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  1. **************************************************************************
  2. *                                                                        *
  3. *                                                                        *
  4. *                                                                        *
  5. *                            LHAX   V 1.42                               *
  6. *                                                                        *
  7. *                         © 1992  René Eberhard                          *
  8. *                                                                        *
  9. *                       Release date: Jul.03.1992                        *
  10. *                                                                        *
  11. *                                                                        *
  12. **************************************************************************
  13.  
  14.  
  15. COPYRIGHT:
  16. ----------
  17.  
  18. - The programmer doesent take any responsabilities on Soft- /or Hard-
  19.   ware-failures, that are caused by a mistake in the program.
  20.  
  21. - LHAX, © Copyright 1992 René Eberhard. All rights reserved. This
  22.   Program is FREEWARE, so no financial donations are required (but welcome).
  23.   This  program may be freely distributed as long as all documentation and
  24.   executable(s) remain unchanged and are included with the distribution.
  25.   Also no profit is to be made by selling this program.
  26.  
  27.  
  28. - Programmer:
  29.  
  30.                              René Eberhard
  31.                              Kiesackerstrasse 11
  32.                              CH-8304 Wallisellen
  33.                                      -----------
  34.  
  35.                              SWITZERLAND (EUROPE)
  36.  
  37.  
  38.                              UUCP: eberhard@pegasus.ch
  39.  
  40. __________________________________________________________________________
  41. **************************************************************************
  42.  
  43.  
  44.                               ABOUT LHA:
  45.                               ----------
  46.  
  47. The main LhA command is SHAREWARE and was written by Stefan Boberg.
  48. If you use and like it, please register by sending
  49. 100SEK or US$20 to the address given below.
  50.  
  51. Stefan Boberg, Rydsv. 242 A:25, S-58251 Linköping, Sweden (Europe)
  52.  
  53. __________________________________________________________________________
  54. **************************************************************************
  55.  
  56.  
  57.                               LHAX HISTORY
  58.                               ------------
  59.                      (no history entry prior to V 1.4)
  60.  
  61. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  62.  
  63. V1.42
  64.     - Internal bug fixed (Library handler)
  65.  
  66. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  67.  
  68. V1.41
  69.     - EXTRACT ARCHIVE (ASL requester) bug fixed
  70.  
  71. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  72.  
  73. V1.4
  74.     - NEXT ARCHIVE function added
  75.     - Tooltype bug fixed (changed from pr_CurrentDir to pr_HomeDir)
  76.  
  77. __________________________________________________________________________
  78. **************************************************************************
  79.  
  80.  
  81.                       DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROGRAM:
  82.                       ----------------------------
  83.  
  84. - LHAX use the LHA and the DELETE command. (SYS:C/LHA | SYS:C/DELETE)
  85.   Please copy the LHA command in your C: directory.
  86.   
  87. - LHAX works only under OS2 !
  88.  
  89.  
  90.  
  91. There are two different ways to use LHAX under the workbench: 
  92. You can set the default tool of the archive file to 'LHAX' or you can
  93. double-click the LHAX icon and enter the filename in the ASL filerequester.
  94.  
  95. You set the default tool by single clicking the icon of the text file
  96. and selecting 'Info' from the workbench menu.  You will get a window with
  97. several gadgets in it. Click in the string gadget where it says 'Default
  98. tool' and enter 'LHAX'.
  99. Last of all select the 'Save' gadget.
  100.  
  101.  
  102. __________________________________________________________________________
  103. **************************************************************************
  104.  
  105.  
  106.                             INTRODUCTION:
  107.                             -------------
  108.  
  109. - LHAX extracts #?.LHA or #?.LZH files.
  110.  
  111.   All #?.TXT.DISPLAYME will be ignored and deleted !   :-)
  112.   It doesent manipulate the archives in any way.
  113.  
  114.  
  115. __________________________________________________________________________
  116. **************************************************************************
  117.  
  118.  
  119.                             ICON TOOL TYPES:
  120.                             ----------------
  121.  
  122. You have the possibility to set some tool types: 
  123.  
  124. 1. Personal IN- and OUTPUT PATH.
  125.    (Default: Input=SYS: Output=RAM:)
  126.    If you start LHAX from the CLI, you'll get the default paths.
  127.  
  128. 2. You are able to set your own output- and requesterheight by using
  129.    the following tool types:
  130.    - REQHEIGHT=XXX  
  131.    - CONHEIGHT=XXX  
  132.  
  133. 3. If you want to look at the LHA file contents first, you got to set
  134.    the LIST-flag. Otherwise contents will be ignored.
  135.    - LIST=[YES/NO]
  136.  
  137.  
  138. TOOL TYPE EXAMPLE:
  139. ------------------
  140. INPUTPATH=sys:modem/download
  141. OUTPUTPATH=sys:LHAFiles/
  142. REQHEIGHT=120
  143. CONHEIGHT=150
  144. LIST=YES
  145.  
  146.  
  147. __________________________________________________________________________
  148. **************************************************************************
  149.  
  150.  
  151.                      THE FUNTIONS IN THE OUTPUT WINDOW
  152.                      ---------------------------------
  153.  
  154. E         =  EXTRACT ARCHIVE. 
  155.              You can select the output path in the ASL filerequester.
  156.  
  157. L         =  List archive
  158.  
  159. T         =  Test archive
  160.  
  161. N         =  Select another archive      
  162.  
  163. RETURN    =  EXTRACT ARCHIVE TO DEFAULT OUTPUT PATH
  164.  
  165. A,X,Q,ESC =  Abort/Exit
  166.  
  167. __________________________________________________________________________
  168. **************************************************************************
  169.  
  170.  
  171.                                BUGREPORTS:
  172.                                -----------
  173.  
  174. - If you detect any bug or failure in this program, please contact me.
  175.  
  176.                         UUCP: eberhard@pegasus.ch
  177.  
  178. __________________________________________________________________________
  179. **************************************************************************
  180.