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- Quick Documentation
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- Loring Rose
- 536-104 West Arlington
- Chicago, IL 60614
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- program and documentation
- Copyright 1993 Loring Rose, all rights reserved
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- Contents
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- Legal Stuff/Contacting the Author.....................2
- Registration Form/Installation........................3
- Introduction/System Requirements......................4
- Basic Navigating......................................5
- OPTIONS Screens/Additional Options & Features.........6
- ZIPping, UNZIPping, SCANning, REFRESH/DOS.............7
- Author's Comments.....................................8
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- DISCLAIMERS
- ZIPManager is provided AS IS, without warranty, whether express or implied,
- including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability,
- fitness for a particular purpose, functionality, data integrity or protection.
- In no event shall the author be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out
- of the use or inability to use ZIPManager, even if the author has been
- notified in advance of the possibility of such damages.
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- PKWARE, PKZIP, and PKUNZIP are trademarks of PKWARE, Inc.
- VIRUSCAN is a trademark of McAfee Associates.
- MS-DOS is a trademark of MicroSoft.
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- This software is neither endorsed or approved by PKWARE, Inc., or McAfee
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- LICENSE
- You are granted a license to use this software for 30 days for the specific
- purpose of evaluation before purchase. If you use ZIPManager on a continuous
- basis, please register your copy to obtain a permanent license. You are free
- to make as many copies as you wish and may distribute ZIPManager freely in
- its original form, including documentation. You may not sell or ask any
- consideration for this product. SIGs, BBSs, and shareware distribution houses
- may ask a nominal fee (not to exceed $8.00) to cover their copying and
- distribution costs (in such a case, the end-user must be notified by the
- distributor that the distribution fee does not cover the purchase of a license
- to use ZIPManager).
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- SHAREWARE
- ZIPManager is owned by the author and is protected by the copyright laws of
- the United States of America. ZIPManager has been released by the author to
- the public for evaluation. Copying and distribution of the program (in its
- unaltered original form) is encouraged. If you find ZIPManager useful, you
- should register your copy. The shareware concept is meant to provide a working
- copy to the user for evaluation, NOT to give away the author's hard work! If
- you choose not to register, then erase or pass your copy on to someone else.
- You can register by sending only $8.75 (plus $1.25 postage). When you register
- you will be placed on my mailing list and will receive the latest version of
- ZIPManager on disk and an expanded version of the instruction manual. I also
- offer free lifetime upgrades (not including postage and handling) and
- discounts on future products to registered users. I accept checks and money
- orders ONLY at this time. Make checks payable to the author. All payments
- must be in U.S. funds. Checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank. Send your
- registration and all other correspondence to:
- Loring Rose
- 536-104 West Arlington
- Chicago, IL 60614
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- The author may also be contacted through the following:
- CompuServe: 71513,1404
- GEnie: L.ROSE11
- Internet: 71513.1404@compuserve.com
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- REGISTRATION FORM
- Please provide the following information:
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- NAME:______________________________________________________________
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- ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________
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- CITY, STATE, ZIP:__________________________________________________
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- EVENING PHONE: (_______________)__________________________________
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- I would like to register________copies of ZIPManager at $8.75 each.
- Please send me the latest available version (3.5" disk ONLY).
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- TOTAL AMOUNT: $________________
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- add shipping: $ 1.25
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- TOTAL ENCLOSED: $________________
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- Mail to: Loring Rose, 536-104 West Arlington, Chicago, IL 60614
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- INSTALLATION
- The ZIPManager archive (named ZIPMR118.ZIP) contains the following files:
- ZIPMAN.TXT -> this file
- ZIPMAN.EXE -> the program
- VERSION.118 -> empty file specfying the version number
- FILE_ID.DIZ -> short description of the program
- README.1ST -> basic info
- To install ZIPManager, create a directory for the program. At the DOS prompt,
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- MD \ZIPMAN
- This will create a directory called "ZIPMAN" on the current drive. Now copy
- all the unarchived files into the ZIPMAN directory by typing:
- COPY *.* \ZIPMAN
- ZIPManager is ready to go! Type:
- ZIPMAN
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- INTEGRATING WITH PKZIP, PKUNZIP, AND VIRUSCAN
- ZIPManager expects that the directories containing PKZIP, PKUNZIP, and
- VIRUSCAN are specified in the computer's PATH. The PATH is a component of
- the file called "AUTOEXEC.BAT" located in your computer's root directory. To
- check the current PATH, at the DOS prompt type:
- TYPE \AUTOEXEC.BAT
- You will see a printout of the contents of your current AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
- Somewhere near the beginning of the file, you will see the following:
- PATH=
- After the word "PATH" and the equal sign, the will most likely be a list of
- directories. With your favorite text editor, add the names of the directories
- containing PKZIP, PKUNZIP, and VIRUSCAN to this list (note that entries in
- the list are seperated by semicolons). Save the file and reboot your
- computer. It's that simple! (For more information on changing your
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- INTRODUCTION
- ZIPManager is a "shell." What exactly does a "shell" do? It allows easy,
- painless interaction with other programs. No longer must one remember a
- confusing array of command-line switches.... options are a simple mouse-click
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- ZIPManager functions as a shell with PKZIP and PKUNZIP from PKWARE, and
- VIRUSCAN from McAfee. It allows the user to quickly select options and
- files, and execute the underlying programs. It was originally written to
- simplify UNZIPping files downloaded from BBSs. I would often download a batch
- of programs, and then immediately want to try them out! But I found the
- individual UNZIPping of each archive tedious, having to retype my options each
- time I wanted to UNZIP the next file. ZIPManager solved that problem. Select
- the options once, indicate the directory you wish the unarchived files to go,
- click on the file (or files) to UNZIP and ZIPManager takes over! For similar
- reasons, the SCANning options were added.... now immediately scan unarchived
- files for viruses with a click of the mouse. To round out the offering,
- options for ZIPping files came next.... now you could quickly and easily
- recompress that favorite program for uploading.
