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2.4 (c) 1994 David Smith All rights reserved
--==≡≡ THE Archive Converter for 1994 ≡≡==--
========== QUICK START ! ==================================================
Put STEALTH.EXE in a "test" directory containing some archives.
Make sure STEALTH.EXE is in your "PATH=" statement.
Type: STEALTH.EXE
Now watch as all the archives are converted to your favorite
compressor! This program finds them all: PAK ZIP HAP SQZ LZH
plus tons more, then converts them to your 'favorite' archiver.
Now type: CD\
Notice that STEALTH.LOG has been written there. Use EDIT.COM
from DOS 5+ and look at it. Just type: EDIT STEALTH.LOG
All action from Stealth has been written, including dates, times
and DOS commands that it used.
Type: STEALTH /? for a quick help screen!
=============================================================================
Advanced users: Welcome to the world of Stealth. This program
is quite unique, because it will convert ANY archive to ANY
other archive. The advantages of this over other competition
programs (like ZZAP, SHEZ, etc...) is:
■ It supports every major archiver available! ARJ, ARC, LHA,
HAP, SQZ, DWC, PAK, ZIP 1.1 and 2.0, ICE, LHARC, LARC,
HYPER, SDN, FCOMPACT, and ZOO.
■ It can recognize PKZIP 1.1 files and PKZIP 2.0 "normal"
compressed files, then convert them to PKZIP -EX "extra"
compression. This will save you a ton of hard disk
space!
NOTE: PKZIP 2.0 "stored" files are identical to PKZIP 1.1
format. Therefore, all 2.0 "stored" archives are
flagged as version 1.1.
■ Leave PKZIP -AV files alone, plus virus scanning using any
of the three most popular scanners!
■ Recognizes embedded directories, and can include them with
the conversion.
■ Is perfect for SYSOPS, since it can be run as an "event" to
update all .ZIP files, or be used as an upload processor.
Even add comments or strip them from the files...
■ You can "customize" STEALTH to almost any configuration.
Include some archives, but not others, recurse subdirectories,
leave SFX files alone, delete files after processing,
plus MORE.
■ Keeps an accurate log of all activity.
■ Lists archived files (registered version) using its own
'internal' compression viewer (super-fast!).
No other utility can do this! Plus STEALTH recognizes even
DWC, SQZ, and LARC self-extracting files. Please notice
that NO OTHER ARCHIVE program can do that.
Is hard disk space important? That PKZIP file you downloaded
yesterday... it is probably in 1.1 format. In fact, most of
your PKZIP'ed files are 1.1 or else 2.0 "normal" compressed.
Use STEALTH to maximize their compression. You can save 60,000
bytes of disk space on a few files, and several megabytes if
you re-archive every downloaded file. Doing that manually will
take FOREVER. And even batch files are no good, since they are
so slow. But, you can be assured of accuracy and speed with STEALTH!
STEALTH is extrememly simple:
1. Edit STEALTH.CFG to your satisfaction (see below for details)
(or just use STL_CFG.EXE to create your OWN stealth.cfg)
2. Include STEALTH.EXE and STEALTH.CFG in your path
3. Go to a directory containing some old archives.
4. Type: STEALTH.EXE (or STEALTH *.*)
Now note that Stealth processes the entire directory! The
only filespec you need (optional) is *.*. Stealth ruthlessly
converts everything it can find using your .CFG file.
NOTE: You can use STEALTH *.* or STEALTH *.ZIP .....
And wala, you are all done.
If you change your mind on archives, or want to change something,
STEALTH.CFG is easy to edit.
Take your favorite editor and change it around.
NOTE: If Stealth cannot locate STEALTH.CFG file, it will use
its own defaults.
IMPORTANT NOTE: PKZIP 2.0 "stored" files are identical to PKZIP 1.1
format. Therefore, all 2.0 "stored" archives are
flagged as version 1.1.
========= USING STEALTH.CFG FILE ============================================
Included here is STEALTH.CFG, a configuration file for this program.
Use the enclosed STL_CFG.EXE program for a quick and easy way
to create Stealth.cfg. Just fill in the blanks, and change
the values to what you like best.
Press [F10] to save Stealth.cfg and exit.
Now you can change it by using a text editor, and type out
which options you want to use. The format is:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Put the archiver you want everything converted to.
