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- ArcMaster 5.56
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- Copyright 1987/88/89/90/91 by New-Ware
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- Contents
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- 1 - PROLOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- 2 - REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- 3 - VERSION HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- 4 - GENERAL & TECHNICAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . 6
- 5 - PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . 8
- 6 - EXECUTING ARCMASTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
- 7 - ON-LINE HELP DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- 8 ZIP & LHA RECURSIVE ARCHIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
- 9 TROUBLE SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
- 10 - CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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- 1 - PROLOG
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- DISCLAIMER
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- New-Ware hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this product,
- whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied
- warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. New-
- Ware cannot and will not be liable for any special, incidental,
- consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any
- other reason, even if New-Ware or an authorized New-Ware agent has been
- advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall the
- liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to
- use software, regardless of the form and/or extent of the claim. The
- user of this program bears all risk as to the quality and performance of
- the software.
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- LICENSE
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- ArcMaster is a Shareware product. As such, it is made available to
- the general computing public for evaluation. Users are licensed to
- operate ArcMaster on their personal computers for the purpose of test
- and evaluation on a trial basis for a limited trial period. It is not
- possible to reasonably define any definitive limits of a fair and
- equitable time period for evaluation, therefore it is left to the user's
- judgment and sense of fair play as to the time required to make a
- decision as to its usefulness. If the user decides the program is not
- of sufficient merit to warrant purchase through registration with New-
- Ware, the program should be removed from their personal computer.
- Otherwise, if the program is deemed useful and is in regular use on the
- user's personal computer system, registration with New-Ware is required.
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- Registered users are those users that elect to pay for ArcMaster
- and register that payment with New-Ware. By virtue of registration and
- payment for the program, registered users are granted a license to
- continue to utilize the program on their personal computer for as long
- as they choose. This license authorizes the user to use the program on
- any personal computer system he or she may own so long as the program is
- operated on only one computer system at a time.
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- Site licenses for use of ArcMaster on multiple computers are
- available upon request at a reduced fee that is based upon the number of
- single machines licensed for use.
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- 2 - REGISTRATION
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- ArcMaster is sole property of New-Ware Shareware products. The
- Shareware version, and ONLY that version, may be freely copied and
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- transferred to individual parties for evaluation purposes. The
- Shareware version, and ONLY that version, may be posted on Bulletin
- Board systems (BBS) for electronic access as long as NO FEE is charged
- for its distribution except for private BBS operations that charge a
- regular user subscription fee. Computer information services such as
- Compuserve (CIS), Genie, etc., are authorized to post this product for
- subscriber access. The Shareware version of ArcMaster may NOT be
- distributed on diskette by any disk distributor/vendor that charges more
- than $12.00 for the diskette upon which the program and attendant files
- are recorded without written consent from New-Ware.
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- ArcMaster is a fully functional Shareware product. Shareware is a
- computer program distribution/marketing method that permits potential
- buyers to thoroughly try the program prior to purchase. It is NOT free
- and it is not in the Public Domain. If, after evaluating the program,
- you find it to be useful enough to use it on a regular basis, you are
- expected to pay for it by registering with New-Ware. The registration
- fee is $35.00 and the registered version, which is NOT distributed as
- Shareware, will not contain the opening Shareware screen nor the closing
- messages.
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- Those who have registered a previous version (prior to version 4.0)
- of ArcMaster may purchase ArcMaster version 4.xx as an upgrade for
- $5.00. Please be advised that I cannot accept credit card orders for
- the upgrade. Checks/cash only, please!
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- You may register ArcMaster in one of three ways:
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- 1) By mail with check or money order to:
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- New-Ware
- 8050 Camino Kiosco
- San Diego, CA 92122-1820
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- 2) By telephone with Visa/Mastercard to:
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- New-Ware
- (619) 455-6225
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- 3) Electronically through the New-Ware BBS:
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- New-Ware Shareware Products BBS
- Running Wildcat! version 2.10p
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- (619) 450-3257 - Node #1 1200/2400/9600 (HST)
- 455-5226 - Node #2 1200/2400
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- The New-Ware Shareware Products BBS operates 24 hours per day, 7 days
- per week. Node #1 is dedicated to registered users only. Nodes #2 is
- open to all callers. Users registering via the BBS receive access to
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- the latest registered version within 1 day after leaving their credit
- card data. Users who register by mail or phone may also access the
- registered version by BBS, but you MUST log on and leave a comment to
- the sysop to the effect that you are a registered user and desire
- access. The author can also on CIS via PPN 71535,665 (please use
- EASYPLEX).
