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- ZIP'R Professional For DOS Version 2.00
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- Copyright 1993 - 1994
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- Stevenson Technical Services, Inc. (STSI)
- 108 Second Avenue West
- Bertha MN 56437-0297
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- Phone: (218) 924-2050
- FAX: (218) 924-2050 (Ext. 11)
- The Bertha BBS: (218) 924-2060, 8,N,1
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- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
- │ Welcome! │
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- Thank you for trying ZIP'R Professional For DOS! ZIP'R Pro is a hard drive
- utility designed to automatically decompress an entire program before it is
- executed, and compress it after it is exited. This process saves valuable
- hard drive space by storing programs in compressed form when they are not in
- use. ZIP'R Pro even achieves a substantial amount of compression on hard
- drives that already use an on-the-fly compression program, such as Stacker,
- SuperStor, or DoubleSpace! ZIP'R Pro is unique because it not only compresses
- and decompresses entire programs, but it launches them as well! This feature
- makes it possible to fully integrate ZIP'R Pro into most, if not all menuing
- systems. ZIP'R Pro can use an existing compression program such as PKZIP /
- PKUNZIP, ARJ, or LHA, or it can use internal compression routines that are
- compatible with PKZIP 2.0!
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- If you appreciate ZIP'R Pro For DOS, you are encouraged to call The Bertha BBS
- at (218) 924-2060, and let us know! Comments, suggestions, and enhancement
- requests are always welcome!
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- │ Requirements │
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- To run ZIP'R Pro reliably, you will need the following:
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- ∙ DOS 3.3 or Higher
- ∙ IBM PC, PC-Compatible or MS-DOS Computer with a Hard Drive and 640K RAM
- ∙ EGA or VGA Color Monitor Recommended
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- │ Table of Contents: │
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- Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1
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- Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1
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- Quick-Start Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4
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- Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4
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- Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5
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- Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5
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- What Is ZIP'R Pro? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6
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- ZIP'R Pro Feature List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6
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- 10 Reasons To Use ZIP'R Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7
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- How Does ZIP'R Pro Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8
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- Installing ZIP'R Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8
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- Using The ZIF Editor Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9
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- Executing The ZIF Editor Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10
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- Editing .ZPD Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10
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- Opening and Deleting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21
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- ZIP'R Pro Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21
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- Register ZIP'R Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27
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- User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27
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- Using ZIP'R Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28
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- Using ZIP'R Pro With A Menuing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28
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- What Happens When I Execute ZIP'R Pro? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29
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- Networks / Multitaskers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33
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- DESQview Tips & Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33
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- Using ZIP'R Pro With Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 34
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- How Effective Is ZIP'R Pro? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 35
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- Cautions When Using ZIP'R Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 37
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- Troubleshooting / Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 37
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- Questions And Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 40
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- Comments From ZIP'R Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 40
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- Programs Mentioned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 42
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- ZIP'R Pro Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 43
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- │ Quick-Start Instructions: │
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- To get ZIP'R Pro up and running in a hurry, follow these Quick-Start
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- 1. Run the Install program by typing "INSTALL" at the DOS prompt.
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- 2. Reboot your machine to ensure that any changes made by the Install program
- to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file have taken effect.
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- 3. Execute the ZIF Editor Pro from the \ZIPRPRO sub-directory (or wherever
- you installed ZIP'R Pro) by typing "ZIFPRO", and create a new .ZPD file
- for the program you want to compress and launch through ZIP'R Pro.
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- 4. Once you have created a .ZPD file, exit the ZIF Editor Pro, make sure you
- are still located in the ZIP'R Pro program directory, and type "ZIPRPRO
- PROGRAM".
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- Examples of potential command lines could be:
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- ZIPRPRO PCSHELL
- ZIPRPRO PSDELUXE
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- 5. If the fields of the .ZPD file have been entered correctly, ZIP'R Pro will
- display the prelog screen, and then execute the program you designated in
- the .ZPD file. When you exit the program, ZIP'R Pro will use the
- compression type you selected to compress the program directory (including
- all sub-directories). When it is completed, unregistered users will see a
- shareware nag screen before ZIP'R Pro returns to a DOS prompt or the menu
- system being used.
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- 6. The next time you want to run this program, use the same command line.
- ZIP'R Pro will display the prelog screen, decompress the program, and
- execute it normally. Once again, after exiting the program, ZIP'R Pro
- will compress the program and exit.
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- 7. To calculate how much disk space you are gaining by using ZIP'R Pro, check
- the free hard drive space prior to compressing a program, and again after
- compressing the program. Subtract the two numbers, and the total will be
- the disk space saved through using ZIP'R Pro. The more programs you
- choose to compress, the greater the savings will be!
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- │ Disclaimer: │
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- By using ZIP'R Professional For DOS and/or the ZIF Editor Professional, users
- indicate their acceptance of the following terms:
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- "ZIP'R Professional For DOS and the ZIF Editor Professional are supplied as
- is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including,
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- without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any
- purpose. Neither STSI, The Bertha BBS, or any STSI employees will be held
- responsible for any damages, direct or consequential, which may result from
- the use of ZIP'R Professional For DOS and/or the ZIF Editor."
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- "Information in this documentation is subject to change without notice and
- does not represent a commitment on the part of STSI. STSI may make
- improvements and/or changes in this documentation or in the products and/or
- programs described in this documentation at any time."
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- │ Registration: │
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- ZIP'R Pro is distributed under the shareware concept. You may try ZIP'R Pro
- for a period of two weeks. After this period, you must either discontinue
- using it, or register it. A single-user license is only $49.95 (+$5.00 S&H in
- the U.S., or $12.50 S&H on Foreign Orders). This price includes a printed
- manual, 3 1/2" and 5 1/4" diskettes, along with a Registration Name and Number
- allowing you to register your copy of ZIP'R Pro.
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- To receive a temporary registration number over the telephone, call STSI at
- (218) 924-2050, and charge it to your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or
- Discover credit card. Upon request, you will receive a temporary registration
- name and number over the telephone. This will allow the modification and/or
- removal of the prelog delay time, along with any nag screens.
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- Note: For registered users of the original ZIP'R For DOS, there is an upgrade
- path available. A $20.00 upgrade fee will cover the difference in price
- between the two products, as well as the cost to produce a new manual and ship
- the complete package to you.
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- For further registration information and pricing, please read the REGISTER.DOC
- file included with ZIP'R Pro. There is also a registration form contained at
- the end of this documentation file.
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- │ Technical Support: │
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- Technical support is available to ZIP'R Pro users through the following means:
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- The Bertha BBS: New versions of ZIP'R Pro will be posted here as soon as
- they are available. The Bertha BBS uses a U.S. Robotics
- Dual-Standard Modem, which is capable of V.32bis, V.32,
- HST, and 2400 baud connect speeds. The access number for
- The Bertha BBS is (218)-924-2060. Technical support
- questions should be addressed to the SYSOP.
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- STSI FAX: STSI has a FAX machine on-line 24 hours-a-day to accept FAX
- transmissions. Technical support questions / problems may
- be faxed to (218) 924-2050. Most FAX transmissions will be
- automatically routed to the FAX machine. If you have
- problems reaching our FAX machine, wait until after the
- first ring, press 11, and then begin transmitting.
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- Telephone: Technical support calls may be placed at (218) 924-2050.
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- │ What Is ZIP'R Pro? │
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- ZIP'R (pronounced "zipper") Pro is a hard drive utility designed to
- automatically decompress an entire program before it is executed, and compress
- it after it is exited. This process saves valuable hard drive space by
- storing programs in compressed form when they are not in use. ZIP'R Pro even
- achieves a substantial amount of compression on hard drives that already use
- an on-the-fly compression program, such as Stacker, SuperStor, or DoubleSpace!
- ZIP'R Pro is unique because it not only compresses and decompresses entire
- programs, but it launches them as well! This feature makes it possible to
- fully integrate ZIP'R Pro into most, if not all menuing systems. ZIP'R Pro
- can use an existing compression program such as PKZIP / PKUNZIP, ARJ, or LHA,
- or it can use internal compression routines that are compatible with PKZIP
- 2.0!
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- │ ZIP'R Pro Feature List │
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- ZIP'R Pro is a spin-off of the popular ZIP'R For DOS product. ZIP'R Pro
- contains most or all of the features found in ZIP'R, and adds other powerful
- features as well. If you like all the extra bells and whistles, you'll love
- ZIP'R Pro! The following list shows a comparison of the two products, and
- details some of the highlights of ZIP'R Pro:
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- Feature ZIP'R ZIP'R Pro
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- Automatic Compression Yes Yes
- Automatic Decompression Yes Yes
- Automatic Program Launching Yes Yes
- Query Option (Optional Compression) Yes Yes
- Update Option (Fast Recompression) Yes Yes
- Sorted Extraction (PKUNZIP Only) Yes Yes
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- Built-In Compression Routines No Yes
- Compression to Floppy Disks (PKZIP Only) No Yes
- Store Compression Files On Any Drive/Directory No Yes
- Compress/Decompress Only Option No Yes
- Automatic Network/Multitasker Detection No Yes
- Windowed Compression/Decompression No Yes
- Heap Compaction (Eliminates Unnecessary Swapping) No Yes
- On-Line Help Available In ZIF Editor No Yes
- IN/OUT Commands Handled In ZIF Files No Yes
- Atomic Lock Files Used No Yes
- Automatic Cluster Size Detection No Yes
- Swap To EMS, XMS, Or Disk Only When Necessary No Yes
- Option To Test Archive Integrity No Yes
- Selective Extraction / Exclusion No Yes
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- Improvements From ZIP'R To ZIP'R Pro:
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- * Significant speed enhancements in Update mode
- * ZIP'R Pro is faster than ZIP'R
- * Improved (more extensive) error trapping in ZIP'R Pro
- * AFSC (Accurate File Size Calculation) now has 4 levels, for specific
- customization
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- │ 10 Reasons To Use ZIP'R Pro │
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- 1. Saves Valuable Hard Drive Space!
- Even though hard drive prices have dropped substantially in the past
- year, the prices are still out of range for many computer users. In
- addition, computer programs have become much larger, requiring far more
- space than they used to. ZIP'R Pro can double, and in some cases
- triple, the amount of data that can be stored on a hard drive. Programs
- like SuperStor, Stacker, and DoubleSpace typically achieve compression
- ratios around 30 - 35%. Even hard drives that use these on-the-fly
- compression programs can usuallly save an extra 20% or more.
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- 2. Does Not Require 40 - 50K Of Valuable Memory!
- Programs like SuperStor, Stacker, and DoubleSpace require that you
- surrender 40 - 50K of valuable conventional memory to use their
- services. ZIP'R Pro does not! For users who are already cramped for
- conventional memory, ZIP'R Pro is clearly the way to go.
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- 3. Automatically Executes Programs After Decompressing Them.
- ZIP'R Pro automatically launches programs after they are decompressed.
- This allows you to continue with your work while ZIP'R Pro takes care of
- the rest. Rather than manually decompressing, launching, and
- recompressing your program, ZIP'R Pro makes the entire process
- automatic.
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- 4. Works On Networks And Under Multitaskers.
- ZIP'R Pro has the built-in ability to detect when program execution is
- occurring in a network environment and under a multitasker. ZIP'R Pro
- takes extra steps to protect your data, such as making sure that no one
- else can access your program at the same time you are using it.
- Potentially dangerous situations are monitored and handled elegantly by
- ZIP'R Pro.
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- 5. Safe and Reliable!
- One comment we receive regularly from our users is that ZIP'R is "safe
- and reliable". We have carried that same reliability into ZIP'R Pro.
- Our company has never had data corrupted when using ZIP'R or ZIP'R Pro!
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- 6. Store Compressed Programs On Any Drive And In Any Subdirectory.
