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ARCTOOL Version 8.0 Copyright (c) 1990,1994 GDSOFT MAJOR FEATURES OF ARCTOOL ------------------------- ... Graphical Interface !! ... Handles ALL versions of PKZIP INCLUDING any PKZ204. ... NEW ASSOCIATE feature allows you to associate any program with any file extension. ... NEW View ANSI files from file viewer. ... Allows CUSTOM VIEWER of YOUR choice as an option. ... ARCTOOL now unpacks archives found in other archives. You can go up to 5 LEVELS deep. ... Copy, Rename or Delete Archives from within ARCTOOL. ... NEW !!! Convert archives from one format to another. ... Virus SCAN option using your favorite virus control program. ... Directory pruning and creation inside ARCTOOL. Now UNLIMITED !! New "ZAP" feature deletes ENTIRE directory in an INSTANT !! ... Recognition of MORE SFX headers in 'COM' and 'EXE' files and ODD named ZIP files such as 'QWK' files. ... Use Of Configuration file for archive paths. Makes startup FAST !! ... Command line switches /N ( Do NOT use configuration file ) /S ( create configuration file from archive paths ) AND NEW !! /D ( read files ONLY in the current directory. ). ... UNLIMITED (only by available memory) number of archives. ... Bug fixes for GOOFY machine BIOS (PS2, Zenith, Tandy) !! ... Network, NetBIOS, DeskView and WINDOWS COMPATIBLE !!! ... FASTER, Tighter code. ... NO CHANGE to the 'LOOK' and 'FEEL' so previous users won't be freaked out. This is one of MY PET PEEVES when programmers update their software. "I just got used to it, and they changed the whole darn thing" ... added "quick" key search for file names. Just TYPE the name and ARCTOOL will position on closet match. ... Changed COMMAND keys to ALT-CTRL combinations ... COMPETE Rodent support ... Added EGA/VGA 43/50 Line support ... SMALLER and FASTER .EXE file ... Edit FILE_ID.DIZ inside of archives GETTING STARTED --------------- ARCTOOL is a shell to the many of the most popular archive (compression) programs available. ARCTOOL will support files compressed with PKZIP, ARC (SEA), PKARC, LHARC, LHA, LHS, ARJ, ZOO, SQUEEZE, and PAK (Nogate). ARCTOOL can support SFX files made with PAK, ARC, LHARC, and PKZIP. These files are self-extracting, and have file extensions of 'COM' or 'EXE'. ARCTOOL will try to determine if a file is an SFX file and include it for your review if it is. QUICK START ----------- =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 2 =========================================================================== Since ARCTOOL is a shell, you obviously must have a version of the de-arcing software that you want to use somewhere on the same drive as ARCTOOL. You may need to tell ARCTOOL where to find these external programs. There are TWO ways to do it. 1. Create a TEXT file ( use any editor ) in the same directory as ARCTOOL. Name it AT.CFG and add the following lines : ARC=c:\WHATEVER\ARC.EXE PAK=c:\SOMEPATH\PAK.EXE ZIP=c:\UTILITY\PKUNZIP.EXE LBR=c:\ARCHIVES\LUE.COM ZOO=d:\UTILITY\ZOO.EXE LZH=e:\ANYPATH\LHA.EXE ARJ=c:\UTILITY\ARJ.EXE PKA=d:\PKWARE\PKXARC.EXE Change the paths to the EXACT location for each of these programs that you will use with ARCTOOL. You DO NOT have to use all of these formats. Just omit the one's that you DO NOT use. 2. Use the "Opts" function after running ARCTOOL, and select ARCHIVER LOCATIONS. This is explained in detail later on. ARCTOOL is executed for the DOS command line by entering AT. First, the program will search your entire disk for files ending in the extension 'ARC','PAK','LZH','LBR','ZOO','ARJ','ZIP' and 'COM' and 'EXE' (SFX files). ARCTOOL has TWO main windows that are referred to in the rest of this document as the MAIN window or screen, and the ARCHIVE window. THE MAIN SCREEN --------------- =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 3 =========================================================================== ┌────────────────────────── ARCTOOL 8.0 ─────────────────────────┐ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Files : 112 Volume : DDRIVE │ │ │ │ Space Used : 24202640 Memory : 264616 │ │ │ │ Free Space : 78880768 Need : 0 │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ $MENU ZIP D:\$MENU\ 1071230 12/13/93 11:07Am │ │ │ │ $MENUFNT ZIP D:\$MENU\ 50544 12/19/93 09:42Am │ │ │ │ ALLSWAGS ZIP D:\SWAG\ZIPS\ 1516099 11/26/93 07:38Am │ │ │ │ ANSIJ ZIP D:\TURBO\ARCS\ 41388 07/14/92 10:10Am │ │ │ │ AP ZIP D:\TURBO\ARCS\ 153713 03/27/93 06:20Pm │ │ │ │ AP600A ZIP D:\TURBO\ARCS\ 184712 02/05/94 11:29Am │ │ │ │ APRIL ZIP D:\LOG5\ 194438 05/26/93 10:29Am │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ ┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐ │ │ │ -Up ││ -Dn ││ Copy ││ Find ││ Opts ││ SetuP │ │ │ └────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└────────┘ │ │ ┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌─────────┐ │ │ │ Del ││ DRive ││ Sort ││ Query ││ Zed ││ ┘-View │ │ │ └────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└─────────┘ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ SETTING ARCHIVER LOCATIONS -------------------------- If you haven't used method #1 above to tell ARCTOOL where to find the external archivers that you want to use, you need to do so NOW. Press 'O' and you will see the MENU : ┌───── ARCTOOL Options ─────┐ │ ┌───────────────────────┐ │ │ │ About │ │ │ │ AssOciate Files │ │ │ │ Archiver SetuP │ │ │ │ Check SFX - OFF │ │ │ │ Spacebar Tag - ON │ │ │ │ Add Custom Viewer │ │ │ │ Edit AT Config File │ │ │ │ Colors │ │ │ │ Drive Status │ │ │ │ Screen Lines - 25 │ │ │ └───────────────────────┘ │ └───────────────────────────┘ Select ARCHIVER LOCATIONS (ALT[O][P]). The Archiver setup screen looks like this : =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 4 =========================================================================== ┌───────────────────── ARCHIVE Setup ─────────────────────┐ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ UNARC Program : D:\UTILITY\ARC.EXE │ │ │ │ UNPAK Program : D:\UTILITY\PAK.EXE │ │ │ │ UNZIP Program : D:\UTILITY\PKUNZIP.EXE │ │ │ │ UNLZH Program : D:\UTILITY\LHA.EXE │ │ │ │ UNARJ Program : D:\UTILITY\ARJ.EXE │ │ │ │ UNZOO Program : D:\UTILITY\ZOO.EXE │ │ │ │ UNLBR Program : D:\UTILITY\LUE.COM │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─── ,-Up/Down ┘-Select F4-DIZ Info Esc-Exit ──┘ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Enter the name of the program to use for each extension (i.e. PKXARC.EXE), and if it is on the disk, ARCTOOL will find it. Of course, you can enter the full path along with the filename (i.e. C:\UTILITY\PKXARC.EXE). Next you will be asked to select a decompression format. The different programs available have different command line switches that must be used. The selection window looks like this : ┌───────────── Select An Archive Format ────────────┐ │SEA : ARC {xepv}[ow] <ARCHIVE> [filename] │ │PKWARE : PK[xarc,unpak] {epc}[r] <ARCHIVE> [filen │ │PKWARE : PKUNZIP {epc} [o] <ARCHIVE> [filename] │ │NOGATE : PAK {ep}[wa] <ARCHIVE> [filename] │ │V.BUERG : LUE <ARCHIVE> [filename] │ │R.DHESI : ZOO {ep}[o] <ARCHIVE> [filename] │ │YOSHI : LHA[rc] {xepv}[n] <ARCHIVE> [filename] │ │R.JUNG : ARJ {xepv}[o] <ARCHIVE> [filename] │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Select the appropriate format, and press 'RETURN'. You will then be asked if you want to OVERWRITE existing files on extraction. Answer 'Y' or 'N'. Proceed with this process until you have entered a program name for each file extension. If you do not want to use a particular format, leave the slot blank. ARCTOOL will fill in NOT USED in the slot for you. =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 5 =========================================================================== ┌───────────────────── ARCHIVE Setup ─────────────────────┐ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ UNARC Program : D:\UTILITY\ARC.EXE │ │ │ │ UNPAK Program : D:\UTILITY\PAK.EXE │ │ │ │ UNZIP Program : D:\UTILITY\PKUNZIP.EXE │ │ │ │ UNLBR Program : D:\UTILITY\LUE.COM │ │ │ │ UNZOO Program : D:\UTILITY\ZOO.EXE │ │ │ │ UNLZH Program : D:\UTILITY\LHA.EXE │ │ │ │ UNARJ Program : D:\UTILITY\ARJ.EXE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─── ,-Up/Down ┘-Select F4-DIZ Info Esc-Exit ──┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Overwrite Files ?? (Y/N) Y │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Press ESCAPE when you have finished this process. All of your choices will be written out to disk, and may be changed again at anytime. From the main window, you can again press '[ALT][O][L]' OR from the archive window, you can use [CTRL][P]. Additionally, you will notice that the F4 key indicates that you can edit the FILE_ID.DIZ Info. Using the CONVERT function explained later in this document, ARCTOOL allows you to edit these description files found in archives, and needs some information to be able to handle them properly. ┌───────────────────── ARCHIVE Setup ─────────────────────┐ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ UNARC Program : D:\UTILITY\ARC.EXE │ │ │ │ UNPAK Program : D:\UTILITY\PAK.EXE │ │ │ │ UNZIP Program : D:\UTILITY\PKUNZIP.EXE │ │ │ │ UNLZH Program : D:\UTILITY\LHA.EXE │ │ │ │ UNARJ Program : D:\UTILITY\ARJ.EXE │ │ │ │ UNZOO Program : D:\UTILITY\ZOO.EXE │ │ │ │ UNLBR Program : D:\UTILITY\LUE.COM │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─── ,-Up/Down ┘-Select F4-DIZ Info Esc-Exit ──┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ DIZ BBSAD : │ │ │ │ DIZ CommentFile : D:\TURBO\ARCS\ZIPLOGO.TXT │ │ │ │ DIZ Rightmargin : 40 │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 6 =========================================================================== Enter the name of a text file that you might like to add to each archive as they are converted. Next enter the name of a comment file that you want used for ARJ and ZIP file comments. Finally, tell ARCTOOL the width of the FILE_ID.DIZ editor that you want to be the default. Normally, this will be 40 characters. Up to 78 are allowed. That's it on the SETUP !! OTHER OPTIONS ------------- FILE ASSOCIATION FEATURE [ALT][O][O] ------------------------------------ If you have used "WINDOWS", then you may already be familiar with the concept of FILE associations. Actually, it's pretty simple, whenever the <ENTER> key is pressed on a highlighted file, ARCTOOL will execute some program that you associate with that files extension. To use this feature, go to the SETUP menu, and press the "O" key. Enter the extension of the file type, and a program that you want to execute when this file extension is encountered. If the file can be found in your path, then it will be displayed. You can enter up to 10 extensions and filenames. Press F1 when you are finished to save your information. From then on, whenever you press <ENTER> on one of the selected file extensions, your program file will be executed for that file. This is really nice for viewing PCX, LOTUS, WORDPERFECT or other files that ARCTOOL will not handle internally. Of course, you need a "viewer" program such as "PCTOOLS VIEW.EXE". TURNING SFX LOOKUP OFF [ALT][O][X] ---------------------------------- ARCTOOL by default looks at EVERY 'EXE' and 'COM' file to determine if the file is an 'SFX' format file. If you have a directory with a LOT of these files, this can take a while, sometimes, A LONG WHILE !!. Especially on floppy disks, this can seem to take FOREVER !!!. You can turn this feature off selection of this option on the OPTIONS menu or by using the 'CTRL O' switch once inside of ARCTOOL. You will be given a message that the SFX feature is now ON (or OFF) depending on the previous state. Since this feature is a toggle, you will be changing it to the OPPOSITE of what it now is. If it seems that ARCTOOL is slow on directories that have a LOT of COM and EXE files, try pressing CTRL O and see if this speeds things up. You WILL however LOSE the ability to identify SFX "COM" and "EXE' files. =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 7 =========================================================================== Optionally, you may switch the SFX lookup from the CONFIGURATION file. To do this, simple place a statement at the TOP of the file like this : SFX=OFF or SFX=ON. From that point on, SFX lookup will be on/off. This is handy if you have some directories that you want SFX on and others that you want it off. Simply place SFX=ON BEFORE the directories that you want SFX lookup, and SFX=OFF BEFORE the ones that you do not. This method of turning SFX on or off will NOT be written to the EXE file. SPACEBAR TAG [ALT][O][T] ------------------------ This options determines how ARCTOOL will handle tagging files with the SPACEBAR. Once you open an archive for extraction or whatever, you may want to TAG only certain files. You can use the 'T' (TAG) or 'U' (UNTAG) keys for this purpose. By default, the SPACEBAR will also tag files and move to the NEXT file down. This option allows you to determine if ARCTOOL will TAG files when the spacebar is press or not. CUSTOM VIEWER [ALT][O][V] ------------------------- ARCTOOL has a built-in file viewer that is VERY fast. The caveat is that it will ONLY view text files. Many people like the program LIST.COM or SEE.COM and some like the fancy viewers like PCTOOLS VIEW.EXE. This option allows the installation of an ALTERNATE viewer of your choice. Enter the program name including the full path. If you choose to do this, ALL views for ALL file extensions (UNLESS YOU HAVE ASSOCIATED THAT EXTENSION WITH SOME OTHER PROGRAM) will be directed to your view program, and the internal viewer will be disabled. EDIT ARCTOOL CONFIGURATION FILE [ALT][O][F] (ALSO COMMAND LINE SWITCHES) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This option SAVES the current directories containing archives to the ARCTOOL configuration file and allows you to EDIT the choices. As indicated earlier, you can MANUALLY create this configuration file which MUST be named 'AT.CFG'. It can contain the pathnames where you want 'ARCTOOL' to search for archives. If ARCTOOL can find this file, by default, it WILL NOT search EVERY drive on your disk for the presence of archives. This can make the startup process VERY fast if you are only placing archives in one or two directories but have a LOT of paths on your hard drive. Additionally, you can tell ARCTOOL where to find the appropriate archive programs that you will use. The configuration file must be an ASCII text file, and can be created with any text editor. Items must be ONE PER LINE, and can be any path on your disk. Blank lines are ignored. =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 8 =========================================================================== EXAMPLE : C:\ SFX=ON D:\ARCHIVES\SFX=OFF \ZIPFILES\ Z:\PAHTNAME\SFX=ON You can include ANY path on any physical drive, as long as the physical drive exists. Notice the SFX=ON,OFF. This tells ARCTOOL to turn the search for SFX files ON or OFF for this directory. It can be on the same line as the file path as shown in the example, or on a separate line. If you choose to use the OPTION menu choice to save the configuration, then you will be presented with a list of current files ALREADY tagged for saving. You can ('U') Untag the ones you don't want and use F4 to turn SFX=ON or F5 to turn SFX=OFF. When you have the list correct, you MUST press F10 to save the file. COLORS [ALT][O][C] ------------------ ARCTOOL allows you set the colors to anything you desire. This function is pretty intuitive, so play around until you get the screen to look like you want it to. You can return to the DEFAULT colors by pressing [CTRL][R] when in the color setup. You can also access the color setup from the main screen by pressing the SCROLL LOCK. DRIVE STATUS ALT[O][D] ---------------------- Often, you might want to check disk space on a drive to make sure that you have enough room to unpack the archive. This lets you do that. It simply asks for a drive letter, and displays information about the space available on the drive selected. SCREEN LINES