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- ZIPManager was designed with simplicity in mind. To keep the interface
- simple, a few concessions were made:
- * Only the ZIP compression format was included. This format is the most
- popular in use today, and over 90% of files I encounter on a daily basis
- are so encoded.
- * Not all of the available options for PKZIP, PKUNZIP, or VIRUSCAN are
- available in ZIPManager 1.18. More will likely be added in future
- versions, but I doubt the average user will have need for more than
- what is currently included.
- * You cannot currently select files across directories for ZIPping or
- UNZIPping. This option is planned for a future release.
- * I wanted to keep the program relatively small. I don't know about
- you, but hard-disk space is at a premium with me.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- ZIPManager version 1.18 requires a IBM-PC (or compatible), and MS-DOS version
- 3.0 or later. The user of ZIPManager must have installed copies of PKZIP,
- PKUNZIP (available from PKWARE), and SCAN (available from McAfee Associates).
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- NOTE TO THOSE USERS WITHOUT A MOUSE
- ZIPManager was designed to work with a mouse. However, a simple driver for
- the keyboard has been added to version 1.18. The keyboard will function as a
- mouse. Use the arrow keys to maneuver the cursor around the screen. The
- "ENTER" key substitutes for the LEFT mouse button, and the "SPACE BAR" is
- used for the RIGHT mouse button. A more sophisticated driver for the keyboard
- is in the works. The keyboard driver will load ONLY if ZIPManager does not
- detect a mouse installed.
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- NOTE TO THOSE USERS WITHOUT COLOR CAPABILITY
- If you do not have a color monitor, or ZIPManager's colors blind you, you may
- disable the colors by using the command-line option "/B" (for Black & White).
- Instead of entering "ZIPMAN" to start the program, enter "ZIPMAN /B".
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- BASIC NAVIGATING
- To illustrate the ease with which you may move through ZIPManager, let's go
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- Start ZIPManager by typing:
- ZIPMAN <return>
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- You will see the ZIPManager screen. At the top is a menu bar:
- ZIP UNZIP SCAN REFRESH/DOS QUIT
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- Below the menu bar is a box containing the name of the current working
- directory. Below that is a list of all the files and subdirectories of the
- current directory. To the right you will see a box containing an "up" arrow,
- and a box containing a "down" arrow. These arrows allow you to scroll through
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- The main thing to remember when using ZIPManager is that the RIGHT mouse
- button is the "OPTIONS" button, and the LEFT mouse button is the "ACTIVATE"
- button. For example, click with the RIGHT mouse button on the "UNZIP" entry
- in the menu bar. This action brings up a list of the available PKUNZIP
- options. Options that are selected have an indicator arrow next to them. To
- select (or deselect) an option, simply click on it. Clicking "OK" will remove
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- Clicking on "ZIP," "UNZIP," or "SCAN" with the LEFT mouse button ACTIVATES (or
- launches) that program with any indicated options.
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- The fourth entry in the menu bar is "REFRESH/DOS". Clicking on this menu item
- with the LEFT button will "refresh" (update) the current display screen.
- Clicking on this menu item with the RIGHT button will start the DOS Shell.
- While in DOS Shell, type "EXIT" at the DOS prompt to return to ZIPManager.
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- Clicking on "QUIT" with either mouse button will bring up the Quit
- confirmation box. At this point, clicking on "YES" will end the program and
- return you to DOS. Clicking on "NO" will return you to ZIPManager.