[archiver] = archiver
Whereas archiver could be:
PKZIP1 ARJ LHA DWC
PKZIP2 PAK ZOO ARC6
SQUEEZE ICE HAP LARC
HYPER FCOMPACT LHARC
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Next, put all the archives you want converted to YOUR archiver.
For instance, if you put LHA here, all .LZH files will be
converted.
[archiver] = convert
Whereas archiver could be:
PKZIP1 ARJ LHA DWC
PKZIP2 PAK ZOO ARC6
SQUEEZE ICE HAP LARC
HYPER LHARC
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Now, do you want to strip all comment files in the archivers
found?
NO = strip comment
---------------------------------------------------------------------
And do you want to add your own comment file to the archives
that are converted?
NO = add comment
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Then, what comment file do you want added? (leave this line
out if you want to comment added)
NOTE: Make sure that the filename is left justified! No spaces
should be on the left of the filename!
B:\COMMENT.DAV = comment file
---------------------------------------------------------------------
When .EXE self-extracting archives are found, do you want
them extracted?
NO = executables
---------------------------------------------------------------------
If PKZIP 2.0 files are found that have been compressed using
"normal" compression, do you want them to be re-compressed
using "EXTRA" compression?
NOTE: This will immediately change your ARCHIVER to PKZIP 2.0
NO = make ZIPs -EX
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Do you want to recurse the subdirectories? If YES, then all
directories beneath the current one will be processed also!
NO = recurse subdirs
---------------------------------------------------------------------
As a default, STEALTH logs all activity into \STEALTH.LOG.
This makes it easy to see what happened, and keep track of
what went where.
yes = create log file
\STEALTH.LOG = log file location
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Also as default, STEALTH deletes the old archives, so that
your hard disk is not cluttered with old and new versions.
That would make it extremely difficult to sort through them!
yes = delete files
---------------------------------------------------------------------
If you want to scan your archives for viruses, you can utilize
any of the three most popular virus scanners avaiable. Just
include the "check for viruses" line, then choose one of the
scanners listed below (NOTE: You can only specify one)
yes = CHECK FOR VIRUSES
VIRUSCAN = VIRUS PROGRAM /* McAfee's */
F-PROT = VIRUS PROGRAM
TBSCAN = VIRUS PROGRAM
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Many PKZIP files have a -AV seal attached to them. Most people
(including SYSOPS) may not want to break those sealed files,
since a "sealed file is a safe file". If a PKZIP is -AVed, then
you can be pretty sure no one has tampered with it.
no = break PKZIP AV files
---------------------------------------------------------------------
STEALTH has an internal "archive viewer" that allows you to
see what's inside an archive before/as it is processed. This
will allow a clear representation of the file. Actually,
the viewer is FASTER than any other I have found. Try it out!
yes = list files before processing
============ ATTENTION SYSOPS! ===========================================
STEALTH can save you tons of hard disk space, and serve as a
processor for uploads.
If some new member uploads you an ancient archive (PAK or ZOO),
or some unknown self-extracting .EXE archive, how do you
find out what it is?
It could be a cool game that everybody likes, but the lamer has
given you a useless file.
STEALTH will instantly recognize the .EXE file as DWC, ZOO, PAK,
ARJ, PKZIP 1.1, PKZIP 2.0, ARC, LHA, etc.
Then it will convert it to your BBS's archiver, with no problem.
Even embedded paths are saved!
**** Included is UPLOAD.CFG configuration for upload processing ****
Is your BBS's hard disk getting full? Run STEALTH as an event
once a week and convert all of your PKZIP 1.1 and 2.0 "normal"
compressed files to PKZIP 2.0 "EXTRA" compression!
That will save MEGABYTES of space (a friend of mine saved over
2 megabytes on one directory of uploads)
**** Included is EVENT.CFG configuration for event processing ****
Plus you can comment all the processed files with your own
BBS comment file, or simply strip the old comments from
them.
========= PLEASE READ THIS! ===============================================
Please think about what you put into STEALTH.CFG before starting
the program.
1. If your "Archiver" and "convert" file types are the same, then
all files will be processed twice:
PKZIP2 = Archiver
PKZIP2 = convert
PAK = convert
ARJ = convert
because STEALTH will convert all the .ARJ and .PAK files, then
convert them again because they are now PKZIP 2.0 files!
