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- !--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *lsz_init
- lzw_init() LZW Beta
-
- Initializes the LZW library
-
- #include <lzw.h>
-
- \3void lzw_init();\3
-
- \1Returns\1 None
-
- \1Description\1
-
- This routine initializes certain globalal variables
- functions.
-
- \1Cautions\1
-
- This function MUST be called before calling any other LZW library
- functions.
-
- \1Related Functions\1
-
- \2lzw_deinit()\2
- !--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *lzw_deinit
- lzw_deinit() LZW Beta
-
- Deinitializes the LZW library
-
- #include <lzw.h>
-
- \3void lzw_deinit();\3
-
- \1Returns\1 None
-
- \1Description\1
-
- This function clears the linked list.
-
- \1Cautions\1
-
- This functions must only be called after a call to lzw_init()
-
- \1Related Functions\1
-
- \2lzw_init()\2
- !--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *lzw()
- lzw() LZW Beta
-
- Compresses file(s) into an LZW file
-
- #include <lzw.h>
-
- \3int lzw(char *lzw_pathfile, unsigned long ops, char *infile_pathmask);\3
-
- \1Returns\1 0 Success
- -1 Could not open or create LZW file
- -2 Not an appropriate LZW file
- -3 Could not read in file directory (linked list)
- -4 Nothing to do. _dos_findfirst on mask unsuccessful
- -5 Could not open input file
- -6 Encoding error
- -7 Could not save file directory (linked list)
-
- \1Description\1
-
- This function acts on the \3lzw_pathfile\3 to perform the specified \3ops\3:
-
- PATHNAMES - May be used to insert the entire pathname of the file
- into the LZW header.
-
- The \3infile_pathmask\3 parameter is the mask of files that are to be
- compressed and may include a valid DOS path.
-
- A pass is made through the entire .LZW file, skipping from header to
- header, for each file to be compressed. If that file already exists,
- the header structure member 'marked' is filled with the '*' character,
- then the new file is appended to the end of the file. This can
- cause the .LZW file to grow fairly rapidly in size because the
- old files are not automatically purged. The lzwpurge() function
- may be used to physically purge all marked files.
-
- \1Related Functions\1
-
- \2unlzw(), lzwpurge()\2
- !--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *unlzw()
- unlzw() LZW Beta
-
- Expands file(s) from an LZW file
-
- #include <lzw.h>
-
- \3int unlzw(char *lzw_pathfile, unsigned long ops, char *mask);\3
-
- \1Returns\1 0 Success
- -1 Could not open LZW file
- -2 LZW file is empty or corrupted
- -3 Not an LZW file
- -4 Could not load file directory (linked list)
- -5 Could not create output file
- -6 Decoding error
- -7 Could not save file directory (linked list);
-
- \1Description\1
-
- This function acts on the \3lzw_pathfile\3 to perform the specified \3ops\3:
-
- EXTRACT - Extracts the files designated by the parameter mask.
- VIEW - Not currently implemented, but will allow the passing
- of a function pointer to give the programmer access
- to file information designated by the parameter mask.
- Cannot be used in conjunction with any other operation.
- CREATEDIRS - Can be used in conjunction with the EXTRACT operation to
- create the directory specified in the path structure
- member, if such a path exists.
- NOOVERWRITE - Can be used in conjunction with EXTRACT &| CREATEDIRS
- so existing files will not be overwritten. Otherwise,
- they will be.
-
- Only files matching the \3mask\3 parameter will be extracted.
-
- \1Caution\1
-
- Ops may be or'd together for this call, except that the VIEW option
- MAY NOT be used in conjunction with any other call.
-
- \1Related Functions\1
-
- \2lzw()\2
- !--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- *lzwpurge()
- lzwpurge() LZW Beta
-
- Purges marked and specified files from an LZW file
-
- #include <lzw.h>
-
- \3int lzwpurge(char *lzw_pathfile,char *mask);\3
-
- \1Returns\1 0 Success
- -1 Could not LZW file
- -2 Not an appropriate LZW file
- -3 Could not open temporary file
-
- \1Description\1
-
- This call will purge all 'marked' files from \3lzw_pathfile\3. Specifiying a
- mask will also cause files matching the \3mask\3 to be purged even if they have
- not been previously marked. Pass NULL in the mask parameter position if
- no additional files are to be purged.
-
- \1Related functions\1
-
- \2lzw()\2