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- ZIPPER.. by the Bytebrothers
- J.L. Pearson
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- Zipper is designed to let you easily and quickly convert
- any and all .ARC and .PAK files to the to the new Phil Katz
- ZIP format using PKZIP. Place ZIPPER in the directory that
- you keep PAK.EXE, PKUNPAK.EXE and PKZIP.EXE in. ZIPPER will
- automatically sense .ARC or .PAK formats and uncompress them
- and convert them to Phil Katz's new .ZIP format. It operates
- on one file at a time in automated fashion and deletes the
- original file after verifying the unarchive operation.. The
- original file date and time are preserved in the new .ZIP
- file.
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- Before you rush into conversion read the READ.ME file or the
- note below on correctly installing the PAK.EXE program from
- NoGate Technology.. It can be dangerous when run uninstalled.
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- Here are some examples of usage..
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- ZIPPER c:\arcs\*.pak
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- this will convert all the .PAK files in directory C:\arcs
- into .ARC files. The original .PAK files will be deleted so
- when ZIPPER is done the .PAK's will be transformed into
- .ZIPs.. If you have a number of .ARC's and .PAK's mixed in a
- directory named C:\com the following commands can be used..
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- ZIPPER c:\com
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- this will change all the .PAK and .ARC files so that when
- done directory c:\com will have nothing but .ZIP files..
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- ZIPPER c:\com\*.arc
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- this will change all the .ARC files to .ZIP but leave the
- .PAK files intact.. C:\COM will have only .ZIP and .PAK files
- in it..no .ARC's.
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- Let's say you run a bbs and have a directory full of .ARC
- files you want to change to .ZIP.. The directory name is
- C:\bbs\dl1. Enter the following..
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- ZIPPER c:\bbs\dl1
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- ZIPPER will go to dl1 and since it is full of .ARC files it
- will convert every one into a .ZIP file. Entering a directory
- with no filenames is the same as \*.* and all files will be
- converted. Notice that if the directory has both .ARC and
- .PAK files they all will be converted to ZIP. Any .GIF, .MAC
- or other extension files are always ignored..
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- If you have only one file to convert just enter the filename
- as in ZIPPER c:\bbs\dl1\pascal.arc The file PASCAL.ARC will
- be converted to PASCAL.ZIP.. as simple as that..
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- There is only one requirement for setup on ZIPPER. You must
- set an environment variable SPAT to the path of your archive
- utilities.. PKUNPAK.EXE, PAK.EXE and PKZIP.EXE.
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- example.
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- set spat=c:\utility
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- will tell ZIPPER to look in directory C:\UTILITY for the
- archving files. And to use this directory to store his config
- file and the badfile list..
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- This command can be placed in your autoexec.bat file and
- ZIPPER will automatically be set up every time you boot..
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- if you should get an error " out of environment space " when
- you boot use the command..
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- shell=command.com c:\ /e:1024 /p
- Dos 3.3
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- or
- shell=c:\command.com /e:1024 /p
- Dos 3.2
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- in your CONFIG.SYS file.. using the drive that you boot from
- and where your copy of command.com is located. This will
- increase your environment area to 1k bytes but will not work
- on early versions of DOS. Most later versions will accept
- either command..
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- ZIPPER will also use this path to create it's own
- configuration file the first time you run it. You can modify
- this file ZIPPER.CFG to reflect your unarchive command ( if
- you have modified the commands in PAK.EXE ), the name you
- want to call PKUNPAK ( ie. PKXARC etc.. ), and the actual
- commands you send to PKZIP setting the level of compression.
- Defaults are provided in the ZIPPER.CFG file for standard
- operation at ZIP's highest compression level.. ZIPPER will
- also use this directory to create a BADFILE.LOG file that
- lists any and all .ARC or .PAK files that were bad and failed
- to uncompress.. Make sure that you set PAK up right. Read the
- notes in the READ.ME file or below under the heading
- IMPORTANT on running the PAKINSTAL program on PAK.EXE.. He
- can be dangerous if he is not installed correctly and you use
- him outside of his home dir. With the SPAT variable set and
- PAKINSTAL run on your copy of PAK.EXE ZIPPER will run from
- any drive or directory as long as he is in your path..