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- Now click on any file in the file list. The file is now highlighted,
- indicating that it has been "selected." To deselect the file, simply click on
- it again. To select a range of files, click on the FIRST file in the range
- with the LEFT mouse button. Click on the LAST file in the range with the
- RIGHT mouse button. All files between (and including) the first and last will
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- Some entries in the file list are identified as directories. Clicking on a
- "Directory" will change the current working directory to that subdirectory.
- Similarly, clicking on a different drive letter (disk drives are enclosed in
- square brackets) will change the current drive to the indicated drive. To
- manually change the current working directory (or disk drive), click anywhere
- within the "Current directory" box at the top of the screen. You may now type
- in the name of the directory to which you wish to change.
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- OPTIONS SCREENS
- The ZIP, UNZIP, and SCAN options may be accessed by clicking with the RIGHT
- mouse button on the desired menu bar selection. Currently selected options
- have an indicator arrow to the left of them. Some options will preclude
- selection of other options. Consult your PKZIP, PKUNZIP, or VIRUSCAN
- documentation for further explanation of the options.
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- ADDITIONAL ZIPMANAGER OPTIONS AND FEATURES
- On the ZIP options screen, you are given the chance to enter the name you wish
- to give the archive. If you enter no name, and have selected the "Name
- archive after .EXE file if blank?" option, ZIPManager will name the ZIP
- archive after one of the .EXE files it is compressing. To enter your own name
- for the archive, click next to the "Archive name:" label. You will be given
- the opportunity to enter the filename. You do not have to specify a filename
- extension. PKZIP will add the default .ZIP if you do not.
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- On the UNZIP options screen, ZIPManager will ask the target directory for the
- uncompressed files. If none is specified, ZIPManager assumes the startup
- directory. To specify your own target directory, click next to the "Target
- Directory:" label. You will then be able to enter the directory name. If the
- directory you enter does not exist, and the "Create directory if it does not
- exist?" option is selected, ZIPManager will attempt to create the indicated
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- On the SCAN options screen, ZIPManager will ask the target directory for the
- scan (if files have been recently unarchived, ZIPManager assumes the scan
- target directory will be the one in which the unarchived files were placed).
- If you wish to enter a different directory, click next to the "Target
- directory:" label. You will now be able to enter the directory name.
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- ZIPManager saves the currently selected options for each menu bar selection
- in a file called "ZIPMAN.OPT" at the end of each session, and restores them
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- ZIPPING
- To compress files, first select the files you wish to ZIP. Click with the
- RIGHT mouse button on the ZIP menu bar selection. Select options. (You may
- enter an archive name if you wish, see page 6.) Click OK to remove the
- options screen. Click on ZIP with the LEFT mouse button to begin the process.
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- UNZIPPING
- Select the archives you wish to UNZIP. Click with the RIGHT mouse button on
- the UNZIP menu bar selection. Select options. (You may enter a target
- directory for the unarchives files if you wish, see page 6.) Click OK to
- remove the options screen. Click on UNZIP with the LEFT mouse button to
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- SCANNING
- Click with the RIGHT mouse button on the SCAN menu bar selection. Select
- options. ZIPManager assumes the target directory for the SCAN will be the
- most recent directory into which unarchived files have been placed. (You may
- enter a different target directory if you wish, see page 6.) Click on SCAN
- with the left mouse button to begin. After SCANning, ZIPManager will pause
- so you may see the results of the scan. Press any key to return to the
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- REFRESH/DOS
- Clicking on this option with the LEFT mouse button will refresh the current
- ZIPManager screen. This may occasionally be necessary. For example, if you
- UNZIP files to the currently displayed directory, ZIPManager will not
- immediately display them. Refreshing the screen will force ZIPManager to
- update the current display.
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- Clicking on REFRESH/DOS with the RIGHT mouse button will move you to the DOS
- Shell. The DOS Shell provides access to DOS without leaving ZIPManager. You
- may enter normal DOS commands at this time. Running programs from the DOS
- Shell is not recommended, due to memory constraints. Enter "EXIT" to return
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- AUTHOR'S COMMENTS
- ZIPManager is a relatively new program (release 1.18). As such, it may
- contain errors. I have tried to make the program as "bulletproof" as
- possible, but please keep in mind that this can sometimes be impossible. I
- remain committed to immediately correcting any bugs that may crop up. If you
- encounter something, I would appreciate knowing about it (whether you are a
- registered user or not). Please contact me at the address on page 2, or
- through GEnie, CompuServe, or Internet (E-Mail addresses also on page 2). I
- would also like to hear any suggestions you may have. If you are having a
- problem with the program, don't hesitate to write. I will answer all
- questions (whether the user is registered or not).
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- I hope you find ZIPManager useful!
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- PLANS FOR FUTURE RELEASES
- * ability to select files across directories
- * option to make the current archive a self-extracting archive
- * more comprehensive keyboard driver
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