- One new feature of ZIP'R Pro is the ability to store compressed files on
- any drive and in any subdirectory. This is a powerful feature, giving
- you complete control of the compression and decompression processes.
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- 7. Compress Programs To Floppy Diskettes (PKZIP only)
- Having the ability to store compressed files on floppy diskettes gives
- you more flexibility, allowing you to completely remove programs from
- your hard drive, if necessary. A special switch within the ZIF Editor
- Pro allows you to turn on DOS Verify, ensuring the integrity of your
- data.
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- 8. Much Cheaper Than Buying A New Hard Drive!
- ZIP'R Pro is a great way to double your hard drive capacity without
- breaking your budget. Priced at just $49.95 (+$5.00 S&H, USA) (see
- REGISTER.DOC for more information), ZIP'R Pro gives you the extra space
- you need to delay the purchase of that next hard drive.
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- 9. Compress programs at will using Query option.
- Using ZIP'R Pro's Query option, users can decide on-the-fly whether or
- not to compress a program. With a simple keypress, ZIP'R Pro either
- recompresses the program, or leaves it uncompressed during times when
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- 10. Update option makes program recompression fast and easy!
- Using the Update option, (available only with PKZIP or Internal ZIP
- compression), ZIP'R Pro can significantly speed up the recompression
- process. Rather than waiting for a completely new compressed file to be
- created, the old file is updated with any changes that have occurred
- since the file was decompressed. You'll be amazed at the dramatic
- difference in speed!
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- ZIP'R Pro works in combination with existing compression programs to compress
- directories, sub-directories, and the files they contain into one smaller,
- compressed file on the hard drive. This allows an entire directory filled
- with files to be stored in compressed form when not in use, saving a
- substantial amount of hard drive space.
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- When a program is executed, ZIP'R Pro invokes the proper compression program
- to decompress the desired directory, and executes the requested program.
- During this time ZIP'R Pro swaps itself to disk, EMS, or XMS memory, leaving
- behind only about 2.5K plus the size of the command processor and its
- environment. This usually is less than 10K. When the program is exited,
- ZIP'R Pro invokes the chosen compression program to compress the entire
- directory.
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- The first step in testing a new piece of software is to perform a backup and
- test its integrity. Since ZIP'R Pro will compress entire directories into a
- single file, your potential losses are much greater if this file becomes lost
- or corrupted.
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- Log to the drive where you are installing ZIP'R Pro from, and type "INSTALL".
- The ZIP'R Pro For DOS installation program will ask you where you are
- installing ZIP'R Pro from (usually, the current directory), and the location
- where the program files should be stored. (The default destination directory
- is C:\ZIPRPRO.) If you are upgrading from a previous version, ZIP'R Pro will
- issue a warning before overwriting the ZIPRPRO.INI file. If you have already
- set up your registration information and user preferences in the ZIPRPRO.INI
- file, answer "N" (No) to instruct ZIP'R Pro not to overwrite this file. When
- the installation is complete, ZIP'R Pro will display a completion message and
- return to the operating system.
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- ZIP'R Pro can be installed on any drive in your system, including network
- drives.
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- Important! Be sure to include a SET ZIPRPRO=N:\ZIPRPRO statement (or
- wherever you put ZIP'R Pro), in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If this
- environment variable is not found, ZIP'R Pro defaults to using
- the C:\ZIPRPRO sub-directory. (If either of those directories
- cannot be found on your system, the current directory is used.)
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- │ Using The ZIF Editor Pro │
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- The ZIF (ZIP'R Information File) Editor Pro is a user-friendly interface that
- was created to assist ZIP'R Pro users in the maintenance of .ZPD files, and
- ZIP'R Pro configuration files. The ZIF Editor Pro allows the direct editing
- of the following files:
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- .ZPD Files ZIP'R Pro For DOS Information Files (.ZPD Files) contain
- program specific information that instruct ZIP'R Pro how to
- execute a particular program, and what archiving utility
- should be used. This information is used to decompress,
- execute, and re-compress program files and their sub-
- directories. These .ZPD files are referenced from the
- ZIP'R Pro command line, and make ZIP'R Pro an easy-to-use
- utility for novice and experienced users alike.
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- ZIPRPRO.INI File This file contains program defaults for ZIP'R Pro. From
- within the ZIF Editor Pro, users can enter their
- registration name and number, and alter several program
- settings described later in this documentation.
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- The following are a few technical notes about specific editing features within
- the ZIF Editor Pro.
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- Editing Keys: The following keys are available to edit or type new
- text into most text fields.
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- HOME Move to beginning of field
- CTRL+HOME Move to beginning of field
- END Move to end of field
- CTRL+END Move to end of field
- INSERT Insert Mode / Overstrike Mode
- DELETE Remove character over the cursor
- BACKSPACE Remove character left of the cursor
- LEFT ARROW Move cursor one character to the left
- RIGHT ARROW Move cursor one character to the right
- TAB Move cursor to next field
- SHIFT+TAB Move cursor to previous field
- ENTER Move cursor to next field
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- SPACE BAR Highlight file in file list box
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- Upper Case Characters: When new field entries are added to the ZIF Editor
- Pro's editing screens, the ZIF Editor Pro will
- automatically convert them to UPPER CASE characters.
- This speeds up the typing process and provides
- consistency within the ZIF Editor Pro. The only field
- that serves as an exception to this rule is the
- "Parameters:" field. Some programs are case sensitive
- when accepting passed parameters, so the ZIF Editor
- Pro does not convert the characters in this field to
- upper case.
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- To invoke the ZIF Editor Pro, type "ZIFPRO" from the \ZIPRPRO sub-directory
- (or wherever you store ZIP'R Pro), and press [ENTER]. The ZIF Editor Pro's
- desktop space will display a logo containing version and copyright
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- The main menu allows users to create, open, and delete .ZPD files, modify
- ZIP'R Pro default settings, register, and view information about the ZIF
- Editor Pro. By creating or opening a file from the main menu, users have
- access to the fields described below.
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- Special note about the user interface: Depending on which user interface is
- being used (Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced), certain fields may not be
- available. For example, the Beginner interface will only display the ZIF
- Filename, Executable Filename, and Parameters fields listed below. When
- Beginner is selected, the default compression to be used will always be
- Internal ZIP, making ZIP'R Pro extremely easy to use.)
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- ZIF (ZIP'R Information File) Filename
- The entry typed in this field will be the name of the .ZPD file used to
- contain the program preferences entered on this screen. This file will be
- referenced on the ZIP'R Pro command line to execute this program. This
- filename should reflect the name of the program being executed. A full
- path is required.
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- Executable Filename
- This field should contain the full path and filename of the file to be
- executed. You must add the correct extension of the file you wish to
- execute. If you specify an incorrect extension, ZIP'R Pro will not be
- able to find the correct file.
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- Parameters
- This field can optionally contain any necessary parameters that should be
- passed to the program being executed. These parameters are passed as one
- variable, and since some programs require case sensitive program
- parameters, ZIP'R Pro does not automatically convert the text in this
- field to upper case.
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- Maximum Users
- If you are using ZIP'R Pro in a network environment or under a multitasker
- such as Windows or DESQview, specify the maximum number of concurrent
- users (or accesses) that should be allowed for this program. For example,
- if a network program is only licensed for five users, you will want to
- enter 5 in this field. This tells ZIP'R Pro not to allow more than 5
- users into this particular program at the same time. If you are running a
- multitasker, you may run the risk of opening multiple sessions of the same
- program at the same time. It would be to your benefit to enter 1 in this
- field. That way, ZIP'R Pro will only allow you to execute one copy of
- this program at a time. The default for this field is 1. (Special Note:
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- The unregistered version of ZIP'R Pro only supports a maximum of 5
- concurrent users in one program at the same time. In order to have access
- for more than 5 users, you must register ZIP'R Pro.)
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- Compressed Filename
- Enter the full path and filename of the compressed file that will be
- created and used by ZIP'R Pro in this field. After you exit from the
- chosen program, ZIP'R Pro creates the compressed file in the location
- specified in this field, along with the filename you specify. Do not add
- an extension to the filename you type. When ZIP'R Pro creates the
- compressed file, it will append a .ZIP extension for files created with
- PKZIP or Internal ZIP compression, a .ARJ extension for files created with
- ARJ, or a .LZH extension for files created with LHA.
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- Note: The compressed file can be created on any drive and in any sub-
- directory, including floppy diskettes. Common locations for the
- compressed file include the directory where the program is executed from,
- a special archive directory on your hard drive, a floppy diskette (only
- available with PKZIP), or a network drive.
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- Compression Type
- This field should contain the name of the compression program you want to
- use to compress the specified program and its sub-directories. The
- following table shows the compression utilities currently supported by
- ZIP'R Pro, and the corresponding entry for this field.
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- Compression Utility Field Entry
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- ARJ ARJ
- Internal (Built-In) Compression Internal ZIP
- LHA LHA
- No Compression NONE
- PKZIP Version 1.10 PKZIP
- PKZIP Versions 2.04c, 2.04e, and 2.04g PKZIP
-
-
- The default entry for this field is "PKZIP" when using the Intermediate or
- Advanced user interface. If the Beginner interface is used, the default
- entry is "Internal ZIP". To change this entry, use the mouse to click on
- the corresponding control, or use the up and down arrow keys to highlight
- it.
-
-
- Test Integrity
- When Test Integrity is checked, ZIP'R Pro will tell the compression
- program being used to perform an integrity check on the archived files.
-
-
- Query Option
- The "Query" option is a ZIP'R Pro feature that allows users to choose,
- after the program is exited, whether or not it should be compressed.
-
- If this box is checked, ZIP'R Pro will query (ask) the user whether or not
- the program should be compressed each time it is exited. This allows the
- user to have more control over the compression process, instead of having
- to decide in advance whether a program should be compressed.
-
-
- Update Option (PKZIP and Internal ZIP Compression Only)
-
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- The "Update" option is a ZIP'R Pro feature which can significantly reduce
- the time required to recompress a program. Normally, when ZIP'R Pro
- decompresses a program, it extracts all of the program files and sub-
- directories, and deletes the old compressed file. During the compression
- process, ZIP'R Pro creates a new compressed file, and moves all of the
- program files and sub-directories into it. This method makes the most
- efficient use of hard disk space, but can require a significant amount of
- time to recompress the program, depending on the number and size of files
- that need to be compressed.
-
- The "Update" option of ZIP'R Pro can save a tremendous amount of time in
- this process. Instead of deleting the old compressed file when the
- program files and sub-directories are extracted, ZIP'R Pro leaves it in
- its original location. When the compression process starts, ZIP'R Pro
- uses PKZIP (or the Internal ZIP compression) to update any files and/or
- sub-directories that have been added or changed, and deletes any files
- and/or sub-directories that have been deleted since the program was
- extracted. In essence, if no files or sub-directories were added,
- changed, or deleted since the program was decompressed, ZIP'R Pro does not
- need to update any files. The old compressed file is left in the
- directory and the program's files and sub-directories are deleted.
-
- Placing a check mark in this box instructs ZIP'R Pro to use the "Update"
- method when compressing this program. (Note: The "Update" option is only
- available for PKZIP / PKUNZIP or the Internal ZIP compression.)
-
- The amount of time that can be saved when using the "Update" option varies
- between programs. I encourage you to try this option on a few of your own
- programs. Here are a few hints that I've figured out from experimenting
- with this option.
-
-
- 1. The greatest difference in speed will be noticed on programs that have
- large files and/or files that have not changed. It takes a very long time
- to compress large files using the normal compression method. With the
- update method, if ZIP'R Pro detects that these large files are identical
- to the ones already maintained in the compressed file, all it needs to do
- is delete these files out of the directory, and the recompression process
- is complete!
