              : -- complete.
-- complete.
Stage 3 of 5: Restoring Data ...
I hope this helps anyone banging their head against the WCS->PI1.3 install wall.
(Note, WCS needs to be migrated to NCS 1.1.1.24 (NOT NCS 1.1.3!!!!!) before you can migrate to Prime Infrastructure 1.2 or 1.3, because for no readily apparent reason the "ncs migrate" command was removed from PI 1.2 and up. Also note, there is no "Prime Infrastructure 1.1;" they just renamed NCS to Prime Infrastructure after NCS 1.1 because. Yes, the sentence ends there. Great products, all 3, just... agonizing to migrate.)

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