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- This Shareware version of ArcMaster may be freely copied and passed on
- to other individual users for their evaluation. Disk vendors and/or
- distributors that desire to distribute ArcMaster must adhere to the
- guidelines presented in VENDOR.DOC.
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- Press Alt-R from the main ArcMaster Display or from the closing
- Shareware screen to display the registration window. Prompts will be
- issued for the pertinent information and you will have the option of
- printing the registration form when the form is completed.
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- CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS MUST INCLUDE 7% STATE SALES TAX!
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- I support my software. One of the great strengths of the Shareware
- concept is the interaction between the program author and the users.
- Many of the features contained in ArcMaster are the result of user
- input. If you have a problem evaluating this program or desire to make
- a suggestion or comment (or even a complaint), please do not hesitate to
- contact me. Even if you register ArcMaster, if you later determine that
- it is unsuitable for your use, you may contact me for a refund. It is
- not necessary that you be a registered user to contact me for technical
- support. Technical support will be available through the U.S mail,
- telephone, or the New-Ware BBS.
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- 3 - VERSION HISTORY
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- 5.0 - Redesigned the directory tree display function.
- - Incorporated new directory catalog storage and
- maintenance function.
- - Added the -P (store paths) option to the ZIP menu.
- - Added the capability to handle and view ZIP files
- with stored path information.
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- 5.1 - Added capability to view contents of a ZIP file that
- is stored inside a ZIP file.
- - Added capability to set date/time stamp for tagged
- files.
- - Added the -$ (restore volume label) switch to the
- unZIP submenu.
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- 5.2 - Added sort by file name for viewing of all compressed
- file directories.
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- - Fixed problem reading PAK 2.51 SFX files.
- - Fixed problem calling help from the file date/time
- stamp change window.
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- 5.3 - Added user-defined executable program menu system.
- See PROGMENU.DOC for details.
- - Various minor bug fixes and enhancements.
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- 5.4 - Various bug fixes.
- - Rewrite of the main engine, resulting in faster
- operation and smaller RAM image.
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- 5.5 - Fixed problems with viewing ZIP file inside ZIP file.
- - Some command keys were not working. Fixed.
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- 5.51 - Fixed problem with help screen that occurred after
- viewing contents of compressed file.
- - The F-1 (help) key was not working in the view compressed
- file window. Fixed.
- - Other minor bug fixes.
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- 5.52 - Fixed severe bug that could cause program crash in some
- systems not equipped with a mouse.
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- 5.53 - Fixed bug that occurred when changing ZIP comments.
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- - Fixed bug that prevented display of files and bytes
- tagged following the Auto Update (Ctrl+A) and the Backup
- Tag (Ctrl+F6) commands.
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- 5.54 - Added support for LHA and removed direct support for
- LHARC 1.13C. LZH files made with LHARC can still be
- viewed and processed via LHA.
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- - Added use of AM temporary directory to pass to ZIP as the
- -b command and to LHA as the -w option. If a valid DOS
- path has been entered into the Temporary directory slot
- of the Config submenu, ZIP and LHA temporary files will
- be placed in the that directory.
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- - Added capability to use the AM multiple file mask option
- in conjunction with PKZIP recursive operations (-r
- switch). This capability is also used with LHA recursive
- operations (-r switch).
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- 5.55 - Fixed problem with setting different colored window
- borders.
- - Fixed several problems with reading and manipulating
- .LZH files created by LHA 2.1x.
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- 5.56 - Fixed problem with passing temporary directory to
- PKZIP via the -b switch when deleting from a ZIP
- file.
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- New versions are created and released for two main reasons. First, and
- foremost, is to correct bugs and design flaws discovered by users. The
- second is to incorporate new and better ideas received from users.