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you specify MAKE ZIPS -EX, then Stealth assumes
you want to use PKZIP 2.0 as your default archiver.
It will process files as such!
2. If you have 20 archives with the same name:
ANOTHER.PAK
ANOTHER.ARJ
ANOTHER.ZIP
ANOTHER.SDN
ANOTHER.ZOO
ANOTHER.ARC
all of the contents of ALL THE ARCHIVES will be converted into
your new file. So, if you said: PKZIP2 = Archiver
then ANOTHER.PAK's contents will be stuffed into ANOTHER.ZIP,
and ANOTHER.ARJ's contents will be also. And you will lose
the original files. So please don't name several archives
the same file name, then include all those types in your
STEALTH.CFG file!
3. Embedded directories are NOT processed if you use:
yes = recurse subdirs
Why? Because when you re-compress the file, then you will include
all subdirectories under the current one. And if you are in
the root directory, your whole hard drive will be sucked up into
the new compressed file!
4. Please don't STRIP a file's comments, then ADD a comment. If you
ADD a comment, then the old one is automatically deleted.
5. Please make sure ALL FILENAMES IN STEALTH.CFG are left justified!
For example, your comment file should look like:
║
║C:\PCBOARD\COMMENT.FIL
║
instead of:
║
║ C:\PCBOARD\COMMENT.FIL
║
Because to get the filename, an ASCII 'zero' is placed wherever
a 'space' character is. And the filename won't register unless
it's left justified.
NOTE: PKZIP 2.0 "stored" files are identical to PKZIP 1.1
format. Therefore, all 2.0 "stored" archives are
flagged as version 1.1.
7. Due to the "human" nature of my C++ compiler, if you have
a THICK layer of subdirectories (more than 10), and each have
the exact same filenames, one or two files may be skipped.
This is because the Data Transfer Area of DOS thinks that it
already processed that file. This should also be fixed in the
next version.
8. Also NOTE: Any unsuccessful de-compression of a file will
result in the original not being erased. So if STEALTH does
not get an errorlevel of 0, then it aborts the erasure process.
=================== WHERE IS DWC? =========================================
ARJ, PKZIP, DWC, PAK and all the other archivers can be found at:
╔═════════════════════════════════╗
║ Hogard Software Solutions BBS ║
║ 4533 Marblearch Drive ║
║ Grand Prairie, Tx 75052-4629 ║
║ ASP Member BBS ║
╟─────────────────────────────────╢
║ (214) 641-6292 up to 38,400bps ║
╟─────────────────────────────────╢
║ SysOp: Chuck Hogard ║
╚═════════════════════════════════╝
The SysOp is a great guy, and has all of these files available
for download. And while you are there, check out the
Dave's Unique Utilities section. It has all my stuff, and
is updated weekly.
============= REGISTRATION ================================================
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ There ain't no registration. Stealth is FREE !!! │
│ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
NOTE: Also, there is NO TECHNICAL SUPPORT for Stealth.
If you are having problems with this program, please
re-read the manual, and make sure nothing is wrong.
If you still have problems, you may want to try some
other program OTHER THAN Stealth.
============= TECHNICAL STUFF =============================================
Because of the complicated nature of Stealth, problems may arise.
Here is a list of common difficulties people have written me with:
1. Stealth does not process ARJ files properly.
You need at least version 2.39 of ARJ in order to process the switches
I use. Of course, the registered Stealth offers customized switches!
2. I use STEALTH D:\FILES\*.* and nothing happens.
Of course not. You must be in the directory with your archivers in
order to convert them. If you want to do the above, try:
D:
CD\FILES
STEALTH *.*
3. I used Stealth on several PKZIP 2.0 files to make them -EXTRA
compressed, but nothing happened.
In cases where it could be ANYTHING gone wrong, use the following
special switch:
STEALTH *.* /X/+ > LOGIT
This will run Stealth, show technical debugging information that I
need, and pipe the output into a new file called "LOGIT".
Now just send the file "LOGIT" to me, along with your STEALTH.LOG,
and I can sort out what the problem is.
Just upload the files for me at the Hogard Systems BBS, on CompuServe,
or simply mail them to me at my home address on a disk (any size).