:Defining Archivers

                   Defining Archivers▄
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   Choosing this option allows you to define new archivers,
 edit existing archivers, and delete archivers.  When you
 select this option, a list of the currently defined
 archivers will be displayed.  At this point the following
 options are available:

               <INS>   - Define new archiver.
               <DEL>   - Delete selected archiver.
               <ENTER> - Edit selected archiver.

 Tips:
  - The easiest way to define a new archive would be to
    print out the command line help for the archiver first.
    For example type:'ARJ -? >lpt1' for ARJ.  Then you can
    look up the information you will need as you fill in
    the dialog box.  Also, try testing out your selections
    by creating some test archives.  This way you can be sure
    that AC will operate properly when you convert to/from
	the new archive.

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:Defining DeArchivers

	    Defining DeArchivers▄
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   Choosing this option allows you to define
   new dearchivers, edit existing ones, and
   delete dearchivers.  When you select this
   option, a list of the currently defined
   dearchivers will be displayed.  At this point
   the following options are available:

   <INS>   - Define new dearchiver.
   <DEL>   - Delete selected dearchiver.
   <ENTER> - Edit selected dearchiver.

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:Registration

		  Registration▄
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   This option allows you enter the registration
 number you recieve when you license AC.  Simply
 enter the number and press <ENTER>.  From this
 point on, AC and ACS will be fully functional.

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:Defaults

		   Defaults▄
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	 <<<<Registered Users Only>>>

   This option allows you change the defaults
 for AC.  Most defaults are toggles, either ON
 or OFF.  Registered users of this program can
 modify these toggles to customize how they
 would like AC to operate by default.  If you
 modify these toggles, you should remember that
 command line options that modify these defaults
 TOGGLE the value.  What this means is that if you
 set recursion to ON, and you include the
 recursion option in the command line, it will
 actually turn recursion OFF.

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:Defaults...Archive

		 Default Archive▄
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 This tells AC what archive to convert to by default.
 The available archives are those that are defined as
 archivers.

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:Defaults...Recursion

	      Recursion▄
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 Recursion means to support sub directories
 inside of archive files.  When this switch
 is on, AC will automatically recursively
 convert archive files.

 NOTE:  If this switch is ON, and you
	  convert a recursive archive to
	  an archive that does not support
	  recursion, you WILL lose data!

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:Defaults...Timestamp

	      TimeStamp▄
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    Timestamping means that when an archive
    is converted, it will use the most recent
    date of the file dates INSIDE the archive.
    Not all archivers support this feature,
    and if not, this toggle will simply be
    ignored.

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:Defaults...Keep

		  Keep▄
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 When Keep is ON, AC will NOT delete the
 original archive.  It will retain the old
 archive and create the new one, leaving
 you with 2 archives.

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:Defaults...Scan

		 SCAN▄
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 When Scan is ON, AC will scan archives
 for viruses during conversion.  The
 method would be to extract, scan,
 clean if virus found, compress.

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:Defaults...Logg

		   LOG▄
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 When Logg is ON, AC will write information
 to a text file for each file converted.
 See AC.DOC for specific information on the
 format.

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:Defaults...Update

		  Update▄
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 When Updating is ON, AC will properly
 convert archives of the same type.  If
 you wish to update an archive to a newer
 version, you must set this switch to ON.
 It is NOT recommended to set this switch
 to ON by default, rather to turn it on
 only when needed, since you will probably
 only update archives intermittently, and
 it alters the way AC converts archives.

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:Defaults...Sound

		SOUND▄
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 When Sound is ON, AC will make a short beep
 whenever a window is opened or closed.

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:Defaults...Explode

		  EXPLODE▄
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  When Exploding is ON, all windows in AC
  will explode when opened, and implode when
  closed.  When this feauture is off, windows
  will appear immediatly.

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:Defaults...Nest

		     NEST▄
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 When you set nesting to ON, AC will automatically
 convert any archives it finds inside the main
 archive you are converting.  When Nesting is OFF,
 AC will treat any archives found inside the
 archive as an ordinary file.

 NOTE: You should use this option with care.
	 If you convert nested archives in
	 an archive, and the program that is
	 contained in the archive has an
	 installation routine that expects to find
	 archives of a specific type, you may
	 be forced to manually install the program
	 or to re-convert the archives back to
	 their original format.

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:Defaults...Video

                    Video▄
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 This option allows you to set the default
 video mode when running AC in UI mode.
 The available options are: AUTO,25,28,43,
 and 50.  AUTO would use whatever video
 mode was set when you start AC.  25,28,43
 and 50 will cause AC to start up with the
 appropriate number of lines no matter what
 mode was set before.  AC always restore the
 video mode to what it was before execution.

 Command Line mode will ALWAYS be set to AUTO.
 If you want to have 50 lines in command line
 mode, you must set that mode manually before
 running AC.

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:Creating a new Database

	  Creating a new Database▄
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 This option will create a new database in
 the event that the file AC.DB becomes damaged
 or is deleted.  If possible, you should retrieve
 the database that came with AC, because this
 option will ONLY create a database with 1
 archiver and 1 dearchiver defined.  You will
 have to enter all the other archivers manually.
 
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:Archive Executable

	    Archive Executable▄
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 This would be the name of the DOS program
 that would create an archiver.  Be sure to
 add the extension at the end (IE .EXE).
 When you finish entering all information in
 the dialog box, and press <F10> to save it,
 ACS will check to see if the archive executable
 can be found in your DOS path.  If it cannot
 locate it, you will be warned that it was not
 found, and asked if you would like to add the
 archive definition anyway.