-
-
- 2. You may notice that any lower-level sub-directories within the program
- are always updated when the update option is enabled. Since directories
- are deleted when a program is compressed, PKZIP must create these
- directories before decompressing the program. When PKZIP attempts to
- update the compressed file, it detects that the directories have
- "changed", and therefore, is forced to update them in the compressed file.
-
-
- 3. This option is useful to speed up the recompression process on most
- programs, but it may actually increase the time of compression on others.
- The programs that may not compress as quickly with the update method are
- ones that have large numbers of small files and/or ones that have many
- files added, changed, or deleted during each session. If you're not sure,
- use a watch and time each method to see which way would save the most
- time.
-
-
- Advanced Options (Advanced ZIF Options)
-
-
- Compress / Decompress Program Only (Do Not Execute)
-
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- This advanced feature of ZIP'R Pro allows you to specify whether or not
- ZIP'R Pro should attempt to execute the program file once the program
- has been decompressed. If this box is checked, ZIP'R Pro will only
- decompress the program if it is in compressed format, and only compress
- the program if it is in non-compressed format. This option is
- potentially dangerous to the novice user. Caution is advised.
-
-
- Use Command Processor To Execute Program
- This option allows users to specify whether or not ZIP'R Pro will load
- a secondary command processor before executing the selected program. If
- this is disabled, a command processor will not be loaded, resulting in
- an extra 3 - 5K of free memory. The default is on, indicating that
- ZIP'R Pro will load a secondary command processor before executing the
- program. (Files with a .BAT extension (or .BTM extension for 4DOS) MUST
- be executed with this switch turned on. ZIP'R Pro contains fail-safe
- code to ensure that this happens.)
-
-
- Use Alternate Directory as Program Parent Directory
- When this box is checked, the Program Parent Directory field is enabled
- for entering the parent directory for the program being compressed.
-
-
- Program Parent Directory
- Advanced users will want to use this optional field for programs with
- unique requirements. While most programs maintain their primary
- executable file in the parent program directory, some programs maintain
- their primary executable file in a lower-level sub-directory. A good
- example of this problem is found with Borland Pascal 7.0.
-
-
-
- C:\
- └─BP <---- Most executable files are located
- ├─PASCAL in this sub-directory.
- ├─DOC
- ├─BIN
- ├─BGI
- ├─EXAMPLES
- ├─RTL
- ├─UNITS
- └─PENWIN
-
-
-
- C:\
- └─BP
- ├─PASCAL
- ├─DOC
- ├─BIN <---- Borland Pascal places the file BP.EXE
- ├─BGI in the C:\BP\BIN sub-directory.
- ├─EXAMPLES
- ├─RTL
- ├─UNITS
- └─PENWIN
-
-
-
- In order to compensate for situations like this, ZIP'R Pro (along with
- the ZIF Editor Pro), allows users to specify a parent directory for the
- program. In the case of Borland Pascal, the Executable File field given
-
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- on the front screen would contain "C:\BP\BIN\BP". To compress all files
- and directories from the main subdirectory (C:\BP and below), the
- Program Parent Directory field would contain "C:\BP".
-
-
- Use Alternate Directory To Launch Executable Program
- When this box is checked, the Launch Directory field is enabled for
- entering the directory where the program will be launched, or executed,
- from.
-
-
- Launch Directory
- This field allows users to optionally enter the directory where the
- selected program will be executed from, if it is a directory other than
- the one where the program resides. For example, the program Microsoft
- Works (C:\WORKS\WORKS.EXE) could be executed from a directory such as
- C:\DOCS. This would allow Microsoft Works to edit files in the C:\DOCS
- sub-directory without the need to change to that directory from within
- the program.
-
-
- Swapping
- The three fields, labeled "Program Swapping", "IN File Swapping", and
- "OUT File Swapping" allow you to specify when ZIP'R Pro should swap
- itself to EMS, XMS, or disk. If ZIP'R Pro does not have to swap,
- execution of the Program, IN Commands, and/or OUT Commands occurs much
- more rapidly than if swapping is necessary. There are four options
- available for these fields.
-
- Default Swap
- This instructs ZIP'R Pro to use built-in trip points for swapping. To
- view these built-in trip points, select the "View Trip Point Values"
- command button.
-
- Automatic Swap
- This instructs ZIP'R Pro to swap itself to EMS, XMS, or disk ONLY if
- there is not enough memory available, as specified by the
- corresponding Trip Point.
-
- Always Swap
- This option instructs ZIP'R Pro to always swap itself to EMS, XMS, or
- disk, no matter how much memory is available. This is the safest
- method for executing programs and/or DOS commands, although it can
- consume more time.
-
- Never Swap
- This instructs ZIP'R Pro that it should never swap to EMS, XMS, or
- disk, no matter how much (or how little) memory is actually available.
- Use this option carefully, as it could cause programs and DOS commands
- to issue out of memory error messages.
-
-
- Trip Point
- This option allows users to specify the trip point (or memory
- availability requirement) that should be used for ZIP'R Pro to decide
- when it should swap itself to EMS, XMS, or disk. The trip point only
- works when "Automatic Swap" is selected as the swapping type.
-
-
- Compression Options
- These PKZIP / PKUNZIP options may be used to choose less compression in
- exchange for more speed, or more compression in exchange for less speed.
-
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- ZIP -e0 switch. (PKZIP 2.0 Only)
- ZIP -es switch. (PKZIP 1.1 or 2.0)
- ZIP -ef switch. (PKZIP 2.0 Only)
- ZIP -en switch. (PKZIP 2.0 Only)
- ZIP -ex switch. (PKZIP 1.1 or 2.0)
-
-
- These figures were generated using PKZIP 2.04c.
-
-
- No Compression ZIP Results Compression
- ZIP -e0 2,980,853 2,985,751 0%
- ZIP -es 2,980,853 1,535,935 48%
- ZIP -ef 2,980,853 1,432,248 52%
- ZIP -en 2,980,853 1,401,026 53%
- ZIP -ex 2,980,853 1,392,625 53%
-
- In addition to these options, additional parameters may be added to the
- PKZIP 2.04c, 2.04e, and 2.04g command lines to solve specific hardware and
- software compatibility problems. These extra parameters are as follows:
-
- 3 -> Disable 32-bit Instruction Usage.
- ) -> Disable DPMI Support.
- ( -> Use "Slow" MemCopy.
- + -> Disable EMS Usage.
- - -> Disable XMS/UMB Usage.
- ~ -> Disable Network Detection.
-
- Each of these parameters is explained in the troubleshooting section of
- the PKZIP documentation. To use any of these options, place a check mark
- beside the corresponding entry on the Compression Options screen.
-
-
- The following compression options are available for people using ARJ.EXE
- to compress / decompress programs. The default ARJ compression setting is
- to use the -m1 switch.
-
- ARJ -m0 switch ARJ -m1 -jm switches
- ARJ -m1 switch ARJ -m2 -jm switches
- ARJ -m2 switch ARJ -m1 -jm1 switches
- ARJ -m3 switch ARJ -m2 -jm1 switches.
- ARJ -m4 switch
-
-
-
- These figures were generated with ARJ 2.30.
-
- Switches No Compression ARJ Results Compression
- ARJ -m0 2,980,853 2,983,500 0%
- ARJ -m1 2,980,853 1,406,625 53%
- ARJ -m2 2,980,853 1,414,245 53%
- ARJ -m3 2,980,853 1,444,400 52%
- ARJ -m4 2,980,853 1,593,074 47%
- ARJ -m1 -jm 2,980,853 1,403,524 53%
- ARJ -m2 -jm 2,980,853 1,403,524 53%
- ARJ -m1 -jm1 2,980,853 1,404,949 53%
- ARJ -m2 -jm1 2,980,853 1,404,949 53%
-
-
- Test Temporary Archive
- In addition to these options, ARJ allows users to test the temporary
-
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- archive that is created when compressing files. To do this, place a
- check mark in the "Test Temporary Archive" check box.
-
-
- The following compression options are available when using Internal ZIP
- compression:
-
- Compression Method
- When using Internal ZIP, you can specify if files should be compressed
- using the Deflate, Implode, Shrink, or Store methods, or you can let
- ZIP'R Pro use the Best method, depending on each file. The best
- compression ratios can be achieved using the Deflate method, while the
- least effective is Store, which simply stores the program file inside
- the .ZIP file without compressing it.
-
- Deflate Level
- When the deflate compression method is being used by the Internal ZIP
- compression routines, a deflate level can be specified to improve the
- overall compression. The range of values is from 1 to 9, with 1 being
- the least compression, and 9 being the most. The higher this value is
- set, the more time will be required to compress the program.
-
- Implode Match Length & Implode Repetitions
- The implode match length and repetitions settings can be adjusted to
- improve compression or speed on files that are imploded. The match
- length must be in the range of 4 to 288, and the repetitions much be in
- the range of 4 to 960. The default value for both fields is 4. The
- higher the numbers, the greater the compression will be on imploded
- files.
-
-
- Special Features
-
- Use Selective Extraction (PKUNZIP Only)
- When this box is checked, Selective Extraction is turned on, and only
- the files listed in the Selective Extraction File List will be extracted
- from the .ZIP file when this program is decompressed. The original .ZIP
- file is preserved (similar to the process used when Update Option is
- enabled). After the program is exited, the original .ZIP file is
- updated with any changes that were made during the current session.
- When Selective Extraction is enabled, Query Option is ignored, and the
- Update Option is always used. All multiple-user access features are
- disabled when using Selective Extraction. Only one user is allowed into
- a program at a time when Selective Extraction is enabled.
-
- To edit the Selective Extraction Files, select the corresponding Edit
- button.
-
-
- Selective Extraction File List
- This box contains a list of the files that should be extracted from the
- .ZIP archive when the program is decompressed. Rather than extracting
- an entire archive, you can choose to decompress only the files that are
- needed for program execution. This can dramatically speed up the
- compression and decompression process. For example, to run the Norton
- Utilities SFORMAT.EXE, the only files needed are SFORMAT.EXE and
- NORTON.INI. By entering these two files, PKUNZIP will only extract the
- two files specified before executing SFORMAT.EXE.
-
- When entering filenames into this file list, wild cards may be used,
- such as *.EXE, *.DOC, ???.CFG, etc. If a filename is entered that does
- not exist in the .ZIP file, PKUNZIP.EXE will not attempt to extract it,
-
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- and it will not issue an error message.
-
- Be very careful when using this option! If you forget to extract a file
- necessary for proper program execution, your program could terminate
- unexpectedly or issue error messages.
-
-
- Use Selective Exclusion (PKUNZIP Only)
- When this box is checked, Selective Exclusion is turned on, and all
- files listed in the Selective Extraction File List will be excluded from
- the extraction process when the .ZIP file is decompressed. When
- Selective Exclusion is enabled, Query Option is ignored, and the Update
- Option is always used. All multiple-user access features are disabled
- when using Selective Exclusion. Only one user is allowed into a program
- at a time when Selective Exclusion is enabled.
-
- To edit the Selective Extraction Files, select the corresponding Edit
- button.
-
-
- Selective Exclusion File List
- This box contains a list of the files that should be excluded from the
- extraction process when the .ZIP archive is decompressed. Rather than
- extracting an entire archive, you can choose to exclude certain files
- that are not needed for program execution or operation. This can
- dramatically speed up the compression and decompression process. For
- example, most programs do not require *.DOC files to be present in order
- to run successfully. By entering "*.DOC" into the Selective Exclusion
- File List, PKUNZIP will not extract these files, saving time during the
- compression and decompression processes, and disk space while the
- program is running.
-
- When entering filenames into this file list, wild cards may be used,
- such as *.EXE, *.DOC, ???.CFG, etc.