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- 4 - GENERAL & TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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- CAUTION!!! - ArcMaster uses a temporary subdirectory (child of the
- current active directory) named "$!$" for conversion from
- one archive system files to another. Do NOT use a subdirectory of this
- name anywhere in your system or the files contained therein might be
- lost!!
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- The term ARC is widely used throughout this documentation as well
- as in various textual messages in the executable program. ARC, as it is
- used here and in the program, is an abbreviation for the generic word
- "archive". Archive is defined as a "place where records or documents
- are kept." In the case of personal computers, the term has come to
- connote files that contain other files that have been reduced in size
- through the employment of various compression techniques. Thus an
- archive file is a library of files compressed for archival or storage
- efficiency purposes. Some compression/decompression systems
- automatically append a DOS file extension of .ARC, some use .PAK, some
- use .LZH, and some use .ZIP. When the term archive appears here or in
- the main program, it refers to the process of creating, modifying, or
- unpacking compressed archive files or it refers to a file in which
- compressed files have been stored in library fashion. There will be
- references in this document to various operating system file extensions
- such as .ARC, .PAK, and .ZIP. These file extensions are given (usually
- by default) in the creation of archives of compressed files by archive
- systems to distinguish these from other files. References to these
- extensions are necessary for technical and explanatory reasons.
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- ArcMaster supports 6 popular and widely used archive systems. An
- archive system is a program or group of programs that employ file
- compression techniques to create a compressed archive file and
- decompression techniques to access and extract files stored in an
- archive file. The following systems are currently supported by
- ArcMaster:
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- ARC by Systems Enhancement Associates (SEA)
- ARCA/ARCE by Vernon Buerg
- PKPAK/PKUNPAK by PKWare (no longer distributed)
- PAK by NoGate Consulting
- PKZIP/PKUNZIP by PKWare (Phil Katz)
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- LHA by Haruyasu Yoshizaki
- LIST by Vernon Buerg
- All of these are outstanding systems and each have their own specific
- merits. New-Ware has no vested interest in the commercial success of
- any of these systems and does not recommend one over the other. It is
- recommended that archive file users evaluate each of these systems,
- select the one(s) closest to meeting archival needs, and registering
- that product(s). All, except ARCA and LHA, are Shareware products and
- available from various sources, including Bulletin Board Systems around
- the country. LHA (.LZH files) and ARCA are freely distributed programs.
- ArcMaster supports all of these systems in an effort to provide an
- effective archive control system interface for the broadest range of
- users.
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- It is the responsibility of the user to thoroughly read and
- understand the documentation included with whichever archive systems are
- in use. For example, the ZIP system provides a means for specifying a
- drive:\directory path as the area for creating temporary files during
- refreshing, updating, or erasing operations on a ZIP file. If you enter
- a valid DOS drive:\directory path via the AM Config menu, AM will pass
- this path to PKZIP via the "-b" command option switch. This feature is
- important when archiving/unarchiving from/to floppy disks.
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- ArcMaster is written in Borland International's Turbo Pascal,
- version 5.5 and makes heavy use of the TurboPower Software Turbo Pro
- 5.09 library. ArcMaster was developed and compiled on an AST
- Premium/386C (20 Mhz) equipped with an ATI VGA Wonder 512K and NEC
- Multisync II monitor. It has been tested on the following machines:
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- AST Premium/386C (as described above) - MSDOS 3.3/MSDOS 4.01
- 386 Clone - MSDOS 3.3 - Hercules Clone - Mono
- AST Premium/286 - MSDOS 3.3 - Hercules Plus - Mono
- AST BRAVO 286 - MSDOS 3.3 - Hercules Clone - Mono
- 16mhz 386 SX Clone - MSDOS 3.3 - Hercules Clone - Mono
- Zenith 386 with VGA and VGA monitor - MSDOS 3.3
- Compaq 386/20 with VGA monitor - MSDOS 3.3
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- Other Shareware products offered by New-Ware are:
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- SCOUT - TSR disk/file manager
- SCOUT-EM - TSR that runs in EMS
- CopyMaster - File/disk copy utility
- BrowseMaster - Virtual file browser
- BatMaster - Text Editor
- FormatMaster - Floppy disk formatter
- ZipMaster - ZIP archive control
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- SECTION V. GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS
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- 5 - PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS
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- ArcMaster is a full-featured visual interface program designed
- facilitate the operation of archive systems in the PCDOS/MSDOS
- environment. By itself, ArcMaster WILL NOT perform any file compression
- or decompression. At least one of the support systems must be present
- before ArcMaster becomes useful. With one or more of the five supported
- archive systems present, ArcMaster will make the creation, modification,
- and unarchiving of archive files much easier and faster. It is menu-
- driven and employs a "point and shoot" style method of controlling major
- archiving operations.