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:DeArchive Executable

	   De-Archive Executable▄
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 This would be the name of the DOS program
 that would extract an archiver.  Be sure to
 add the extension at the end (IE .EXE).
 When you finish entering all information in
 the dialog box, and press <F10> to save it,
 ACS will check to see if the dearchive executable
 can be found in your DOS path.  If it cannot
 locate it, you will be warned that it was not
 found, and asked if you would like to add the
 dearchive definition anyway.

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:Archive Extension

		Archive Extension▄
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 The purpose of the archive extension is to tell AC
 what extension to use when creating an archive.
 The extension can be anything that you like, just
 keep in mind that whatever you enter will be the
 extension of any archive files converted.

 Hint:  To create two different archive definitions
	that use the same archive program, simply
	use different extensions.  For example
	PKZIP will normally use .ZIP extensions, however
	ZIP files that have a verification number will
	often have extensions of .SDF, even though they
	are still ZIP files.

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:DeArchive Extension

	       DeArchive Extension▄
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 The purpose of the dearchive extension is to tell AC
 what extensions to search for when it displays file
 lists in UI mode, and what extensions to search for
 when you specify a wildcard conversion on the command
 line.

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:Archive Switch

		   Archive Switch▄
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 Archive switches would be any commands that you
 would normally type on the command line to alter
 the operation of an archive program.  Often times
 archivers have at least 1 command line switch that
 is necessary to create an archive.  You should NOT
 combine separate archive switches in the same edit
 box.  You may enter up to 4 separate archive switches.

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:DeArchive Switch

		   DeArchive Switch▄
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 De-Archive switches would be any commands that you
 would normally type on the command line to alter
 the operation of a dearchive program.  Often times
 dearchivers have at least 1 command line switch that
 is necessary to extract an archive.  You should NOT
 combine separate dearchive switches in the same edit
 box.  You may enter up to 4 separate dearchive switches.

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:Archive Command Line Switch

	      Archive Command Line Switch▄
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 You must define what command line switch you would
 like to use for an archiver that you wish to define.
 There are 31 possible switches that can be used when
 no archivers have been defined.  You cannot define the
 same switch more than once.

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:Archive Recursive Switch

	      Archive Recursive Switch▄
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 Archive recursive switches are switches that would
 tell the archiver to support recursion, or nested
 directories.  As with normal switches, if an archiver
 requires more than one switch to support recursion,
 you should enter each switch in the four available
 recursive switch fields.

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:DeArchive Recursive Switch

	     DeArchive Recursive Switch▄
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 De-Archive recursive switches are switches that would
 tell the archiver to support recursion, or nested
 directories.  As with normal switches, if a dearchiver
 requires more than one switch to support recursion,
 you should enter each switch in the four available
 recursive switch fields.

 NOTE:
  - Unlike defining Archivers, that simply append the
    recursive switch to the normal switches, De-Archivers
    do NOT.  Dearchivers will either use the normal
    switches or the recursive switches, depending upon
    wether recursion is set to on.  If an archiver does
    NOT support recursion, then you may want to duplicate
    the normal switches in the recursive switches.  This
    way AC will still convert the archive even if it
    does not support recursion.

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:Archive Timestamp Switch

	       Archive Timestamp Switch▄
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 Archive timestamp switches are switches that would
 tell the archiver to support archive timestamping.
 Some archivers do not support this feature, and if they
 do not, simply leave this field blank.

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:Archive Separator

		   Separator▄
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 This field tells AC how to separate each command
 line switch.  Most archivers expect a space between
 each switch, but some do not.  The two available
 options are 0 - SPACE, and 1 - NONE.  You should
 normally want 0 - SPACE, but may need to set this
 to no spaces as is the case with ZOO.EXE

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:DeArchive Separator

		   Separator▄
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 This field tells AC how to separate each command
 line switch.  Most archivers expect a space between
 each switch, but some do not.  The two available
 options are 0 - SPACE, and 1 - NONE.  You should
 normally want 0 - SPACE, but may need to set this
 to no spaces as is the case with ZOO.EXE

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:Selecting Colors

                  Selecting Colors▄
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 When you select an item whose color you would like
 to change, you are presented with a color box that
 displays all the possible color combinations.  The
 current setting will initially be shown.  To move
 the cursor, just use the 4 arrow keys.  To make a
 selection, press <ENTER>.  To cancel, and keep the
 original setting intact, press the <ESC> key.
 
 Note:  If you modify the color pallettes, ACS will
	temporarily change the pallette to reflect
	your current pallette if different from the
	default.  
				   
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:Selecting Pallettes

                 Selecting the Pallette▄
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 The color pallette allows for only 16 different colors
 on the screen at any one time.  However, there are many 
 more colors available than the standard 16.  AC allows
 you to change the pallette color for any of the 16 default
 colors.  To change the pallette select the following:
 'AC Colors... | Custom Pallette | <color>'
 
 Note: If you make a lot of changes to the pallette and want
       to restore the pallette to the defaults, select the
       default program colors and the pallette will also be
       restored.

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:Selecting Background

                  Selecting the Background▄
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 To change the background character, select the following:
 'AC Colors... | Custom Colors | Background Character'.
 A box will appear showing 20 characters at a time, use
 the left and right arrow keys to select the character you
 wish to use for the background.  Press the <RETURN> key to
 make your selection, and the <ESC> to cancel.

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