-
- Be very careful when using this option! Excluding a file that is
- necessary for proper program execution could cause your program to
- terminate unexpectedly or issue error messages. Also remember that if
- Selective Extraction AND Selective Exclusion are both enabled, Selective
- Exclusion files take precedence. That means that if PROGRAM.EXE is
- listed in both file lists, it will always be excluded.
-
-
- Use IN Commands
- When this box is checked, IN Commands are enabled, and any DOS commands
- listed in the IN Commands memo field will be executed prior to executing
- the selected program.
-
- To edit the IN Commands, select the corresponding Edit button.
-
-
- IN Commands
- IN Commands are DOS commands that are executed prior to running the
- selected program. An example of this would be to swap a printer port
- prior to executing the program. Another example would be to flush and
- disable write caching before running a disk utility program.
-
- To use this feature, enter any necessary DOS commands that should be
- executed prior to going "IN" to the program in the corresponding memo
- field.
-
- Important! Do NOT attempt to invoke or remove TSR (Terminate and Stay-
-
-
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- Resident) programs from memory with IN or OUT DOS commands. This is
- virtually guaranteed to cause conflicts with ZIP'R Pro. If you need to
- invoke a TSR before running a program, or remove one after exiting a
- program, see the section on TSR's.
-
-
- Use OUT Commands
- When this box is checked, OUT Commands are enabled, and any DOS commands
- listed in the OUT Commands memo field will be executed after the
- selected program has been exited or terminated.
-
- To edit the OUT Commands, select the corresponding Edit button.
-
-
- OUT Commands
- OUT Commands are DOS commands that are executed after exiting the
- selected program. An example of this would be to swap a printer port
- back to its original state after exiting from the program. Another
- example would be to re-enable write caching, if it had been previously
- disabled using the IN Commands, after exiting from a disk utility
- program.
-
- To use this feature, enter any necessary DOS commands that should be
- executed after going "OUT" of the program in the corresponding memo
- field.
-
- Important! Do NOT attempt to invoke or remove TSR (Terminate and Stay-
- Resident) programs from memory with IN or OUT DOS commands. This is
- virtually guaranteed to cause conflicts with ZIP'R Pro. If you need to
- invoke a TSR before running a program, or remove one after exiting a
- program, see the section on TSR's.
-
-
- Use TSR Pre Commands
- When this box is checked, TSR Pre-Program Commands are enabled, and any
- DOS commands listed in the TSR Pre-Program Commands memo field will be
- executed prior to executing the selected program.
-
- To edit the TSR Pre-Program Commands, select the corresponding Edit
- button.
-
-
- TSR Pre-Program Commands
- Just like IN Commands, TSR Pre-Program Commands are DOS commands that
- executed prior to executing the selected program. The main difference
- is that TSR Pre-Program Commands invoke one or more TSR (Terminate-and-
- Stay-Resident) programs. TSR's can be a bit tricky to handle due to the
- fact that ZIP'R Professional cannot tell what memory has been used by
- any TSR's that load later. But ZIP'R Professional makes TSR's easier to
- manage by creating a "TSR Container File". This file is simply a
- temporary batch file that contains commands that surround the command
- line used to execute the program with the TSR (Pre) and TSR (Post)
- commands. When the program is executed, this batch file is executed
- instead of the program, allowing TSR's to load and unload while ZIP'R
- Professional is dormant. No user intervention is required. ZIP'R
- Professional automatically creates, and then deletes this temporary
- batch file. TSR's that can be loaded and unloaded via command line
- parameters can usually be invoked successfully with this method. The
- key point to remember is to unload TSR's in the REVERSE order that they
- were loaded. The following example illustrates this concept more
- clearly.
-
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- TSR (Pre) Commands : TSR1 (Load)
- TSR2 (Load)
-
- TSR (Post) Commands: TSR2 (Unload)
- TSR1 (Unload)
-
-
- TSR2 must be unloaded first, since it was the last TSR loaded, and is
- loaded last in memory. Once TSR2 is unloaded, TSR1 may be safely
- unloaded, because it is now the last TSR in memory.
-
- The important point to remember is that if you load a TSR before
- executing the program, you MUST unload it after exiting the program.
- Otherwise, control will not be returned to ZIP'R Pro. When this
- happens, ZIP'R Pro will not perform the compression process, resulting
- in several problems. If the Update option was enabled, the compressed
- file will still be in the compressed file directory, and the program
- files will still be in the program directory. This could be dangerous,
- if you don't know what you're doing. It is recommended that you delete
- the compressed file before attempting to execute the program again. You
- may also find some files in the \ZIPRPRO sub-directory with a .U00 or
- .P00 extension. If no one else is accessing the program at the time,
- you should delete them. To avoid such problems as these, either don't
- load TSR's at all, or make sure that you unload them using the TSR
- (Post) Commands.
-
-
- Use TSR Post Commands
- When this box is checked, TSR Post-Program Commands are enabled, and any
- DOS commands listed in the TSR Post-Program Commands memo field will be
- executed after exiting from, or terminating, the selected program.
-
- To edit the TSR Post-Program Commands, select the corresponding Edit
- button.
-
-
- TSR Post-Program Commands
- Just like OUT Commands, TSR Post-Program Commands are DOS commands that
- executed after exiting from, or terminating, the selected program. The
- main difference is that TSR Post-Program Commands remove one or more TSR
- (Terminate-and-Stay-Resident) programs from memory. TSR's can be a bit
- tricky to handle due to the fact that ZIP'R Professional cannot tell
- what memory has been used by any TSR's that load later. But ZIP'R
- Professional makes TSR's easier to manage by creating a "TSR Container
- File". This file is simply a temporary batch file that contains
- commands that surround the command line used to execute the program with
- the TSR (Pre) and TSR (Post) commands. When the program is executed,
- this batch file is executed instead of the program, allowing TSR's to
- load and unload while ZIP'R Professional is dormant. No user
- intervention is required. ZIP'R Professional automatically creates, and
- then deletes this temporary batch file. TSR's that can be loaded and
- unloaded via command line parameters can usually be invoked successfully
- with this method. The key point to remember is to unload TSR's in the
- REVERSE order that they were loaded. The following example illustrates
- this concept more clearly.
-
-
- TSR (Pre) Commands : TSR1 (Load)
- TSR2 (Load)
-
-
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- TSR (Post) Commands: TSR2 (Unload)
- TSR1 (Unload)
-
-
- TSR2 must be unloaded first, since it was the last TSR loaded, and is
- loaded last in memory. Once TSR2 is unloaded, TSR1 may be safely
- unloaded, because it is now the last TSR in memory.
-
- The important point to remember is that if you load a TSR before
- executing the program, you MUST unload it after exiting the program.
- Otherwise, control will not be returned to ZIP'R Pro. When this
- happens, ZIP'R Pro will not perform the compression process, resulting
- in several problems. If the Update option was enabled, the compressed
- file will still be in the compressed file directory, and the program
- files will still be in the program directory. This could be dangerous,
- if you don't know what you're doing. It is recommended that you delete
- the compressed file before attempting to execute the program again. You
- may also find some files in the \ZIPRPRO sub-directory with a .U00 or
- .P00 extension. If no one else is accessing the program at the time,
- you should delete them. To avoid such problems as these, either don't
- load TSR's at all, or make sure that you unload them using the TSR
- (Post) Commands.
-
-
- Floppy Options
- This screen allows users to select options to be invoked when creating a
- compressed file on a floppy diskette.
-
- Important Note: Options for floppy diskette compression will only work
- when PKZIP / PKUNZIP is used as the compression program. Also note that
- the Update option can NOT be used when compression is occurring to floppy
- diskettes.
-
- One of the following options can be selected as the default when creating
- a compressed file on a floppy diskette.
-
-
- Erase All Files and Sub-Directories
- Format Destination Diskette (Quick Format)
- Format Destination Diskette (Full Format)
- Format Low-Density Disk in High-Density Drive (Quick Format)
- Format Low-Density Disk in High-Density Drive (Full Format)
-
-
- For an explanation of these options, see the Backup Guide supplied with
- PKZIP 2.0.
-
-
- Use DOS Verify
- If you want DOS Verify to be turned on when compressing files to a
- floppy diskette, place a check mark in the "Use DOS Verify" check box.
- This adds an extra level of security to make sure that files are created
- error-free.
-
-
- Browse (Browse for Executable File)
- One powerful feature of the ZIF Editor Pro is the ability to browse for
- files using file and directory list boxes. Selecting the "Browse" button
- will display a file browsing screen to allow you to search for the
- executable file for the designated program. Once a file is selected from
- this screen, the drive, directory, and executable file will be
- automatically pasted into the "Executable File" field.
-
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- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
- │ Opening and Deleting Files │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
-
- Also available from the main menu is the ability to open or delete a
- previously created .ZPD file. Use the "Open An Existing File" screen to
- search through available drives and directories for the .ZPD file you want to
- edit. Once you've located the file you want to open, click on it with the
- mouse, or press [ENTER] when it is selected with the highlight bar, and the
- ZIF Editor Pro will read the information and import it into the editing screen
- to be viewed or modified.
-
- If you choose "Delete An Existing File" from the main menu, a similar dialog
- box will appear, allowing you to search through available drives and
- directories for the .ZPD file you want to delete. When you find it, click on
- it, or press [ENTER] when it is selected with the highlight bar. A
- confirmation dialog box will be displayed to confirm that you want to delete
- the selected file.
-
-
-
-
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
- │ ZIP'R Pro Settings │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
-
- From the ZIP'R Pro Settings menu, users can have access to the default
- settings for ZIP'R Pro.
-
-
- Advanced Options
-
- Network/Multitasker Execution (Yes, No, Auto)
- For users who intend on using ZIP'R Pro under a multitasker or in a
- network environment, ZIP'R Pro has automatic network/multitasker
- detection. (For a list of current networks/multitaskers supported, see
- Question #2 at the end of this documentation.) When this option is set to
- Yes, ZIP'R Pro always assumes that the advanced network/multitasker
- features should be used. If this option is set to No, ZIP'R Pro will
- never use the advanced network multitasker features. The default setting
- is Auto, which instructs ZIP'R Pro to automatically detect whether or not
- execution is occurring in a network environment or under a multitasker.
-
-
- Cluster Size Calculation (Auto Detect, Manual)
- When ZIP'R Pro uses the Accurate File Size Calculation, it needs to know
- the size of the allocation unit used on the program's disk drive. By
- selecting "Auto Detect", you can instruct ZIP'R Pro to automatically
- detect the true cluster size. If you select "Manual", you can enter the
- cluster size you want ZIP'R Pro to use when making these calculations.
- When in doubt, use Auto Detect.
-
-
- Cluster Size
- If the Cluster Size Calculation option is set to "Manual", enter the
- cluster size that ZIP'R Pro should use for disk space calculations.
-
-
- Accurate File Size Calculation (Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4)
- Before ZIP'R Pro is able to decompress a program, it must calculate the
- amount of disk space that will be required to hold the decompressed
-
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- program. There are 4 levels of accuracy/speed available. The more
- accuracy that is desired, the slower the calculation process becomes.
-
- Level 1
- If Level 1 is selected, ZIP'R Pro "guesses" at the amount of space
- required to hold the decompressed program files.
-
- Level 2
- If Level 2 is selected, ZIP'R Pro performs a more accurate calculation
- for the space needed to successfully store the decompressed files. This
- level is recommended for most users, since the calculation used is
- fairly accurate, and usually errs on the conservative side.
-
- Level 3
- Level 3 uses the same calculation as level 2, but with one difference in
- the video display. Level 2 views the contents and total size of the
- archived file by redirecting the output to the screen. Level 3
- redirects this output to a file, which takes longer. If you use Level
- 3, you won't see the archive file contents "flying-by" on the screen,
- but it will take a bit longer to process it.