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- At least one of the six supported archive systems must be available
- before ArcMaster can be successfully operated. ArcMaster also includes
- the capability to convert archive files from/to the popular .ARC format
- (developed by SEA) and the newer .PAK format (developed by NoGate
- Consulting). A system that operates with each format must be present in
- order to successfully convert from one format to another. Here are the
- file names of the executable files for each system:
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- ARC (ver. 6.02) - *ARC.EXE
- PAK (ver. 2.51) - *PAK.EXE
- PKPAK (ver. 3.6) - PKPAK.EXE
- PKUNPAK.EXE
- ARCA (ver. 1.28) - *ARCA.COM
- ARCE (ver. 3.1C) *ARCE.COM
- ZIP (ver. 1.10) - PKZIP.EXE
- PKUNZIP.EXE
- LHA (ver 2.12) - *LHA.EXE
- LIST (ver 7.5F) - *LIST.COM
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- The files marked with an asterisk (*) are files that may distributed
- with the version number as part of the file name. For example, the
- current version of Vern Buerg's ARCA is distributed as ARCA129.COM. Be
- sure that the archive system files that you use are named exactly as
- above.
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- ArcMaster may be operated on any IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2 or compatible
- running under DOS 2.0 and above. With the distributed default settings
- of 350 files per directory (RIGHT & LEFT) and 80 files per archive. It
- uses approximately 181K of RAM. ArcMaster supports the DESKQView
- environment and the Hercules InColor Card. Approximately 370K total
- available RAM is required to run ArcMaster and although not absolutely
- necessary, a hard disk is strongly recommended. All monitor and
- graphics cards are supported, including "composite" (2 color) monitors
- and backlit laptop screens. Mouse support is automatically provided if
- a mouse driver is present in the system. Any dot matrix or laser
- printer may be used for printing file directory listings. The printer
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- tree is to be legibly printed.
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- The type of monitor, color or monochrome, will be detected at
- runtime and the display colors will be adjusted accordingly. Users with
- older composite (2 color) monitors and laptops with backlit screens
- should place an "M" on the command line when starting Arcmaster. If the
- configuration settings are then saved to the disk file, the "M" will no
- longer be required when executing Arcmaster.
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- Although not absolutely required to operate ArcMaster, it is
- strongly recommended that a current version of Vern Buerg's outstanding
- LIST.COM be present also. LIST is a very sophisticated and powerful
- file viewing program that permits a user to browse just about any kind
- of file imaginable. The importance of LIST to ArcMaster is that LIST is
- employed to browse compressed files that reside within an archive file.
- LIST version 6.2 and above is supported but if you use a Mouse with
- ArcMaster, you MUST use version 7.1 or later of LIST.
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- Note: The current version of LIST is distributed with three LIST
- variants. Mouse users should not use LISTR.COM or LISTS.COM.
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- It is IMPORTANT that the archive system files, LIST.COM, and AM.HLP
- reside in a directory that is identified in the DOS PATH string. The DOS
- PATH string is a string containing valid DOS directory path names that
- DOS will use to search for an executable file. It is user defined and
- is normally initialized at boot-up with the PATH command. Here is an
- example of a DOS PATH command as it might appear in an AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file:
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- path=c:\util;d:\arc\dat;c:\turbo;e:\dbms\pc-file
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- It is IMPORTANT that the drive designator and colon precede each
- individual path identified in the string. In this example, suppose that
- the current directory is C:\GAMES and it is desired to execute Norton's
- famous utilities, which is located in C:\UTIL. Simply enter the command
- NU and DOS will find NU.EXE in C:\UTIL and execute it. If the requested
- program is not in the current active directory, DOS will then search
- each directory listed in the PATH string for the executable file. If
- the path name C:\UTIL were omitted from the path string in this example,
- DOS would respond to an attempt to load NU.EXE with a "Bad command or
- filename" message, unless NU.EXE were in the current directory. The
- PATH string can be checked at any time by entering either PATH or SET
- from the DOS level. Also, do NOT place more than one PATH command in
- the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Only the last PATH command that is executed is
- valid.
