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- Led's Stacker Directory
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- Copyright (c) 1991, 1992 by Keith Ledbetter
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- This is a FREEWARE program.
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- Written by Keith Ledbetter
- 4240 Ketcham Drive
- Chesterfield, VA 23832
- (804) 674-0780
- (6:00pm - 10:00pm Eastern Time)
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- Tech Support BBS: Blue Ridge Express
- 804-790-1675
- 30 Phone Lines (2400 bd)
- Sub-board KEITHL
- ("J KEITHL")
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- Electronic mail on GEnie: ORION.MICRO
- Compuserve: 72240,1221
- AOL: KLedbetter
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- Program and Documentation are
- Copyright (c) 1991, 1992 by Keith Ledbetter.
- All rights reserved.
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- Portions Copyright Borland, International.
- Written with Borland C/C++ 3.0 and Borland Turbo Assembler.
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- Led's Stacker Directory
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- Led's Stacker Directory (LSDIR) is my "quick-fix" answer to
- making a more intelligent SDIR command. Since Stac Electronics
- has not yet released any developer information on Stacker volumes
- and the Stacker/DOS interface, this program must do what is at
- best called a "kludge" among programmers:
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- 1. It calls Stac Electronic's SDIR command (which came
- with your Stacker package), redirecting the output of
- the SDIR command to a temp file on drive C:. This
- means that the SDIR command MUST BE IN SOMEWHERE IN
- YOUR PATH!
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- 2. It then reads this temp file in and manipulates the
- data to do the directory listing.
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- The main reason I wrote LSDIR is because I don't like the
- way Stac's SDIR command displays compression ratios in the form
- of 12.6:1. Just try figuring out what that really means at
- 2:00am in the morning! LSDIR displays the compression ratio in
- "PKZIP-type" fashion (eg: 76%). The normal output of the SDIR
- command looks like this:
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- SAC LIB 170257 6-07-91 12:00a 1.8:1
- STARTC OBJ 324 6-07-91 12:00a 16.0:1
- _SAC LIB 172251 6-07-91 12:00a 1.8:1
- SAM LIB 167341 6-07-91 12:00a 1.8:1
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- 17 File(s) 26845184 bytes free
- Directory compression ratio = 1.8:1
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- The default output from LSDIR looks like this:
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- sac lib 170257 6-07-91 12:00a ( 45%)
- startc obj 324 6-07-91 12:00a ( 94%)
- _sac lib 172251 6-07-91 12:00a ( 45%)
- sam lib 167341 6-07-91 12:00a ( 45%)
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- 17 File(s) 26845184 bytes free
- Directory compression ratio = 45%
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- In the above example, the display for "sac.lib" is saying that
- the file was compressed by 45%. If you specify the "/r"
- switch, then LSDIR will "reverse" the compression display like
- this:
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- sac lib 170257 6-07-91 12:00a ( 55%)
- startc obj 324 6-07-91 12:00a ( 6%)
- _sac lib 172251 6-07-91 12:00a ( 55%)
- sam lib 167341 6-07-91 12:00a ( 55%)
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- 17 File(s) 26845184 bytes free
- Directory compression ratio = 45%
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- When reversing the display, the program now shows that "sac.lib"
- is taking up 55% of its original disk space. If you specify the
- "/c" switch, LSDIR will also show SDIR's "nn:1" compression
- values, like this:
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- sac lib 170257 6-07-91 12:00a 1.8:1 ( 45%)
- startc obj 324 6-07-91 12:00a 16.0:1 ( 94%)
- _sac lib 172251 6-07-91 12:00a 1.8:1 ( 45%)
- sam lib 167341 6-07-91 12:00a 1.8:1 ( 45%)
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- 17 File(s) 26845184 bytes free
- Directory compression ratio = 1.8:1 (45%)
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- The last two switches that you can specify are the "/p" switch,
- which pauses the display when the screen fills up, and the "/?"
- switch, which displays a short help screen.
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- Remember, the SDIR.EXE program from Stac Electronics must be
- somewhere in your PATH so that LSDIR can find it. If you use an
- "aliasing" command shell such as NDOS, 4DOS, or DOS 5's DOSKEY,
- you can ALIAS LSDIR to SDIR with a command like this (for 4DOS or
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- alias sdir `lsdir`
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- The LSDIR environment variable
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- By default, LSDIR creates (and then deletes) a temporary
- file named C:\LSDIR$$$.$$$. If you don't have sufficient disk
- space on drive C:, you can tell LSDIR to create it on another
- drive by setting the LSDIR environment variable. For example,
- "SET LSDIR=D" would cause the temp file to be created in the root
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- v1.0 9-Sep-91 Initial release.