ALT[O][S] ---------------------- You can select either 25 Line or 43/50 Mode. This function ONLY works on EGA,VGA monitors. ARCTOOL will know which you have. NOW, back to main screen filled with archive files. =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 9 =========================================================================== ┌────────────────────────── ARCTOOL 8.0 ─────────────────────────┐ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Files : 112 Volume : DDRIVE │ │ │ │ Space Used : 24202640 Memory : 264616 │ │ │ │ Free Space : 78880768 Need : 0 │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ $MENU ZIP D:\$MENU\ 1071230 12/13/93 11:07Am │ │ │ │ $MENUFNT ZIP D:\$MENU\ 50544 12/19/93 09:42Am │ │ │ │ ALLSWAGS ZIP D:\SWAG\ZIPS\ 1516099 11/26/93 07:38Am │ │ │ │ ANSIJ ZIP D:\TURBO\ARCS\ 41388 07/14/92 10:10Am │ │ │ │ AP ZIP D:\TURBO\ARCS\ 153713 03/27/93 06:20Pm │ │ │ │ AP600A ZIP D:\TURBO\ARCS\ 184712 02/05/94 11:29Am │ │ │ │ APRIL ZIP D:\LOG5\ 194438 05/26/93 10:29Am │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ ┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐ │ │ │ -Up ││ -Dn ││ Copy ││ Find ││ Opts ││ SetuP │ │ │ └────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└────────┘ │ │ ┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌────────┐┌─────────┐ │ │ │ Del ││ DRive ││ Sort ││ Query ││ Zed ││ ┘-View │ │ │ └────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└────────┘└─────────┘ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ALT[C] activates the copy function and allows the archive to be copied to any path on your system. ALT[F] allows you find any other copies of the archive that exist anywhere. ALT[D] deletes the archive after prompting for deletion. ALT[R] allows you to traverse your directory tree and bring back only archives for the select directory. ALT[Q] is the same as the Drive Status function on the OPTIONS menu, and allows you to query the space on any disk drive. ALT[Z] is the function that I call ZED which completely reloads ARCTOOL with the single path switch set. If ARCTOOL was executed without any commandline switches, then ARCTOOL will act like a normal file manager program. You'll be returned to the ROOT directory of your drive, and you'll be able to select archives from any of those directories. This is especially useful on floppy drives when you are changing disks and checking them. Simply use the cursor keys to select one of the archives. Press <ENTER> and the archive contents will be displayed. You can also use SHIFT and the first letter of any archive name, and ARCTOOL will jump to that file if one exists. THE BASIC ARCHIVE COMMAND WINDOW -------------------------------- =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 10 =========================================================================== After selecting an archive, its contents will be read, and all of its files will be presented. The command window at the bottom of the screen displays all of the features of ARCTOOL. ┌────────────── Archive : D:\TURBO\ARCS\BONUS2.ZIP ──────────────┐ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Files : 9 OutPath : D:\TURBO\ARCS │ │ │ │ Byte Total : 236338 Memory : 306008 │ │ │ │ Free Space : 87719936 Need : 0 │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ BROWSE EXE LZCrunch 39008 12/05/90 05:54Am │ │ │ │ CASE EXE Stored 9124 10/18/91 12:04Pm │ │ │ │ ER EXE Stored 32045 10/18/91 12:04Pm │ │ │ │ FIND EXE Stored 20841 10/18/91 12:05Pm │ │ │ │ LAB EXE Stored 18682 10/18/91 12:03Pm │ │ │ │ TR EXE Stored 31544 10/18/91 12:04Pm │ │ │ │ VF EXE Stored 23785 10/18/91 12:04Pm │ │ │ │ ZAPDIR EXE Stored 22662 10/18/91 12:04Pm │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ ┌──────────┐┌──────────┐┌──────────┐┌──────────┐┌──────────┐ │ │ │ Extract ││ Delete ││ Print ││ View ││ Find │ │ │ └──────────┘└──────────┘└──────────┘└──────────┘└──────────┘ │ │ ┌──────────┐┌──────────┐┌──────────┐┌──────────┐┌──────────┐ │ │ │ Convert ││ Sort ││ Tag ││ UnTag ││ Ctrl-More│ │ │ └──────────┘└──────────┘└──────────┘└──────────┘└──────────┘ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The files listed can now be treated like ANY other files on your disk. Again, use the cursor keys to traverse the list of files. The 'ALT D' key allows files within the archive to be deleted, so be careful, you'll only get one chance. Files can be Tagged (ALT T) or UnTagged (ALT U). Also, by default, the SPACEBAR will TAG the file and move down to the NEXT file. To disable SPACEBAR TAG, use the OPTIONS menu. Files can be Extracted (ALT E) singularly, or in combinations to any Outpath (ALT L). Files can also be Viewed (ALT V) on the CRT or Printed (ALT P) on the printer. Files can be SORTED (ALT S) in any order, and ARCTOOL will save the sort switch for future invocations of ARCTOOL. =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 11 =========================================================================== The FIND (ALT F) function will search the current disk for any file with the same name as the highlighted file. MULTIPLE LEVEL ARCHIVE EXTRACTION --------------------------------- ARCTOOL provides the means to look at files in archives even if the archive in question is in another archive. For example, let's say the you have an archive called FOUR.ZIP which contains the file THREE.ZIP. Inside THREE.ZIP is the file TWO.ZIP and so on. Press the VIEW key, on the first archive, and it will open up the next one. You will notice that the screen shifts right 2 columns with each level that you go to. You can do this up to 5 levels. Use the CTRL key to see the additional commands available : ┌────────────── Archive : D:\TURBO\ARCS\BONUS2.ZIP ──────────────┐ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Files : 9 OutPath : D:\TURBO\ARCS │ │ │ │ Byte Total : 236338 Memory : 306008 │ │ │ │ Free Space : 87719936 Need : 0 │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ BROWSE EXE LZCrunch 39008 12/05/90 05:54Am │ │ │ │ CASE EXE Stored 9124 10/18/91 12:04Pm │ │ │ │ ER EXE Stored 32045 10/18/91 12:04Pm │ │ │ │ FIND EXE Stored 20841 10/18/91 12:05Pm │ │ │ │ LAB EXE Stored 18682 10/18/91 12:03Pm │ │ │ │ TR EXE Stored 31544 10/18/91 12:04Pm │ │ │ │ VF EXE Stored 23785 10/18/91 12:04Pm │ │ │ │ ZAPDIR EXE Stored 22662 10/18/91 12:04Pm │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ │ │ │ VirusScan │ │ TagExtract │ │ TagDelete │ │ LogDrive │ │ │ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ │ │ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ │ │ │ TagAll │ │ UnTagAll │ │ Dirs │ │ Setup │ │ │ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The 'CTRL T' key tags all of the files in the archive, and the 'CTRL U' key untags all tagged files. Files can also be tagged with the SPACEBAR unless SPACEBAR TAG is OFF ( See OPTIONS on MAIN screen). SETUP COMMAND (CTRL P) See description of the ARCHIVER LOCATIONS above. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRUSCAN COMMAND ---------------- =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 12 =========================================================================== This works in conjunction with your favorite virus scan program. I use SCAN.EXE by McAfee ( THE BEST SHAREWARE scanner there is !!. Please Register !!), which can be found on any bulletin board. The files will be unpacked to a temporary directory and you will be asked for the scan program. Include any command line switches that you might need. The files will be scanned and viruses, if any, will be reported. DIR COMMAND ----------- This command will display a tree of all of the directories on the current drive. Directories can be added or DELETED, (BE CAREFUL .. ALL FILES INCLUDING SUBDIRS WILL BE DELETED TOO !!!) The path selected will become the new OUTPATH for the archives that you might extract. CONVERT COMMAND --------------- ARCTOOL has the ability to convert archives from one format to another and at the same time, edit a FILE_ID.DIZ for that particular archive. Simply press the 'ALT C' key and you will be allowed to select