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- Placing the directory path names in the PATH string is required
- EVEN IF ALL ARCMASTER FILES ARE LOCATED IN THE SAME DIRECTORY!. This is
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- true due to the nature of the way that ArcMaster issues a call for
- executable files to DOS.
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- If a path related problem is encountered, press Ctrl-F2 while in
- the main ArcMaster display to bring up a window that shows an explicit
- summary of the current DOS path and the status of the various archive
- system files used by ArcMaster.
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- ArcMaster effects display and control of the active drive directory
- structure through the use of a graphic "tree". The directory tree is
- constructed from the DOS directory structure on the active disk and is
- read into memory by ArcMaster when the F5 key is pressed from the main
- menu. In order to speed things up, ArcMaster maintains a directory
- catalog file for each drive in directory specified in by the user from
- the configuration submenu. These files are relatively small (14 bytes
- per directory) and are dynamically updated as the user adds, deletes, or
- renames a directory on the tree. They are named NEW-WARE with an
- extension equal to the accessed drive letter. Directories added,
- deleted, or renamed outside ArcMaster WILL NOT show up on the tree
- unless and until ArcMaster is forced to rescan the disk. This may be
- accomplished by pressing Ctrl-R from the main ArcMaster window.
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- Note: Previous versions of ArcMaster used a directory log file
- named NEW-WARE.LOG or NEW-WARE.DIR in the root directory of each
- accessed drive. These files are no longer used or needed by ArcMaster
- and may be deleted. The change in file names was necessitated due to
- the change in the basic structure of the file and the change to the
- general catalog file strategy. AM now maintains catalog files named
- NEW-WARE.X in the specified drive:\directory path, where X is the drive
- letter.
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- The directory tree is alphabetically sorted by directory name
- within each subdirectory level of the tree. The sort is accomplished
- when updating NEW-WARE.DIR, which occurs whenever a disk rescan (Ctrl-R)
- or a change in the tree (adding, deleting, renaming) is effected.
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- The tree display now supports up to 350 directories and a directory
- level depth up to 8. If a tree problem occurs, it most likely will be
- due to one of these limits being exceeded.
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- 6 - EXECUTING ARCMASTER
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- ArcMaster's executable file is named AM.EXE. It MUST reside in a
- directory that is identified in the DOS PATH string. The supporting
- overlay file, AM.OVR, should be placed in the same directory as AM.EXE.
- ArcMaster may be executed by entering the file name at the DOS command
- level or called from a .BAT file or DOS shell. Up to three command line
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- parameters are supported. A command line parameter is a string of
- characters that follows the program name. Here is an example:
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- AM G:\DATA\UNARC
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- The command string is not case sensitive. In this example, DOS will
- load and execute ArcMaster and ArcMaster will make the directory path
- G:\DATA\UNARC it's destination directory (more about source and
- destination directories later). Another example is:
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- AM c:\pascal d:\archive
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- In this case ArcMaster will assign c:\pascal as the source directory and
- d:\archive as the destination directory. Of course, it is not necessary
- to enter any parameters at all on the command line, in which case
- ArcMaster will use the default source and directory path names that have
- been saved to the .EXE file. If either path name is invalid, ArcMaster
- will use the default setting. If the drive designator is omitted (i.e.,
- \pascal vice c:\pascal), then the current active drive designator will
- be appended.
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- A valid file name may also be entered on the command line. If the
- file name is a file that exists in the current directory, ArcMaster will
- automatically position the LEFT window cursor bar over that file on
- start-up. For example, the command
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- AM STORAGE.ARC
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- will result in the cursor bar highlighting the file STORAGE.ARC if
- STORAGE.ARC exists in the start-up directory.