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- v2.0 6-May-92 Fixed the program to be compatible with
- changes made in Stacker 2.0's SDIR
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- Keith Ledbetter's Product Catalog
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- Listed below is a chart of my other shareware and freeware
- utilities, along with the current version number of each. Also
- listed is the filename that you will find them under on BBS
- systems (please note that they may be different on your favorite
- BBS's, but it should help you at least get close to locating
- them). When you register one of my Shareware programs, you will
- receive a disk with all of these utilities on it.
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- Filename Version Description
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- SST_53a.ZIP 5.3a The ultimate file-finder program.
- PC/Computing magazine called SST
- "the Concorde of all file finders".
- Shareware: $15
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- LCD_40b.ZIP 4.0b "Led's Change Directory" is an
- intelligent directory changing
- program. This program was voted
- one of "the 10 best utilities of
- 1990" by the "Public (software)
- Library" magazine.
- Shareware: $15
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- LACE_11.ZIP 1.1 LACE ("Led's Autoexec and
- Configuration Editor") is a device
- driver that allows you to maintain
- up to 14 different boot-up
- configurations from within a single
- CONFIG.SYS file. LACE is very easy
- to set up and use.
- Shareware: $15
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- AV_12.ZIP 1.2 "Archive Viewer" is used to display
- the names of members of all of the
- popular archiving programs (ZIP,
- ARC, LHARC, PKARC, ZOO, PAK). No
- longer do you have to struggle
- remembering the syntax to 6
- different archiving programs.
- Freeware: $0
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- X_30.ZIP 3.0 "X: The Executioner" can save you a
- lot of disk space. X allows you to
- ZIP down those seldom-used-but
- hard-to-delete .COM, .EXE, and .BAT
- files into one system "Command
- Library". You can then execute
- them easily by simply typing an "x"
- in front of the command line (eg:
- "x chkdsk c:").
- Freeware: $0
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- ADMENU30.ZIP 3.0 If you own an Adlib Music card, you
- need this program. It allows you
- to ZIP down all of those .ROL song
- files you've accumulated, yet still
- play them with no extra effort!
- Uses a mouse-able, easy-on-the-eyes
- window system.
- Freeware: $0
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- DELDIR12.ZIP 1.2 "Delete Directory" allows you to
- delete an entire directory (and all
- directories under it) with one
- quick command. You will be shown
- totals of what you are about to
- delete and then be asked to confirm
- (the confirm process can be over-
- ridden from the command line).
- Freeware: $0
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- DIRSIZ11.ZIP 1.1 "Directory Size Information" allows
- you to easily determine the total
- size (in both files and bytes) of
- any directory.
- Freeware: $0
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- DUPICO10.ZIP 1.0 "Duplicate Icon Deleter" is for any
- Windows 3.0 user who has
- accumulated tons of icons. It will
- go through a directory and delete
- all duplicate icon images,
- regardless of what they are named.
- Freeware: $0
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- TIMER10.ZIP 1.0 This program allows you to easily
- time the execution of any program.
- Simply use TIMER to invoke the
- command (eg: "timer chkdsk C:") and
- you will be shown, at the
- completion of the command, the
- elapsed time.
- Freeware: $0
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- UNTAB10.ZIP 1.0 One of the fastest "un-tab"
- programs you will find. It takes
- the specified input file and copies
- it to the specified output file,
- replacing all tab characters with
- hard blanks (you specify the "tab
- size").
- Freeware: $0
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- Distribution Sites
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- You can download all of my programs from the Blue Ridge
- Express BBS in Richmond, VA. This is the official
- technical support board for all of my software, and there's
- a special "Keith Ledbetter" message section where you can
- quickly get your questions answered. Once you log on, just
- do a "J KEITHL" to join my sub-board. First-time callers
- have access to both my message base and all of my download
- files. Please note that you must do a "J MAIN" command
- before downloading any files.
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- The Blue Ridge Express is a first-class BBS, with 30
- phone lines; no need to worry about getting a busy signal!
- The number is:
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- The Blue Ridge Express BBS
- 804-790-1675
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- All of my software can also be obtained from the
- following shareware vendors:
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- Alternative Personal Software
- 269 Springside Drive Suite C
- Hamilton, Ontario
- Canada L9B 1P8
- Tel: (416) 577-4068
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- PC Assist Limited
- 4 Carruber's Close
- 135 High Street
- Edinburgh, EH1 1SJ
- Scotland
- Tel: 031-557-6432
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- BroCo Software
- P. O. Box 446
- 3760 AK SOEST
- Holland
- Tel: 31-2155-26650
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- EURO BOARD
- John Warren
- Postfach
- 3920 ZERMATT, VS
- Switzerland
- BBS: (0228) / 476-111-06 (Swiss Telepac)
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