the new format. The archive will be created in the same directory as the original, and THE ORIGINAL WILL NOT BE DELETED, however if it already exists, you will asked to overwrite it. You may delete the original if you want to back in the main program window. As files are converted you are allowed to edit those nice little description files commonly found in archive files (ZIP,ARJ,LZH). Many BBS systems use this file as the ACTUAL description whenever the archive file is uploaded to them. Commonly, the file is named FILE_ID.DIZ, however other variations are FILE.DES or FILE.SDI. In this document, I'll refer to this file regardless of the flavor as the FILE_ID. You may edit the existing FILE_ID if it already exists in the archive, and if not, it allows you to create it. The DEFAULT file that ARCTOOL looks for is FILE_ID.DIZ. If that does NOT exist, then it looks for a file with the extension of "DES". If that does NOT exist then it looks for a file with the extension of "SDI". If your archive contains NONE of these then ARCTOOL will present you with a list of the files in this archive. You may choose one of them to be READIN, and the ARCTOOL permits editing. This is useful if you DO NOT already have a FILE_ID, and you want to use the DOC file or a TXT file as a basis to create from. The file that will be created in this case is FILE_ID.DIZ. You can enter up to 4096 characters. BE WARNED !!! Many BBS sites ONLY permit 15 lines by 40 characters to be displayed in their descriptions. You can have as many lines as you have memory for, and each line can be up to 78 characters. =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 13 =========================================================================== At anytime, during the process, you can press the 'F1' key, and READIN any file on your disk as a basis for the FILE_ID. To save the FILE_ID and re-pack the archive, press the 'F10' key. Pressing ESCAPE exits WITHOUT saving. The file will automatically repacked using the format that you choose. At that time. If your file is an ARJ or ZIP file, you can optionally add a comment to the ZIP or ARJ header or a BBS advertisement to the ZIP file. To accomplish this, the AT.CFG file has the following switches added : MARGIN=40 COMMENT=\SOMEPATH\ZIPLOGO.TXT BBSAD=\SOMEPATH\MYADD.TXT These can be set using any ASCII text editor, or in the SETUP function CTRL[S] on the main menu. OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ------------------------------ VIEWING ANSI FILES ------------------ ARCTOOL CAN VIEW ANSI Files. If you are using the internal viewer, (NO CUSTOM VIEWER INSTALLED), press 'CTRL T' when viewing and if the file contains ANSI codes, it will displayed in all its glory !! ATCFG ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE -------------------------- In some applications, AT.CFG will be on another drive or there are a LOT of subdirectories, and you may want to EXPLICITLY declare where ARCTOOL can find the configuration file. You can use the DOS "SET" command to do this. From DOS, just enter SET ATCFG="somepath". ARCTOOL will look for and save the configuration file in the path you specify. COMMAND LINE SWITCHES : ----------------------- There are two command line switches that can be used with ARCTOOL to control the configuration file. /N - DO NOT USE CONFIGURATION FILE. If you have created a configuration file, then ARCTOOL will use it as a default. This switch will cause ARCTOOL to ignore the configuration file, and ALL paths on the current disk will be searched for archives. =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 14 =========================================================================== /S[G] - CREATE CONFIGURATION FILE. Using this switch causes ARCTOOL to create a configuration file from the pathnames where it finds archive files. Any previous version of the configuration file WILL BE OVERWRITTEN. Subsequent uses of ARCTOOL will use this newly created configuration file unless you specify the /N switch on the command line. /SG