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CUT&PASTE (c) 1994, Jason LeMay
May 13, 1994.    Version 0.50.

Jason LeMay, FIDO 1:3619/29.
BBS # 813-846-0317

Thanks for trying out CUT&PASTE!

IMPORTANT!!!!!!!  Please read UPDATE.TXT for important information!!!
If a file was previously CUT with version 0.01 you MUST run CUTCONV.EXE
with the control file as a parameter in order to PASTE it together with
version 0.50.

Please feel free to distribute the unregistered version of CUT&PASTE!

CUT&PASTE is a great little utility to help you take those huge files
and cut them up into smaller ones.

CUT&PASTE is a very handy utility for doing backups, chopping up
files for transferring via modem, or any other reason you could have
for making one big file into several small ones.

SysOps! Have a LARGE file you want to make available, but no one has
enough time to DL it?  Chop it up with CUT!

Easily do backups by first using an archiver, like PKZip (c), to
make one big file to store on disk.  Then use CUT to chop that file
into one small enough to fit on disk.  You can also chop EXE's,
data files, and just about any other file with CUT, then put it back
together again with PASTE! Even ZIP files with Authentic Verify and
ARJ files with Security Envelopes will retain these once PASTE'd
back together.

You are not required to register CUT&PASTE.  It is not EXPIREware or
CRIPPLEware.  It does have a 15 second pause at the start of both
CUT.EXE and PASTE.EXE if it is not registered.  Registration is very
reasonable.  All I ask for is a $5.00 donation showing your support
of CUT&PASTE.  Registered users will be able to call my board and
download their registered copy of CUT&PASTE.  I will call you voice with
the number, as it may be chinging soon. Or, if you are a SysOp,
and are running a BBS in FIDO with at least a 9600 baud modem, I
will send the registered version to your system via CRASH mail.
Or, for a small extra fee, I will send you the registered version on
disk.  Please read REGFORM.TXT for information on how to register.

This program has been tested on compressed archives, executables, and
data files of various types.  Once PASTE'd back together, these files
are identical to the original.  They work perfectly, and using the DOS
COMP command, I have found them to be flawless when compared to the
original.

DISCLAIMER!
Though this software has been tested thoroughly, I, Jason LeMay, am in no
way responsible for damage of any type incurred from use of this software.
By using this product, you agree to accept any and all responsibility for
any damges.

WARNING!
As with any software which makes use of the file system of your computer,
you should take proper precautions of backing up the files you are planning
to use this software on.  While I have experienced no problems with it,
I cannot gaurantee that you will not have any either.

This is the first public release for CUT&PASTE, to be termed CNP from this
point on.

System Requirements:
This program is so small and simple, it should work on just about any
IBM or clone system.  It was programmed on a 486SX running DOS 6.2.
It uses very little memory (should be under 100k).  If you do
happen to encounter problems with it, please let me know.  See the end of
the document for information on how to contact me.



How to use it!!!!!!!

CNP is very easy to use.  It is made up of two executable files:
CUT.EXE and PASTE.EXE.

I recommend putting these files into a directory somewhere in your
PATH.  If you do not know how to do this, look at the following example:

Make a directory called UTIL, i.e., MD C:\UTIL
COPY the CUT.EXE and PASTE.EXE into the C:\UTIL
(UTIL is only an example, you can use any directory on your
system)
Then, in your AUTOEXEC.BAT place the following line:
PATH=C:\UTIL;C:\DOS;
etc, separating each directory name with a semicolon.  You can
now execute CUT.EXE and PASTE.EXE from any directory on your computer.

To cut a file, just type the following line:

CUT FILENAME SIZE

FILENAME is the name of the file being cut.  If it is in a directory
other than the current directory, be sure to include the full PATH to
the filename. The full PATH is ONLY required if the file being cut is
in a directory other than the current directory.

SIZE is the size, in kilobytes, that you wish each chunk to be.
Remember, 1 kb is 1024 bytes.


When you cut a file, it will take the first 4 characters of the filename
and add the number of the file, along with the extension ".CUT".  It will
then create a control file with the extension ".CTL".  For example, if
you are processing PROGRAM.EXE, and it is being cut into 5 smaller files,
the program will create the following files:

CUT PROGRAM.EXE 200  > The command line to cut PROGRAM.EXE into 200k chunks.

PROG-0.CUT \
PROG-1.CUT  \
PROG-2.CUT   > PROGRAM.EXE in chunked format.
PROG-3.CUT  /
PROG-4.CUT /
PROG.CTL  --> The control file required to re-paste PROGRAM.EXE.

You are limited to 1000 chunks.

PASTE.EXE:

To paste ".CUT" files back together, the command line is:

PASTE FILENAME

where FILENAME is the name of the ".CTL" file WITHOUT the extension.
In the above example with PROGRAM.EXE, to re-paste the chunks do the
following:

Make sure that ALL of the chunks are in the current directory.
Make sure that the ".CTL" is in the current directory with the chunks.

IMPORTANT!!!!!!! If the CTL file is PROG.CTL, ALL of the chunks MUST
begin with PROG followed by the number of the chunk, followed by the
extension ".CUT".

Next, type:
PASTE PROG

Paste will then process the CTL file and all chunks of the program, so long
as the names have not been altered and the numbers are correct.


That is all there is to running CUT&PASTE!