Opening Online Results Files
All results files created by Online are encrypted in a password protected AES256 .zip file. The password for the file is contained in the notification email you receive when the job is complete. When decrypting your file, ensure that the file you're opening and the notification email both relate to the same job. The password pictured in the email below will only ever relate to a job named 'MyJob'.
Once you have your password ready, there are 2 options available to extract the data from your desired results archive.
1. Self extracting archive
Online provides a file that extracts your results itself to save you downloading any software. These are the '.exe' versions of the files on the 'Collect Results' page shown below
When you download your desired results type .exe file and open it you may be presented with a warning, similar to the below:
The file is flagged due to its type but it can be safely opened by clicking 'More info' and then 'Run anyway'. The message may differ depending on your operating system, but the nature of the warning will be the same. When you run the file you will be presented with the screen below
Ensure you have clicked onto the window to allow you to type your password and then enter the password provided within your results email. You will not see a moving cursor or characters on the screen for security. Press enter and the application will unzip your results into the same location, usually your downloads folder. The all results files are simply called 'results'.
2. Downloading 7-Zip to manually unzip the file:
If you are unable to use the self-extracting file due to company IT policies, or you prefer to extract the files yourself, you will need to download the 7-Zip application. This is a free and safe application for extracting encrypted files.
Please install 7Zip from http://www.7-zip.org/ before proceeding.
1. Right-click on the file and select 7-Zip.
2. Select "Extract here" if you want to extract the file to the same location as the download or "Extract
files" to allow you to choose a new location for the extracted files. For this example, we are using "Extract
here"
Enter the password provided in your Online results email.
After the extraction, you will now have access to your results file in your chosen location.