-
- Level 4
- This is the most complicated (and most time-consuming) method of
- calculating the space needed for the decompressed files. But, it is
- EXACT. ZIP'R Pro reads the size of each file from the archive file
- contents, and uses the Cluster Size to determine exactly how much space
- a file will consume once it is extracted. This method takes a longer
- time to complete, but there should be NO DOUBT about whether enough
- space exists on the hard drive to complete the decompression process
- successfully.
-
-
- Manually Create Sub-Directories Under OS/2
- Users who are running ZIP'R Pro under OS/2 in combination with Novell
- NetWare will want to enable this option. Problems have been reported when
- using PKUNZIP in a global network session, where PKUNZIP cannot create the
- sub-directories properly during the decompression process. (This problem
- has been reported to PKWare.) When this option is enabled, ZIP'R Pro will
- manually created the needed sub-directories before instructing PKUNZIP to
- decompress the compressed file.
-
-
- Use Atomic Lock Files
- When the network/multitasker features of ZIP'R Pro are being used, users
- can specify whether or not atomic lock files are used. For a discussion
- on atomic lock files, see the "Networks / Multitaskers" section of this
- documentation.
-
-
- Sorted Extraction (PKUNZIP Only)
- When Sorted Extraction is set to "Yes", ZIP'R Pro will extract files from
- the .ZIP archive in alphabetical order. This feature is especially useful
- on network drives that generally prevent utilities of this nature from
- working. If this option is set to "No", files are extracted in the order
- in which they appear in the file.
-
-
- Sub-Directory Deletion (PKZIP 2.04g Only)
- Disabling sub-directory deletion will instruct PKZIP 2.04g not to delete
- any of the program's sub-directories (located under the parent directory)
- when compressing a program. The default is On, which means that PKZIP
- will automatically delete the lower level sub-directories once the
-
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- compression process is complete.
-
-
- Windowed Compression
- When Windowed Compression is set to on, ZIP'R Pro will attempt to execute
- the program compression process within the limits of a window. Otherwise,
- program compression will occur on a full DOS screen.
-
-
- Windowed Decompression
- When Windowed Decompression is set to on, ZIP'R Pro will attempt to
- execute the program decompression process within the limits of a window.
- Otherwise, program decompression will occur on a full DOS screen.
-
-
- Cleanup Password
-
- Menu Item Is Protected!
- Before modifying the cleanup password for ZIP'R Pro, you must enter the
- cleanup password for verification that you have authorization to perform
- this action. If the cleanup password is blank, or has not been set up,
- this dialog box will not appear.
-
-
- Cleanup Password
- Enter the new password that must be entered before a user can execute the
- Cleanup Files option.
-
-
- Cleanup Files
-
- Menu Item Is Protected!
- Before executing the Cleanup Files option, you must enter the cleanup
- password for verification that you have authorization to perform this
- action. If the cleanup password is blank, or has not been set up, this
- dialog box will not appear.
-
-
- Signal File Cleanup
- This dialog box warns you that all signal files created by ZIP'R Pro
- during normal network or multitasker operation will be deleted, or cleaned
- up, from the ZIP'R Pro sub-directory. If your machine has ever hung while
- running a program through ZIP'R Pro, or if unusual errors have taken place
- during the compression or decompression processes, you probably have old
- signal files left over in the ZIP'R Pro sub-directory. It is a good idea
- to perform this operation occasionally. Make sure ZIP'R Pro is not being
- used by any other programs or network workstations before performing this
- operation!
-
-
- Compression Paths
-
- ARJ Path
- Enter the appropriate path to the file ARJ.EXE in the format "C:\ARJ\".
- Do not add the actual filename or extension. If this field is left blank,
- or if ZIP'R Pro cannot find ARJ.EXE in the path entered, it will search
- the ZIP'R Pro sub-directory. If it is still unable to locate ARJ.EXE, it
- will search the DOS Path. If ARJ.EXE is not located, an error message
- will be issued.
-
-
- ARJ Version
-
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- Enter the version of ARJ that you will be using. Currently, ZIP'R Pro
- supports version 2.41 of ARJ.
-
-
- LHA Path
- Enter the appropriate path to the file LHA.EXE in the format "C:\LHA\".
- Do not add the actual filename or extension. If this field is left blank,
- or if ZIP'R Pro cannot find LHA.EXE in the path entered, it will search
- the ZIP'R Pro sub-directory. If it is still unable to locate LHA.EXE, it
- will search the DOS Path. If LHA.EXE is not located, an error message
- will be issued.
-
- LHA Version
- Enter the version of LHA that you will be using. Currently, ZIP'R Pro
- supports version 2.13 of LHA.
-
-
- ZIP Path
- Enter the appropriate path to the files PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE in the
- format "C:\PKZIP\". Do not add the actual filename or extension. Both of
- these files must be located in the same sub-directory. If this field is
- left blank, or if ZIP'R Pro cannot find either of these two files in the
- path entered, it will search the ZIP'R Pro sub-directory. If it is still
- unable to locate them, it will search the DOS Path. If PKZIP.EXE or
- PKUNZIP.EXE is not located, an error message will be issued.
-
-
- ZIP Version
- Enter the version of PKZIP/PKUNZIP that you will be using. Currently,
- ZIP'R Pro supports versions 1.1 and 2.04 (2.04g preferred).
-
-
- Delays
-
- Non-registered copies of ZIP'R Pro will ignore any changes on this screen
- and use the default settings. Registering ZIP'R Pro with the author will
- allow you to completely remove the prelog pause and delay.
-
-
- Pause during Prelog
- Place a check mark in this box if you want ZIP'R Pro to pause with a
- "Press Any Key" message when the prelog screen is displayed.
-
-
- Delay during Prelog
- Place a check mark in this box if you want ZIP'R Pro to delay when the
- prelog screen is displayed. Enter the amount of the delay in the Prelog
- Delay field.
-
-
- Prelog Delay
- Enter the number of seconds ZIP'R Pro should pause on the prelog screen
- before ZIP'R Pro attempts to execute the selected program. This field is
- only valid if the "Delay during Prelog" box has a check mark in it.
- Experienced ZIP'R Pro users can set this field to 0, which will prevent
- ZIP'R Pro from displaying the prelog screen. Novice users may want to set
- this field to 4, to allow a short time to view the information displayed
- on the prelog screen.
-
-
- Swapping
-
-
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- Compression / Decompression Swap (Default, Automatic, Always, Never)
- This option allows you to specify whether or not ZIP'R Pro swaps to EMS,
- XMS, or disk when it attempts to compress a program. There are four
- options available for this field:
-
-
- Default Swap
- This instructs ZIP'R Pro to use built-in trip points for swapping. To
- view these built-in trip points, select the "View Trip Point Values"
- command button.
-
-
- Automatic Swap
- This instructs ZIP'R Pro to swap itself to EMS, XMS, or disk ONLY if
- there is not enough memory available, as specified by the corresponding
- Trip Point.
-
-
- Always Swap
- This option instructs ZIP'R Pro to always swap itself to EMS, XMS, or
- disk, no matter how much memory is available. This is the safest method
- for executing programs and/or DOS commands, although it can consume more
- time.
-
-
- Never Swap
- This instructs ZIP'R Pro that it should never swap to EMS, XMS, or disk,
- no matter how much (or how little) memory is actually available. Use
- this option carefully, as it could cause programs and DOS commands to
- issue out of memory error messages.
-
-
- Since swapping generally slows a program down, it is best to let ZIP'R Pro
- decide when to swap by using the "Automatic Swap" or "Default Swap"
- options.
-
-
- Compression / Decompression Trip Point:
- This option allows users to specify the trip point (or memory availability
- requirement) that should be used for ZIP'R Pro to decide when it should
- swap itself to EMS, XMS, or disk. The trip point only works when
- "Automatic Swap" is selected as the swapping type.
-
-
- Swapping Preferences
-
- Use EMS For Swapping
- This check box allows you to specify whether or not ZIP'R Pro should
- attempt to use EMS for swapping on your computer.
-
-
- Use XMS For Swapping
- This check box allows you to specify whether or not ZIP'R Pro should
- attempt to use XMS for swapping on your computer.
-
-
- Swapping Priority
-
- Use EMS First
- If both EMS and XMS are enabled under Swapping Preferences, you can
- specify whether ZIP'R Pro should attempt to swap to EMS or XMS first.
- If this option is selected, ZIP'R Pro will try to swap to EMS before it
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- swaps to XMS.
-
-
- Use XMS First
- If both EMS and XMS are enabled under Swapping Preferences, you can
- specify whether ZIP'R Pro should attempt to swap to EMS or XMS first.
- If this option is selected, ZIP'R Pro will try to swap to XMS before it
- swaps to EMS.
-
-
- View Trip Point Values
- When this command button is selected, a dialog box will be displayed
- showing the internal trip points that will be used for compression and
- decompression swapping when "Default Swap" is selected as the swapping
- type.
-
-
-
- TAME Options
-
- Use Custom TAME Batch File
- If this option is selected, ZIP'R Pro allows you to create a customized
- ZPROTAME.BAT batch file that can be used under Windows, OS/2, or DESQview
- to invoke TAME prior to running a program.
-
-
- TAME Path
- This field should contain the drive and path where TAME is located on your
- hard drive. This path you enter here will be hard-coded into the
- ZPROTAME.BAT batch file.
-
-
- Create Custom ZPROTAME.BAT Batch File
- When this button is pressed, ZIP'R Pro creates a ZPROTAME.BAT batch file
- in the ZIP'R Pro subdirectory. This can be used to execute programs under
- Windows, OS/2, and DESQview.
-
-
- Video Options
-
- Screen Writes (BIOS, Direct, Auto Detect)
- This option allows you to specify whether ZIP'R Pro should write
- information to the screen using BIOS or Direct. The default is Auto
- Detect.
-
-
- Scan Activity Indicator (File Count, Twirling Bars, None)
- The scan activity indicator is a small display that occurs on the top of
- the compression screen when ZIP'R Pro is scanning for added or deleted
- files. If File Count is selected, ZIP'R Pro will display the number of
- the current file that it is checking as it proceeds through the file list.
- If Twirling Bars is selected, a pair of twirling bars will spin, letting
- you know that there is continued activity on the part of ZIP'R Pro.
- Select None if you do not want either of these two options displayed.
- (Note: This process has been speeded up significantly from the original
- ZIP'R, and in most cases, you probably won't notice this indicator. It is
- most useful on extremely large archives with many files.)
-
-
-
-
-
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- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
- │ Register ZIP'R Pro │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
-
-
- Registration Name
- If you are a registered user of ZIP'R Pro, enter your registration name in
- the Registration Name field. The Registration Name cannot be longer than
- 36 characters. If you are not a registered user, please read the
- "Registration Terms" section below.
-
-
- Registration Number
- If you are a registered user of ZIP'R Pro, enter your registration number
- in the Registration Number field. If you are not a registered user,
- please read the "Registration Terms" section below.
-
-
- Network Users
- When you register ZIP'R Pro for a network license, you will receive a
- registration code that supports a specific number of network users. In
- order for your registration code to work properly, you must enter the
- exact number of stations your network license is registered for. If you
- are not using ZIP'R Pro on a network, simply leave this field blank.
-
-
- Registration Terms
- ZIP'R Pro For DOS is shareware. You may try ZIP'R Pro for a period of two
- weeks. If you continue using ZIP'R Pro after the initial two week period,
- you must register it. Standard registration is only $49.95 (+ $5.00 S&H).
- Registered users will receive the newest version of ZIP'R Pro on diskette,
- along with a printed manual, and a registration number. To register, call
- (218) 924-2050. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and
- Discover, as well as personal checks and money orders. (Checks / money
- orders must be in U.S. Funds drawn on a U.S. Bank!) If you wish to
- register by mail, print out the order form entitled REGISTER.DOC, and send
- it to:
-
- Stevenson Technical Services, Inc.
