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- ARCDMP V1.1
- An ARC-File Chopper
- by Jim Kyle [76703,762]
- CLMFORUM
-
- ARCDMP is a program which does for ARC files what Jean LaLonde's
- FILL.EXE program does for subdirectories: pulls out the maximum number
- that can fit on a single floppy disk and copies them into a new file,
- then repeats the process until the entire ARC file has been copied.
- All the new files, except for the last one, will be packed as full as
- they can be and still fit on a standard 360K floppy.
-
- The ARCDMP.ARC file contains this document, the C source for the
- program, and the EXE file. You need only the EXE file to use it.
-
- Here's a typical output from a test run of ARCDMP:
-
- C>arcdmp ../arcdmp a:da
- Floppy = 12237 bytes (A:DA001.ARC):
- ARCDMP.C 2587 0
- ARCDMP.EXE 9650 2587
- Final--> 0 0
-
- The first line shows how to run the program. The first argument
- passed on the command line is the name of the ARC file to be
- processed, and the second is the "prefix" portion of the names to be
- used for the output files. The prefix name will be trimmed to the
- first five characters. Subdirectories can be identified by the
- backslash '\' or slash '/' characters. Drive names are optional and
- assume the current drive if not given.
-
- As ARCDMP processes the ARC file, it will produce a "Floppy ="
- report line each time it is ready to output a file. The number is the
- exact size of the output file, and the filename in parentheses is the
- one which will be assigned to the output file.
-
- Following that line are the names of the files being copied. The
- first number reported is the file size in bytes. The second is an
- internal value (the offset in bytes within the original file at which
- that file begins). After all files have been reported, the "Final-->"
- line indicates completion of that segment of the task.
-
- If the original file requires more than one output file, the
- sequence of report lines is repeated for each in turn. The sequence
- number (last three digits in the output filename) increases by one for
- each.
-
- When processing is complete, you'll see a DOS prompt. The program
- gives no explicit end-of-processing report.
-
- DISCLAIMER
-
- This program is supplied at no charge to the user, and neither its
- author nor any organization involved in its distribution warrants it
- in any way. While it is believed to be useful, use is entirely at
- your own risk. Use of the program constitutes acceptance of this
- condition.
-
- If you find ARCDMP useful, let me know. I'll be glad to listen to
- suggestions for improvement, and eager to fix any reported bugs.
-
- Jim Kyle
- December 18, 1987