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- When ArcMaster loads and executes, it first checks the DOS path for
- the presence of a file named AMCONFIG.BIN. If this file exists on the
- DOS PATH, it will be loaded. If not, AM will utilize its default
- configuration settings. AMCONFIG.BIN may be created using the
- Configuration Menu and then placed in a directory in the DOS PATH for
- future auto-configuration.
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- European and Australian users should note that ArcMaster will
- display dates in the European convention of 'DD-MM-YY' if the command
- COUNTRY=XXX is placed in the CONFIG.SYS file, where XXX is in the range
- 031..049,061. German and Swiss users should note that if XXX is 041 or
- 049, ArcMaster will properly handle the '(Y/N)?' query responses.
-
- Even though ArcMaster is a complex program, it is fairly simple to
- operate. Files are tagged by pressing the space bar and the main
- command bar menu may be activated by pressing the "/" key. An
- auxilliary command menu is displayed when the the backslash ("\") key is
- pressed or the left and right mouse buttons are simultaneously
- depressed. Many of the menu commands are available directly through
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- function keys. For example, use the F-9 key for file compression
- operations and the F-10 key for file decompression operations. Use the
- comprehensive on-line help system for detailed information on the
- ArcMaster command system.
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- 7 - ON-LINE HELP DISPLAY
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- ArcMaster now includes a very extensive on-line HELP system. HELP
- can be invoked from just about anywhere within ArcMaster by pressing the
- F1 key or the LEFT and RIGHT mouse buttons. The help system
- incorporates nearly 85 percent of the information contained in the
- original AM.DOC file and for that reason AM.DOC is now truncated. When
- F1 is pressed from the main display, the HELP window will contain an
- indexed list of available help topics. Information on a specific topic
- may be viewed by moving the cursor bar to the desired top and pressing
- ENTER. Pressing the Esc key from the specific topic information window
- will return to the main HELP topic list with the cursor bar highlighting
- the last topic selected.
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- The HELP system is context sensitive. That means that when called
- by pressing F1, the pop-up HELP screen will contain textual information
- that is directly related to which menu or submenu the user is in when
- HELP is called. For example, pressing F1 when viewing the main screen
- will display a general HELP screen that describes the HELP system and
- its associated commands. The general introductory HELP screen also
- contains a list of major ArcMaster commands. Pressing F1 while in a
- menu or submenu will provide HELP for the specific menu item that is
- currently selected by the movable cursor bar.
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- Mouse support is also available with the HELP system. The mouse
- may be used to move the HELP index cursor. Pressing the LEFT mouse
- button will select the item under the mouse cursor. Pressing the LEFT
- button with the mouse cursor over a selected item is the same as
- pressing ENTER. Pressing the RIGHT mouse button is the same as pressing
- the ESC key, which is used to exit from the HELP system.
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- Support for the HELP system is contained in the file AM.HLP. This
- file MUST reside either in the same directory from which AM.EXE is
- executed or in a directory that appears in the DOS PATH string. It is
- strongly recommended that you place both AM.EXE and AM.HLP in the same
- directory and ensure that the selected directory is identified in the
- DOS PATH string.
-
- The help file, AM.HLP, is a compressed file containing textual
- HELP information that is divided and indexed by topics. Since AM.DOC
- used to be about 91K in size and AM.HLP is now about 45K in size, the
- entire AM package is smaller.
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- 8 ZIP & LHA RECURSIVE ARCHIVING
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- PKZIP and LHA both offer the capability to recursively compress
- files with the "-r" switch. This means that you can start compression
- in a parent directory and all specified files in that directory and each
- subdirectory of that directory will be archived. AM has the capability
- to specify the use of up to six concurrent file masks via the Ctrl-M
- command or the "Mask" item on the Command Bar menu. Masks that are
- active when the "-r" switch is used with PKZIP or LHA will be passed for
- the recursion process. For example, you might go into the mask
- selection menu and specify the use of "*.DAT", "*.WKS", and "PC???.*" as
- active masks. If you then create an archive using the "-r" switch with
- PKZIP or LHA, each of these masks will be passed for recursive archiving
- and only those files in the current directory and all attached
- subdirectories that match one of the active file masks will be stored in
- the archive.