- 108 Second Avenue West
- Bertha MN 56437-0297
-
-
-
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
- │ User Interface │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
-
- One of the most useful features of the ZIF Editor Pro is the ability to
- specify a user interface. The user interface level determines what features
- will be available when editing a .ZPD file and modifying the default settings
- for ZIP'R Pro.
-
- Here's a general overview of the benefits of each of the user interface
- levels:
-
-
- Beginner The Beginner interface is for novice users who want to be
- sheltered from all of the complexities of ZIP'R Pro. With the
- Beginner level, users can simply enter the name of the .ZPD
- file being created, the executable program, and any needed
- parameters. All advanced options are hidden from view, making
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- ZIP'R Pro less intimidating. When Beginner is selected,
- Internal ZIP compression is used on programs, meaning that no
- outside programs are needed to operate ZIP'R Pro.
-
- To modify default ZIP'R Pro settings, Beginner level users
- have access to the Delays screen, as well as the Registration
- screens.
-
-
- Intermediate The Intermediate interface is for users who want to use an
- external compression program, such as ARJ, LHA, or PKZIP, or
- who want to specify the settings for the Test Integrity, Query
- Option, or Update Option fields. While these options are
- hidden from view on the Beginner level interface, these
- options are accessible to intermediate users.
-
- To modify default ZIP'R Pro settings, Intermediate level users
- have access to the Compression Paths screen, in addition to
- the screens mentioned under the Beginner interface level
- described above.
-
-
- Advanced The Advanced interface is for users who want to have access to
- all of the features available in ZIP'R Pro. All of the
- desired "bells and whistles" can be accessed when using the
- Advanced interface. This includes Selective Extraction and
- Exclusion, IN and OUT commands, TSR commands, Advanced
- Options, Compression Options, and Floppy Compression Options.
- Advanced users can specify the name and location of the
- compressed file, storing it on any available drive and
- directory.
-
- Advanced level users also have access to all of the available
- ZIP'R Pro settings. The settings available to Advanced users
- should only be modified after reading this documentation and
- understanding their impact on ZIP'R Pro.
-
-
- The user interface level can be changed at any time. Beginner users can step
- up to an intermediate or advanced interface, and advanced users can step down
- to an intermediate or beginner interface. Files created within one interface
- can be opened using another interface. This will not affect the integrity of
- the .ZPD file being edited.
-
-
-
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
- │ Using ZIP'R Pro │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
-
- Once ZIP'R Pro system preferences have been set up in the ZIF Editor Pro, and
- .ZPD files have been created for each program, you are ready to use ZIP'R Pro.
- Log to the ZIP'R Pro program sub-directory, type "ZIPRPRO", append a space,
- and add the name of the .ZPD file to be referenced. The command line
- structure should look similar to the following examples:
-
- ZIPRPRO PCSHELL
- ZIPRPRO PW
- ZIPRPRO PSDELUXE
- ZIPRPRO LOTUS123
- ZIPRPRO THEDRAW
-
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- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
- │ Using ZIP'R Pro With A Menuing System: │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
-
- To use ZIP'R Pro with a menuing system, you must modify the location and
- program name specified for each program that will be run through ZIP'R Pro.
-
-
- QuikMenu Example:
-
- OLD Location: C:\PFS
- Command: PW
-
- NEW Location: C:\ZIPRPRO
- Command: ZIPRPRO PW
-
-
- AutoMenu Example:
-
- OLD C:
- CD\PFS
- PW
- CD\
- AUTO
-
-
- NEW C:
- CD\ZIPRPRO
- ZIPRPRO PW
- CD\
- AUTO
-
-
- All programs that are executed through ZIP'R Pro must have C:\ZIPRPRO (or the
- actual location of the ZIP'R Pro files) specified as the path. The location
- of the program to be executed is specified in the .ZPD file that was created
- with the ZIF Editor. ZIP'R Pro automatically changes to the proper directory
- before executing the desired program.
-
-
-
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
- │ What Happens When I Execute ZIP'R Pro? │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
-
- Several things take place through the course of using ZIP'R Pro. Here is a
- brief summary of what ZIP'R Pro does, and what you can expect to see on the
- screen:
-
- When using the following variable on the ZIF Editor's .ZPD editing screen:
-
-
- ZIF Filename....: C:\ZIPRPRO\PCSHELL.ZPD
- Executable File.: C:\PCTOOLS\PCSHELL.EXE
- Parameters......:
- Maximum Users...: 1
- Compressed File.: C:\PCTOOLS\PCTOOLS
- Compression Type: ZIP
-
-
- and entering the command line: ZIPRPRO PCSHELL
-
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-
- the following events would take place:
-
- 1. ZIP'R Pro checks for the existence of the .ZPD file. If the .ZPD file
- cannot be found, ZIP'R Pro issues an error message. If ZIP'R Pro was able
- to locate the .ZPD file, ZIP'R Pro proceeds to step #2.
-
-
- 2. ZIP'R Pro displays the prelog screen. The unregistered version of ZIP'R
- Pro will pause for 10 seconds while this screen displays. Registered
- users may reduce the delay period, or remove it entirely by using the
- ZIP'R Pro Defaults screen within the ZIF Editor. (For more information,
- see "ZIP'R Pro Default Settings".)
-
- This screen contains a wealth of information for users with different
- system configurations. The following is a summary of this information,
- and what it means.
-
- Conventional
- Displays the amount of available conventional memory.
-
- EMS
- Displays the amount of available EMS memory.
-
- Virtual
- Displays the amount of free disk space on the drive where ZIP'R Pro is
- being executed from.
-
- Environment
- Displays the amount of available environment space.
-
- Free Space
- Displays the amount of free disk space on the drive where the program is
- being executed from.
-
- Cluster Size
- Detects the Cluster Size being used. If Auto Detect was selected in the
- ZIF Editor, ZIP'R Pro will display the size of the allocation unit that
- it detects on the target drive. If Manual Entry was selected in the ZIF
- Editor, ZIP'R Pro will display the size that was manually entered.
-
- ZIP'R Pro Maximum Users
- Displays the maximum number of network users allowed to use ZIP'R Pro at
- the same time.
-
- Program Maximum Users
- Displays the maximum number of concurrent users allowed for this
- program, as set up in the specified .ZPD file.
-
- Query (QRY)
- Displays a check mark if Query mode is enabled in the specified .ZPD
- file.
-
- Update (UPD)
- Displays a check mark if Update mode is enabled in the specified .ZPD
- file.
-
- Sorted (SRT)
- Displays a check mark if Sorted Extraction is being used. (Applies only
- for PKZIP / PKUNZIP.)
-
- Selective Extraction / Exclusion (SEL)
-
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- Displays a check mark if either Selective Extraction or Selective
- Exclusion is enabled.
-
- Sub-Directory Deletion (SDD)
- Displays a check mark if Sub-Directory Deletion is enabled. (Applies
- only to PKZIP 2.04g.)
-
- Integrity Check (INT)
- Displays whether or not Test Integrity is enabled in the specified .ZPD
- file.
-
- Compress / Decompress Only (C/D)
- Displays a check mark if Compress/Decompress Only is enabled.
-
- Atomic Lock Files (ATL)
- Displays a check mark if Atomic Lock Files are being used.
-
- Network (NET)
- Displays a check mark if ZIP'R Pro detects the presence of a network.
-
- Multitasker (MUL)
- Displays a check mark if ZIP'R Pro detects the presence of a
- multitasker.
-
- IN Commands (IN)
- Displays the total number of "IN" DOS Commands read from the specified
- .ZPD file.
-
- OUTCommands (OUT)
- Displays the total number of "OUT" DOS Commands read from the specified
- .ZPD file.
-
- Selective Extraction Commands (SXT)
- Displays the total number of Selective Extraction entries read from the
- specified .ZPD file.
-
- Selective Exclusion Commands (SXC)
- Displays the total number of Selective Exclusion entries read from the
- specified .ZPD file.
-
- TSR Commands (TSR)
- Displays the total number of TSR DOS Commands read from the specified
- .ZPD file.
-
- AFSC Level
- Displays the Accurate File Size Calculation level selected for ZIP'R
- Pro.
-
- Program Path/Name
- Displays the program path and executable filename as set up in the
- specified .ZPD file.
-
- Parameters
- Displays any parameters that will be passed to the program being
- executed, as set up in the specified .ZPD file.
-
- Compressed Filename
- Displays the path and filename of the compressed file that will be
- created when ZIP'R Pro compresses the program. The extension that
- appears on this field should reflect the name of the compression program
- being used. (PKZIP and Internal ZIP compression will use .ZIP, ARJ will
- use .ARJ, LHA will use .LZH, and NONE will not display an extension.)
-
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-
-
- 3. After displaying the prelog screen, ZIP'R Pro checks the validity of the
- drive and path that was entered in the .ZPD file. If ZIP'R Pro cannot
- find the drive and/or path, it issues an error message. If ZIP'R Pro is
- able to locate the drive and path specified, it then checks for the
- existence of a compressed file, bearing the name entered in the
- "Compressed FileName" field of the .ZPD editing screen. ZIP'R Pro checks
- for the existence of the compressed file, and if it is found, attempts to
- decompress it using the corresponding decompression utility (step #4). If
- ZIP'R Pro does not find a compressed file, it skips the decompression
- process and begins to execute the program (step #5).
-
-
- 4. ZIP'R Pro begins the decompression process by viewing the compressed file
- and calculating the disk space required to decompress the entire file.
- The accuracy level of this calculation depends on the setting of the
- Accurate File Size Calculation (Level 1 - 4) and the Cluster Size setting.
-
- If ZIP'R Pro determines that there is not enough disk space available to
- decompress the entire file, a warning message will be issued. If ZIP'R
- Pro determines that sufficient disk space is available to decompress the
- entire file, it executes the necessary decompression program to decompress
- the file.
-
-
- 5. The next step performed by ZIP'R Pro is automatic execution of the
- specified program. This step makes ZIP'R Pro unique from most other
- compression / decompression utilities. Rather than forcing users to
- compress and decompress programs separately, ZIP'R Pro does it all
- automatically. If ZIP'R Pro is not able to locate the executable file, it
- issues an error message stating the problem. If ZIP'R Pro is able to
- locate the executable file, it executes the program normally, along with
- any parameters set up in the .ZPD file.
-
-
- 6. If Query Mode is enabled, ZIP'R Pro pops up a screen prompting you whether
- or not you want to compress the program you just exited. If you answer
- Yes, ZIP'R Pro continues with step #7. If you answer No, ZIP'R Pro skips
- to step #8.
-
-
- 7. Once the program is exited, ZIP'R Pro begins to compress (or-recompress)
- the program directory using the compression utility specified in the .ZPD
- file. The amount of time this takes depends on the number and size of the
- files being compressed. If Update Mode is enabled, ZIP'R Pro simply
- updates the archive file with any changes that have occurred since the
- file was decompressed. New files are added to the compressed file,
- modified files are updated in the compressed file, and deleted files are
- removed from the compressed file.
-
-
- 8. After the compressed file has been successfully created, ZIP'R Pro
- displays a delay screen for unregistered users. To remove this delay,
- please read the file REGISTER.DOC to find out how to register ZIP'R Pro.
- Once this is complete, ZIP'R Pro returns control of the computer back to a
- DOS prompt or the menuing system you are using.
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- │ Networks / Multitaskers │
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- ZIP'R Pro has advanced features available to deal with program execution,
- compression, and decompression under multitaskers and in network environments.
- Currently, ZIP'R Pro recognizes Windows, DESQview, OS/2, and Novell operating
- systems / environments. ZIP'R Pro has an additional feature that the original
- ZIP'R did not have. It's called atomic lock files.
