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Note: If you don't have OS/2 1.2 then don't even bother reading any further!
This version of zipview fixes a bug that caused the previous version
to fail on VGA systems.
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Ok, now for all you guys with OS/2 1.2
ZIPVIEW.EXE is a simple silly little program that will allow you to accomplish
two different things:
1) Cause all your .ZIP files in the file manager to come up with
a funky little icon of a zipper.
2) If you double click on the icon a window on the screen will open
up showing you the contents of ZIP file.
What is being accomplished here with ZIPVIEW could have been done by tweaking
PKUNZIP.EXE and messing with the File Manager, but I opted for this solution
because it does a work around on one of the bugs in the File Manager and in
the end will prove to be less messy.
Installation
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1) Copy ZIPVIEW.EXE and ZIPVIEW.ICO into whatever directory you wish to have
installed in.
2) Make sure that PKUNZIP.EXE is in your path. (ZIPVIEW requires it!)
3) If you have not previously tweaked your copy of PKUNZIP.EXE so that it will
run in a window, use the enclosed program TAG.EXE to do so.
Just type "TAG /WIN PKUNZIP.EXE" CR.
4) Once ZIPVIEW.EXE is in whatever directory you want it in type "ZIPVIEW -i"
to install it. If you ever wish to move ZIPVIEW.EXE and ZIPVIEW.ICO to
another directory you must repeat this step.
5) That's it. Run the file manager and your .ZIP files should come up with
a funky new ICON.
Some Notes
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ZIPVIEW tweaks the OS2.INI file so that the File Manager knows to associate
.ZIP files with ZIPVIEW.EXE. Unfortunately if you had installed this association
manually using the File Manager and you had a HPFS drive, the File Manager
would only know about .ZIP files and not .zip files, but don't worry about
this since ZIPVIEW has installed associations for both.
If you wish you may install ZIPVIEW in one of your program groups.
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This little toy contains <100% FREE SOFTWARE> courtesy FreeSoft Products.
Comming soon to a BBS near you.... More programs that
display the <100% FREE SOFTWARE> label from FreeSoft Products.
THIS PROGRAM HAS NO WARRANTY!!! WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET!!!
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