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- operation..
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- ZIPPER converts a file at a time and creates a .\SWORK
- subdirectory under your current directory to work in. The
- work directory is deleted when done..if there is an abort or
- error during compression of an already unarced file the
- program will prompt you, so if you want you can save the work
- directory data.. The work directory will contain the last
- unarced file's contents if a file has been unarced and not
- repacked... Any errors encountered with bad arcs are handled
- by inserting the time,date and pathname of the bad .ARC or
- .PAK file into the file BADFILE.LOG and ZIPPER goes onto the
- next file.. ZIPPER will abort cleanly if you press escape..
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- ZIPPER saves the original date and time of the file and
- touches the new .ZIP file, so the original file date is
- preserved.. and you don't wind up with all your directory
- files dated the day of the conversion..
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- ZIPPER creates a file in your SPAT directory called
- BADFILES.LOG. Everytime you run ZIPPER it places the time and
- date of the run in the BADFILE.LOG file as well as any files
- it finds which fail to unarchive.. here is a sample of the
- file..
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- ZIPPER badfiles Sunday February 5, 1989 time 8:40:26 p.m.
- d:\arcs\hold\mona.pak
- d:\arcs\hold\nc12.arc
- d:\arcs\hold\nc13.arc
- ZIPPER badfiles Sunday February 5, 1989 time 8:53:25 p.m.
- d:\arcs\hold\mj12.pak
- d:\arcs\hold\mono.arc
- d:\arcs\hold\mj12.arc
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- Registration of ZIPPER will give you a version that will
- automatically delete all the bad files at the end of
- operation.. and also has a batch switch to run without any
- user intervention from a batch file.. I am not trying to
- cripple ZIPPER but I am not going to hassle with any mods if
- no one is interested in registering it..
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- Entering ZIPPER with no arguments will bring up a help screen
- and then prompt you for a further filename.
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- IMPORTANT:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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- PAK can be dangerous in that if you want to run it outside
- the current directory you need to run a program called
- PAKINST to install it and tell it where it's CNF file is
- located. This install program is in the .PAK arc ( ie.
- PAK151.ARC or PAK16.ARC ) but it's use is documented in the
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- back of the docs and many people miss it. PAK can do some
- very undesirable things if it is used outside it's home
- directory without being installed.. Make sure and run PAKINST
- and tell PAK where it's config file is before you use the set
- command with ZIPPER and start using it outside of the PAK.EXE
- directory..
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- If you appreciate and use this program please send $15 for
- registration to..
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- FAST LOGIC OUTLAWS
- J.L. Pearson
- 344 N. Acadia
- Wichita Ks.
- 67212
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- make all checks payable to J.L. Pearson..
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- With registration you will be sent the latest revision of
- ZIPPER which will have two command line switches.. One will
- automatically delete all the bad arcs at the end of the
- conversion.. the other switch will cause ZIPPER to run
- without user prompts for automated operation from a batch
- file..
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- I will not be held responsible for any damage caused by this
- program.. it is distributed as is. Care should be taken to
- insure enough disk space to do the conversions. A tightly
- packed floppy with PAK files can not have enough room to hold
- the larger loosely compressed .ZIP files. The program will
- abort when the disk is full and the last unarchived file will
- be in the work directory.. The program has been tested on
- many computers and if your computer will run PK and PAK and
- you have correctly INSTALLED your PAK.EXE program you should
- have no problems..
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- J.L. Pearson
- President and founder Bytebrothers
- Member Fast Logic Outlaws
- Wichita Ks.
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- a note..
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- We have all waited some time during the debacle between Phil
- Katz's PKWARE vrs. SEA hassles. Phil has lost his PK code and
- gone back to sqaure one while SEA's releases have found
- remarkable new performance.. Phil has noted in his ZIP
- release that the extension ZIP is released to the public
- domain.. unlike SEA's attitude on ARC. I think this about
- sums it up.. SEA now has the right to use ZIP on it's
- tombstone and Phil can't complain let alone sue.. The worm
- has turned folks..get Zippin.. ..R.I.P. ARC..!
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- The Bytebrothers
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