-
- When the Network / Multitasker option of ZIP'R Pro is enabled, ZIP'R Pro
- creates special token files to make sure that two users do not attempt to
- compress or decompress a program at the same time. Normally, ZIP'R Pro would
- check for a token file, and create it only if it did not exist already.
- However, it is possible that another user could create the file between the
- time that ZIP'R Pro checked for it and the time that it actually created it.
- This situation is rare, but could happen, and could be dangerous. That's
- where atomic lock files are useful. Atomic lock files ensure that a file by
- the same name cannot be in existence AS IT IS CREATING IT.
-
- If you are using ZIP'R Pro under a multitasker or in a network environment,
- make sure that "Network/Multitasker Execution" is set to "Yes" (or "Auto", for
- Auto-Detection), under Advanced Options on the Settings menu of the ZIF
- Editor. Also make sure that "Use Atomic Lock Files" is set to "Yes". This
- will provide the maximum amount of security against potential problems.
-
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- │ DESQview Tips & Techniques: │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
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- To set up ZIP'R Pro under DESQview, use the following examples:
-
- DESQview .DVP Example:
-
- OLD Program...: PW
- Parameters:
- Directory.: C:\PFS
-
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- NEW Program...: ZIPRPRO
- Parameters: PW
- Directory.: C:\ZIPRPRO
-
-
- If you are a Tame user, use the ZIF Editor to specify the correct path for the
- TAME directory on your hard drive, and create a custom ZPROTAME.BAT batch
- file. This file invokes TAME-RES.COM prior to executing ZIP'R Pro. To run
- the previous example program, the .DVP command lines would be changed as shown
- below:
-
-
- DESQview .DVP Example (Invoking Tame):
-
- OLD Program...: ZIPRPRO
- Parameters: PW
- Directory.: C:\ZIPRPRO
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- NEW Program...: ZPROTAME
- Parameters: ZIPRPRO PW
- Directory.: C:\ZIPRPRO
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- Since ZPROTAME.BAT is a batch file containing an EXIT statement, you should
- also make the following change to your .DVP file:
-
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- Change a Program Advanced Options
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- OLD Close on exit (Y,N,blank)......: [Y]
-
- NEW Close on exit (Y,N,blank)......: [N]
-
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- This change allows control to return to the ZPROTAME.BAT file after ZIP'R Pro
- completes its operation.
-
- Allocating about 300K of EMS memory to programs executed through ZIP'R Pro
- will allow ZIP'R Pro to swap itself to EMS memory, rather than disk. This
- speeds up the swapping process somewhat. If you are already allocating EMS
- memory to the program, increasing the amount by 300K will provide extra room
- for the swap file.
-
- The opening ZIP'R Pro screen will indicate how much EMS memory is available to
- ZIP'R Pro. If this figure is less than 300K, increase the amount of EMS
- memory allocated.
-
- Since PKZIP 2.0 can also use EMS memory, additional memory should be set aside
- as swap space for PKZIP.
-
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- When using ZIPRPRO (without TAME), you can save about 8K of memory by
- specifying the .EXE extension for ZIPRPRO as shown in the following example:
-
- DESQview .DVP Example (Saves about 8K of memory.):
-
- OLD Program...: ZIPRPRO
- Parameters: PW
- Directory.: C:\ZIPRPRO
-
- NEW Program...: ZIPRPRO.EXE
- Parameters: PW
- Directory.: C:\ZIPRPRO
-
- This saves about 8K of memory by allowing DESQview to execute ZIP'R Pro
- directly, rather than loading a secondary command processor.
-
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- │ Using ZIP'R Pro with Windows: │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
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- ZIP'R Pro is only effective when running DOS programs under Windows. It will
- NOT work with Windows specific programs!
-
-
- Windows Program Item Properties Example:
-
- OLD Description: PFS Pro-Write
- Command Line: PW
- Working Directory: C:\PFS
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- NEW Description: PFS Pro-Write
- Command Line: ZIPRPRO PW
- Working Directory: C:\ZIPRPRO
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- Windows .PIF Example:
-
- OLD Program Filename: PW.COM
- Window Title: PFS Pro-Write
- Optional Parameters:
- Start-up Directory: C:\PFS
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- NEW Program Filename: ZIPRPRO.EXE
- Window Title: PFS Pro-Write
- Optional Parameters: PW
- Start-up Directory: C:\ZIPRPRO
-
- TAME may also be used in combination with ZIP'R Pro under Windows. If you are
- a Tame user, use the ZIF Editor to specify the correct path for the TAME
- directory on your hard drive, and create a custom ZPROTAME.BAT batch file.
- This file invokes TAME-RES.COM prior to executing ZIP'R Pro. To run the
- previous example program, the Windows command lines would be changed as shown
- below:
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- Windows Program Item Properties Example (Invoking Tame):
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- OLD Description: PFS Pro-Write
- Command Line: ZIPRPRO PW
- Working Directory: C:\ZIPRPRO
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- NEW Description: PFS Pro-Write
- Command Line: ZPROTAME ZIPRPRO PW
- Working Directory: C:\ZIPRPRO
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- Windows .PIF Example (Invoking Tame):
-
- OLD Program Filename: ZIPRPRO.EXE
- Window Title: PFS Pro-Write
- Optional Parameters: PW
- Start-up Directory: C:\ZIPRPRO
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- NEW Program Filename: ZPROTAME.BAT
- Window Title: PFS Pro-Write
- Optional Parameters: ZIPRPRO PW
- Start-up Directory: C:\ZIPRPRO
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- │ How Effective Is ZIP'R Pro? │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
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- ZIP'R Pro can save a typical computer user a substantial amount of hard drive
- space. Most users have several programs on their hard drives that are seldom
- used, but take up a tremendous amount of hard disk real-estate. Rather than
- deleting these programs completely, ZIP'R Pro allows these programs to be
- accessed when needed, storing them in a compressed form when they are not in
- use. The amount of hard drive space saved depends totally on the
- effectiveness of the compression program used by ZIP'R Pro. As compression
- programs improve, so will the ratios that ZIP'R Pro is able to achieve.
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- The compression programs used by ZIP'R Pro do not provide "on-the-fly" data
- compression. As a result, there is a time delay during the compression and
- decompression processes. However, ZIP'R Pro does not require 50K of valuable
- memory, either. In addition, ZIP'R Pro does not degrade the performance of
- the computer system as the "on-the-fly" data compression programs do.
-
- A performance comparison of the three compression programs currently supported
- by ZIP'R Pro is shown in the following table. The test directory consisted of
- 33 files, plus a sub-directory which contained an additional 17 files.
-
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- Test Directory Size Using Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0
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- OVERALL
- COMPRESSION TYPE BYTES COMPRESSION COMPRESSION
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- Original Baseline 2,980,853 - -
- MS-DOS 2,980,853 0% 0%
- New Baseline 2,980,853 - 0%
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- Additional compression obtained using ZIP'R Pro:
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- No Compression (NONE) 2,980,853 0% 0%
- PKZIP 1.1 Compression (ZIP) 1,536,688 48% 48%
- PKZIP 2.0 Compression (ZIP) 1,401,026 53% 53%
- LHA Compression (LHA) 1,428,393 52% 52%
- ARJ Compression (ARJ) 1,406,625 53% 53%
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- Test Directory Size Using DR DOS 6.0 (with SuperStor)
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- OVERALL
- COMPRESSION TYPE BYTES COMPRESSION COMPRESSION
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- Original Baseline 2,980,853 - -
- DRDOS w/SuperStor 1,992,704 33% 33%
- New Baseline 1,992,704 - 33%
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- Additional compression obtained using ZIP'R Pro:
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- No Compression (NONE) 1,992,704 0% 33%
- PKZIP 1.1 Compression (ZIP) 1,551,360 22% 48%
- PKZIP 2.0 Compression (ZIP) 1,408,512 29% 53%
- LHA Compression (LHA) 1,444,864 27% 52%
- ARJ Compression (ARJ) 1,423,872 29% 52%
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- You can see by this table that SuperStor was only achieving an overall
- compression ratio of 33%. Using ZIP'R Pro with PKZIP 2.0 allowed an extra 20%
- savings on hard drive space!
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- │ Cautions When Using ZIP'R Pro │
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- Do NOT attempt to use ZIP'R Pro to compress any directories containing files
- that are referenced in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT. If you wish to
- compress the DOS sub-directory, copy any such files to the root directory of
- the hard drive, and update the paths in your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.
- Also be cautious when compressing directories that contain memory managers,
- caches, and utilities that may be needed to boot your machine. These
- directories may be compressed, but any files needed for booting the machine
- must be copied to the root directory, and the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
- paths updated.
-
- Keep in mind that in order to properly decompress a program, there must be
- enough free space on the hard drive to contain all the extracted files in
- addition to the original compressed file. After the files have been
- successfully extracted, the compressed file is deleted. Likewise, when
- compressing a program, sufficient space must be available for the original
- program files and the newly created compressed file. After the compressed
- file has been successfully created, the original program files are deleted.
-
- Multitaskers such as DESQview and Windows put additional stress on the disk
- I/O systems of the computer. If you have any doubts about the stability of
- your system, use the Test Integrity option in the .ZPD file to force the
- compression program to verify the integrity of the archive. When running on a
- network or under a multitasker, make sure that "Network/Multitasker Execution"
- is set to "Yes" or "Auto", and "Use Atomic Lock Files" is set to "Yes".
-
- When upgrading to PKZIP 2.0, test the reliability of the compression and
- decompression processes before trusting it with your data! PKZIP 2.0 has some
- documented problems with fast machines (486/25 and up) using external CPU
- memory caches. Read the troubleshooting section of the PKZIP 2.0
- documentation for more information.
-
- There is one circumstance where data loss is possible (or even likely). Be
- very careful when setting or changing the time on your computer's internal
- clock. If you are using the Update option (for PKZIP) on your programs,
- setting the time back on your clock could cause PKZIP not to update files that
- are newer, since the date and time may be older than the date/time stamp
- stored in the .ZIP file. One of our users reported this problem on his
- machine after resetting his computer date to 1-1-80. Basically, if you set
- your date and/or time back for any reason, you are in potential danger.
- Consider the situation carefully before making changes!
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- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
- │ Troubleshooting / Common Problems: │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
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- Problem #1:
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- The most common problem among ZIP'R Pro users is incorrect setup of the .ZPD
- file being used. The following list gives some hints and tips for filling in
- each field when editing a .ZPD file through the ZIF Editor.
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- Field Name Hints / Tips
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- ZIP'R Pro Filename
- Make sure that this field contains only characters that can be used as part
- of a filename. To find out which characters may or may not be used as part
- of a DOS filename, see your DOS reference manual.
-
- Executable File
- You must place the correct extension of the program to be executed on the
- filename. If ZIP'R Pro issues an error message that it contain find the
- program, make sure you have check the extension on this field.
-
- Parameters
- Since some programs require case sensitive passed parameters, the ZIF Editor
- does not automatically convert this field to UPPER CASE. Enter any
- parameters exactly as you would enter them after the program name, if you
- were using a DOS command line.
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- Compressed Filename
- Do not place an extension for the compressed file in this field. ZIP'R Pro
- automatically adds the correct extension at run time. If the compression
- program is PKZIP, the extension will be .ZIP. If the compression program in
- ARJ, the extension will be .ARJ, and likewise, if the compression program is
- LHA, the extension will be .LZH.
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- Maximum Users
- Make sure that the maximum number of concurrent users does not exceed 256.
- ZIP'R Pro will only allow 256 users in one program at the same time.
-
- Compression Type
- To decompress a previously compressed program without recompressing it, you
- must select the compression program that was used for the program in this
- field and then select the Query option. This will allow the decompression
- of the program, along with the option of whether or not to recompress it
- when the program is exited.