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- A common problem is running out of disk space when archiving
- to/from a floppy disk. The supported archive systems all provide a DOS
- environment variable as a method to force placement of temporary files
- on a specific drive. Consult the appropriate archive system
- documentation for more specific information.
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- In the event that problems are encountered during the use of
- ArcMaster, it would be appreciated if the user would take the time to
- check the items mentioned in this paragraph prior to calling for
- support. The most common problem that will be encountered is the
- failure to place the archive (and LIST) executable files in a directory
- that is identified in the PATH command. The current DOS PATH string may
- be examined by entering the DOS command PATH or SET from the DOS level.
- A more definitive method is to execute ArcMaster and then press Ctrl-F2
- for a complete listing of the support files used by ArcMaster and their
- respective DOS paths (if any) in the user's system.
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- Another common problem will undoubtedly be in neglecting to
- configure ArcMaster for the archive system in use. If ArcMaster is set
- for PKZIP (the distribution default) and the user attempts to operate
- the program in the absence of PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE in the DOS PATH,
- failure will result. It should be noted that although any type of
- archive file directory may be viewed in either the LEFT or RIGHT window,
- tagging is only allowed in the LEFT window and the archive system
- present must match the ArcMaster configuration setting in order to
- extract or browse (LIST) files inside an archive. It is especially
- important to insure that the necessary archive system files are present
- and in the DOS PATH for the conversion functions to operate properly.
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- configure the archive system(s) being used. Be sure to read the
- documentation that accompanies each system that is being used and ensure
- that the programs are configured properly.
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- It is not possible to produce a non-trivial computer program that is
- completely fault-free and ArcMaster is no exception. There are
- undoubtedly bugs lurking that I and my beta testers failed to identify
- and correct. One of the great strengths of the Shareware concept is the
- interaction available between the program author and the users. I
- welcome contact with users and I try very hard to be responsive to bug
- reports and constructive criticism. Much of the design of this version
- is directly attributable to the input I have received from ArcMaster
- users. If a design flaw or bug is detected, please contact me and I'll
- fix it. I can't solve the problems that I don't know about.
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- 10 - CREDITS
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- New-Ware would like to acknowledge the important efforts of Tom
- Kellen (Atlanta, GA), Sallie Austin (Rockford, IL), and Dave Hardy (San
- Francisco) for their outstanding support during the development and
- testing of ArcMaster. It is also important to acknowledge the
- outstanding compiler and pascal library technology from Borland
- International and TurboPower Software, respectively. Thanks to Kim
- Kokkonen of TurboPower Software for the Turbo Professional library code
- used in this program. Credit is also due to System Enhancement
- Associates, PKWare, Vernon Buerg, and H. Yoshizaki for their splendid
- efforts in developing fast and efficient archive programs. Users of
- these programs are strongly urged support the authors through
- registration where appropriate. Last, but never least, dealing with the
- large and complex source files from which this program is compiled would
- be frustratingly difficult without the use of Sammy Mitchell's (SemWare)
- outstanding text editor, QEDIT.
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- Copyright 1987/88/89/91, all rights reserved.
- February 1991
- San Diego, California
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- .ARC 6 L
- .LZH 7 LHA 7
- .PAK 6 LIST 9
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- archive systems 6 monochrome 9
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- Borland 7 New-Ware 3
- NEW-WARE.LOG 10
- C NoGate Consulting 6
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- Compuserve 3 O
- convert 8 ON-LINE HELP DISPLAY 12
- CREDITS 14
- Ctrl-F2 10 P
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- D PKWare 6
- Dave Hardy 14 PKWare (Phil Katz) 6
- destination directory 11 PROLOG 2
- directory level 10
- directory tree 10 R
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- register 2
- E REGISTRATION 2
- EXECUTING ARCMASTER 10 registration window 4
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- F1 key 12 Sallie Austin 14
- F5 key 10 Sammy Mitchell 14
- SET 9
- G Shareware 2
- GENERAL & TECHNICAL Shareware Products BBS 3
- INFORMATION 6 source directory 11
- GENERAL DESCRIPTION 8 Systems Enhancement
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- TROUBLE SHOOTING 13
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