forces ARCTOOL to read ACROSS ALL LOGICAL drives. /D - READ FILES ONLY IN SELECTED OR CURRENT DIRECTORY. This switch will cause ARCTOOL to read files in the CURRENT directory ONLY and NOT any subdirectories. If used with a path, ONLY files in that directory and NOT any subdirectory will be displayed. This switch is ALWAYS OVERRIDDEN by /S or /N. SAMPLE COMMAND LINES : AT /n AT /s ( read current logical drive ) AT /sg ( read ALL logical drives ) AT A: /S AT C: /S AT /d \zip NOTE : The /d MUST be first !! AT /d Only use ONE of these switch on the command line at a time. ARCTOOL TEMPORARY DIRECTORY AND PKTMP ENVIRONMENT VARIBLE --------------------------------------------------------- ARCTOOL creates a temporary directory that it uses to unpack files for viewing or printing. Normally, this directory is created on the same disk that the program is on. PKZIP also uses a temporary file to do its work. ARCTOOL will use the same temporary disk that you assign for PKZIP. You may have this temporary file created in a different directory by setting the environment variable PKTMP. Set this equal to the drive you wish to use as your temporary file location and ARCTOOL temporary directory. For optimal performance on your local harddrive, the PKTMP could be set equal to a RAM drive if a large enough one is available. This will make EVERYTHING run VERY FAST !!!! The temporary file location must have enough free space to hold ALL the files in their UNCOMPRESSED state. A one or two MEG RAM drive would be sufficient for most compressed files. For optimal performance when working with a .ZIP file on a Novell Netware volume, set the PKTMP equal to any drive on the same server. This will achieve the best performance, and is superior to using the local hard drive or the RAM drive. It is best to set this variable in your 'AUTOEXEC.BAT' file so that it will be there when you boot. =========================================================================== ARCTOOL V8.0 Page 15 =========================================================================== EXAMPLE C:\>set pktmp=z:\ USING ARCTOOL AS A SINGLE ARCHIVE VIEWER ---------------------------------------- ARCTOOL can be used as a handy command line program to view a single archive by simply entering the archive name and path on the command line. EXAMPLE : AT \SOMEPATH\SOMEARC.ZIP In this case, ARCTOOL will open the indicated archive and you can proceed to do whatever with it. PKUNZIP,PKZIP PKNOFASTCHAR ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE ----------------------------------------------- ARCTOOL wants to control the entire show when running programs such as PKZIP and PKUNZIP, ESPECIALLY where characters are written to screen. With version 2.04 of PKUNZIP, there is an environment variable provided to tell PKUNZIP NOT to write using video BIOS, which is NOW PKUNZIP's default. You may set this varible by using the command SET PKNOFASTCHAR=NO from the DOS command line, however YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO SO. ARCTOOL recognizes this FAST BIOS output from PKZIP and adjusts AUTOMATICALLY. Well, that's pretty much it. I think that you will find ARCTOOL easy to use, FAST, and once you get used to using it, indispensable !! If you like ARCTOOL, then please register it. For those who do, I will send my super dooper BONUS archive as well. Believe me there are many goodies on this BONUS disk including the companion programs ARCPLUS Version 6.0, which will allow you create archives in any of the formats, and the FILEMANAGER PLUS, an exciting NEW program which does ALL that you could EVER want a file manager program to do, including everything that ARCTOOL does and MUCH MORE !!! (FILEMANAGER PLUS will NOT be uploaded anywhere !! This is the only way you can get it !!). SHAREWARE ONLY WORKS IF YOU REGISTER, SO, REGISTER TODAY !! REGISTER TODAY !!! REGISTER TODAY !!! REGISTER TODAY !!!! Send a FORMATTED, BLANK diskette to G.D. DAVIS 57280 Osage Drive Goshen, Indiana 46526 Please Include a $30.00 registration fee.