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- Test Integrity
- Check this box ONLY if you want the compression program to perform an
- integrity check on the archived files once they have been compressed.
-
- Query Option
- Check this field when you want ZIP'R Pro to prompt you before compressing a
- program. This allows you to specify whether a program should be compressed
- "on-the-fly".
-
- Update Option
- This option is only available for use when PKZIP or Internal ZIP compression
- is selected as the Compression Type. If any other option is selected, the
- Update Option field will be grayed and disabled.
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- Problem #2:
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- If you receive the error message, "Unable to run COMMAND /C ...", you are
- probably running DR DOS, and do not have COMMAND.COM available on your path.
- For some reason, DR DOS does not copy COMMAND.COM into the \DRDOS sub-
- directory at installation time, making it unavailable on the path. The
- solution here is simply to copy COMMAND.COM from the root directory into the
- \DRDOS sub-directory. Another alternative is to add the root directory to the
- PATH= statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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- ZIP'R Pro is able to detect if COMMAND.COM cannot be found, and therefore
- issues a warning message.
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- If ZIP'R Pro won't compress the program's files and sub-directories after it
- is exited, check the .ZPD file. If the fields are all correct, check the
- \ZIPRPRO sub-directory for files with any of the following extensions:
-
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- .U00 through .UFF .CSF .SXT
- .P00 through .PFF .DSF .ZSF
- .N00 through .NFF .SXF
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- These are token files created by ZIP'R Pro to track concurrent access to a
- compressed file on networks and under multitaskers. Normally, these files are
- deleted when the program is exited. However, if the computer hangs, these
- files will not be deleted, and will prevent ZIP'R Pro from compressing the
- program's files and sub-directories. The filename should match the name of
- the compressed file specified in the .ZPD file. ZIP'R Pro provides a quick
- and easy solution to the problem of leftover signal files. Make sure that
- ZIP'R Pro is not being used on any active programs, run the ZIF Editor by
- typing "ZIFPRO", and executing the Cleanup Files option from the ZIP'R Pro
- Settings menu.
-
- The Cleanup Files option is used to erase all signal files in the ZIP'R Pro
- sub-directory. This option should be used with care to ensure that no other
- processes are using ZIP'R Professional. (Erasing signal files that are in use
- by other programs could cause "weird" behavior.)
-
- The most common reason that any of these types of files would be left behind
- is usually due to a computer hang. When the computer hangs, control is not
- returned to ZIP'R Pro, so ZIP'R Pro cannot delete them as part of the cleanup
- process. They can also be left behind due to a TSR not be unloaded in the TSR
- (Post) Command process if it was loaded in the TSR (Pre) Command process. As
- mentioned earlier, this can also cause control to not be returned to ZIP'R
- Pro, in which case, these files would not be deleted.
-
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- Problem #4
-
- If ZIP'R Pro will not recognize your registration name and number and
- continues to issue an "UNREGISTERED" message on the prelog screen, check the
- file ZIPRPRO.INI. If you manually edited this file without using the ZIF
- Editor, it is possible the text editor you were using allowed additional
- spaces to be saved at the end of both the registration name and number. To
- solve this problem, use the ZIF Editor to modify these entries. The ZIF
- Editor makes sure that all extra spaces are trimmed before saving these fields
- to the .ZPD file. If you cannot use the ZIF Editor, use a text editor that
- allows you to view and trim any extra spaces, or use a text editor that
- automatically trims extraneous spaces from the end of a line.
-
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- Problem #5
-
- If you are having trouble getting ZIP'R Pro to run properly, there is a
- special "/TEST" parameter that can aid you in diagnosing your problem. When
- typing the command line to run ZIP'R Pro, instead of typing "ZIPRPRO
- FILENAME", you can type "ZIPRPRO FILENAME /TEST". This extra parameter will
- allow you to view several screens of parameters. These parameters contain
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- information that ZIP'R Pro is reading from the system, the ZIPRPRO.INI file,
- and the individual .ZPD file. This can be used to find out if ZIP'R Pro is
- reading the necessary files accurately. If you detect a problem when using
- the /TEST parameter, please contact STSI at (218) 924-2050.
-
- Note: The keys (CTRL + Break) can be used on the ZIP'R Pro prelog screen to
- exit from ZIP'R Pro. Although this is not recommended, it will enable
- users to stop execution in an emergency situation.
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- Problem #6
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- When using OS/2 Version 2.1 in combination with Novell NetWare, PKUNZIP cannot
- re-create lower-level sub-directories when decompressing a program. (This
- problem only appears in a global session.) If you are experiencing these
- types of problems, disable sub-directory deletion on the Advanced Options
- screen of the ZIF Editor, or use the Manual Sub-Directory Creation Under OS/2
- switch on the same screen.
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- │ Questions And Answers │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
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- Question #1: Can ZIP'R Pro leave a program uncompressed after it has been
- previously compressed with ZIP'R Pro?
-
- Answer: Yes! Simply use the "Query" option on the program. Before
- ZIP'R Pro attempts to recompress the program, it will
- ask you if you want to compress it. Answer "No" to the
- prompt, and the program will remain uncompressed. Another
- option is to use the Compress / Decompress Only option,
- located on the Advanced ZIF Options screen. This will quickly
- compress or decompress your program (based on its current
- state), and exit without attempting to execute or recompress
- the program.
-
- Question #2: What networks / multitaskers does ZIP'R Pro recognize?
-
- Answer: ZIP'R Pro currently recognizes/supports the following
- operating systems / environments:
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- Windows
- OS/2
- DESQView / DESQview/X
- Novell
- LANtastic
- 10Net
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- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
- │ Comments From ZIP'R Users │
- ■─────────────────────────────────────────■
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- The following list shows samples of some of the comments we have received on
- ZIP'R / ZIP'R Pro:
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- "ZIP'R Pro (is) an archive automator that adds attractive menus, hotkeys, and
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- help screens. Best of all, you don't need to know a thing about batch
- programming to use it."
- - Computer Shopper
- April 1994
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- "Works as advertised. Seamless integration.... I think you have a superb
- product."
- - Toronto, Ontario
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- "ZIP'R is going to save you money, and more important hard disk storage
- space. It will save you money AND headaches by not having to purchase a disk
- compression program such as Stacker or SuperStor.... Support shareware and
- give this program a try. I know you will use it, NO ONE ever has enough hard
- disk space."
- - Throughput (The S.W.I.P.C.C. Inc. Journal)
- March 1993
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- "Really neat program."
- - Dresden, Tennessee
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- "There is an excellent interface for setting up each program within ZIP'R...
- Once a program has been set up, it's operation within ZIP'R is transparent to
- the user. One advantage to those who can't afford the 40 to 50 K of RAM
- required by other compression programs is that ZIP'R only requires 2.5K RAM
- when it has finished loading your program. When you have become familiar with
- the program you will wonder how you ever managed without it."
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- - read.me (The Personal Computer Club of Toronto)
- October 1993
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- "...thanks for a great product."
- - Edgewood, New Mexico
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- "It's (ZIP'R is) a program of professional quality, worth registering ... It
- helps me to avoid Double Space..."
- - The Netherlands
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- │ Programs Mentioned │
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- 386MAX is copyrighted by Qualitas.
- ARJ is copyrighted by Robert K Jung.
- AutoMenu is copyrighted by Magee Enterprises.
- BLAST FAX PC is copyrighted by U.S. Robotics, Inc.
- DESQview is copyrighted by Quarterdeck Office Systems.
- DoorWay is copyrighted by Marshall Dudley.
- DR DOS is copyrighted by Digital Research Inc.
- LANtastic is copyrighted by Artisoft, Inc.
- LHA is copyrighted by Haruyasu Yoshizaki.
- MS-DOS is copyrighted by Microsoft.
- Novell is copyrighted by Novell.
- OS/2 is copyrighted by IBM.
- PKZIP is copyrighted by PKWARE, Inc.
- PKUNZIP is copyrighted by PKWARE, Inc.
- QEMM is copyrighted by Quarterdeck Office Systems.
- QuikMenu is copyrighted by OSCS Software Development, Inc.
- Stacker is copyrighted by Stac Electronics, Inc.
- SuperStor is copyrighted by AddStor, Inc.
- Tame is copyrighted by PowerSoft, Inc. and David G. Thomas.
- Windows is copyrighted by Microsoft.
- ZIP'R is copyrighted by Stevenson Technical Services, Inc.
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- Stevenson Technical Services, Inc. (STSI)
- 108 Second Avenue West
- Bertha, MN 56437-0297
- Phone/FAX: (218) 924-2050
- The Bertha BBS: (218) 924-2060, N,8,1
-
- ZIP'R Pro 2.00 Registration Form
-
- Qty Description Price Each Total
-
- _____ ZIP'R Pro 2.00 Single-User Registration $49.95 ________
- Includes Printed Manual, 3 1/2" & 5 1/4" Diskettes
- & Registration Number For BOTH Windows & DOS Versions
-
- _____ ZIP'R Pro 2.00 Network Registration (Users? ___) ______ ________
- (Same price breaks apply for site-licensing.)
-
- ┌────────────┬─────────────┐ ┌────────────┬─────────────┐
- │ # of Users │ Price │ │ # of Users │ Price │
- ├────────────┼─────────────┤ ├────────────┼─────────────┤
- │ 5 │ $150.00 │ │ 50 │ $600.00 │
- │ 10 │ $300.00 │ │ 100 │ $750.00 │
- │ 20 │ $450.00 │ │ More? │ CALL │
- └────────────┴─────────────┘ └────────────┴─────────────┘
-
- _____ Additional Copies of Printed Manual $10.00 ________
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- Sub-Total: ________
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- Minnesota Residents Add 6.5% Sales Tax: ________
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- Shipping/Handling (USA/Canada = $5.00, Foreign = $12.50): ________
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- Upgrade From ZIP'R (USA/Canada = $20.00, Foreign = $27.50): ________
- (No other charges or fees are required for upgrades.)
-
- Total: ________
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- Name: __________________________________ Title: ______________________
-
- Company: _________________________________________________________________
-
- Address: ______________________________ City: ___________________________
-
- State: ___________ Zip Code: ______________ Phone: ___________________
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- Please Register ZIP'R Pro To This Name: __________________________________
-
- Method of Payment: ___ Visa/MC ___ American Express ___ Discover
- ___ Check/Money Order Enclosed
- (Checks/MO's must be in U.S. Funds drawn on a U.S. Bank!)
-
- Credit Card #: _________________________________ Expiration Date: ___/___
-
- Name on Card: _______________________ Signature: ________________________
-
- Comments / Suggestions: __________________________________________________
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- __________________________________________________________________________
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- __________________________________________________________________________
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- Please take a minute to answer the following questions. Your answers
- will assist us in improving and marketing ZIP'R Pro. (Check all that
- apply.)
-
- Where did you hear about ZIP'R Pro?
-
- [ ] BBS [ ] Catalog/Magazine [ ] Friend/Relative
- [ ] Rack Vendor [ ] User's Group [ ] Other _______________
-
- Please provide name of BBS/Catalog/Magazine/User's Group, (if possible)
-
- ______________________________________________________________________
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- What operating systems / environments do you use?
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- [ ] DOS [ ] Windows [ ] DESQview/DESQview/X [ ] OS/2
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- What do you use ZIP'R Pro for?
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- [ ] Business Applications [ ] Games [ ] Other _________________
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- What compression program(s) are you using?
-
- [ ] ARJ [ ] LHA [ ] ZIP [ ] Internal ZIP Compression
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- Would you be interested in seeing ZIP'R Pro work on Windows-specific
- programs?
-
- [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Doesn't Matter
-
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- Why are you registering ZIP'R Pro?
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- [ ] I'm honest by nature!
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