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- Some common questions and answers relating to the operation of Archives
- are listed below:
-
- 1. When I enter directory names, sometimes I have to enter the last
- backslash and sometimes not.
-
- Archives assumes the last backslash if you are working with a
- directory name only. However, if Archives was anticipating a
- filename (as in copying files) and you don't enter the last
- backslash, then it assumes that the name entered was a filename.
-
- For Example when changing directories using the F5 hot key if you
- type:
-
- a. TEMPDIR then Archives will look for a directory
- below the current directory named TEMPDIR.
-
- b. \TEMPDIR then archives will look one level above
- or the root directory for the directory.
- \TEMPDIR\ Either method is correct to type.
-
- For Example when copying files if you type the copy to
- location as:
-
- a. TEMPDIR then Archives will assume that either of
- or these entries is a filename.
- \TEMPDIR
-
- b. \TEMPDIR\ then archives will look one level above
- or the root directory and copy these file(s)
- \TEMPDIR\*.* using the copy to file mask of *.* for
- this directory. Either method is
- correct to type.
-
- 2. How do I enter an @file for ZIP files?
-
- When ZIPPING a file, you will select this one @file from the
- Viewer Window BEFORE you select ╗Compress½. This means that the
- FILE STATS must be displayed in the Window Title bar and you will
- be selecting the file from the Viewer Window.
-
- When UNZIPPING a file, you will enter the @file AFTER you select
- ½Decompress╗. (A small dialog box opens after the UNZIP dialog
- box opens.)
-
- 3. The root drive where the temporary files are located is littered
- with !ARCH00.bat or !ARCH00. files.
-
- These are temporary files created and deleted by Archives. If
- ARCHIVES.EXE and ARCH.PIF were setup properly these files would
- not exist.
-
- Archives automatically deletes these files when the \Archive COM
- window (the DOS window) is closed. If the name of this window
- is not the same as in Archives, then Archives may prematurely
- delete these files. Similarly, if you keep one of these DOS
- windows open, then Archives doesn't know when to delete the
- temporary files.
- This DOS window is named in both ARCSETUP.EXE and ARCH.PIF,
- and these names must match. They did in the original version as
- shipped.
-
- The !ARCH00.bat file is a temporary hidden batch file. It is
- hidden so that it doesn't get zipped into a file if you are
- compressing files from the root directory where this temporary
- file is located.
-
- The !ARCH. file (note, no file extension) is sometimes created by
- Archives and is used as an @file for ZIP type files.
-
- You can delete these files using Archives. It will view hidden
- and delete hidden files.
-
- 4. Can I run more than one window of Archives at a time. Sure.
- Just close all \Archives COM windows (the DOS window) as they
- finish and try not to have more than one \Archives COM window
- opened at a time.
-
- 5. Can I start Archives from a windows Run command and include the
- filename that I am wanting to view on the Command Line with
- Archives? Yes, if the application is registered. Unfortunately,
- unregistered users must always run Arcsetup first. Arcsetup
- passes an unregistered code to Archives so that Archives will
- function properly.
-
- If unregistered users startup a second copy of Archives while the
- first copy of Archives is still open, then you don't have to
- run Arcsetup first, and can include a filename to open with
- Archives from the command line. The first copy of Archives will
- pass the password to the second copy of Archives thru Windows.
-
- 6. Can I launch a DOS window and get the DOS prompt from Archives?
- Yes, try F12 key then press enter. This is an obscure PIF file
- option, but is located under the File + PIF Functions on the
- Archives main menu.
-
- Another method is to select the F10 key, then when you get the
- Run dialog box, check the "Exclude Run file" checkbox.
-
- If ARCH.PIF is setup as a Window (386 systems only) and your
- _DEFAULT.PIF is set up as Full Screen, then one of the above
- options will give you a Windowed DOS prompt and the other a
- Full screen DOS prompt. 286 systems will get a Full Screen
- prompt in both cases.
-