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- 04/26/92
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- REQUEST v1.09
- Copyright 1991-92 By William B. Jones
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- Archiver Shell For Quester LHARC.TTP 2.01G And Above
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- Thanks for downloading REQUEST. I've been a fan of Thomas
- Quester's line of LHARC releases for quite some time. It's real nice
- to see an efficient archive utility with so many features. There have
- been many fine archiver shells designed to implement Quester's features,
- but not the extent or design I was looking for. REQUEST is designed
- exclusively for the QUESTER series. I suggest using at least using
- QUESTER version 2.01G or above, though most earlier versions will
- function. You'll miss out on some of the latest features however.
-
- When REQUEST is run, you'll be presented with the main control
- panel displaying your commands and options. All commands available to
- QUESTER are implemented. Some options are not. Please refer to the
- QUESTER documentation for full explanations on commands and implemented
- options.
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- COMMANDS
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- ADD - Add files to archive.
- EXTRACT - Extract files from archive. Supports QUERY & To Folder
- MOVE - Move files into archive.
- VERBOSE - Verbose list archive.
- FRESHEN - Freshen archive.
- UPDATE - Update archvie.
- DELETE - Delete files from archive. Supports QUERY deletion menu.
- TEST - Test archive.
- DISPLAY - Display files in archive. Supports QUERY display menu.
- AFX - Compress file(s) or subdirectory for use with Quester AFX Program.
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- Keep in mind that when using the file selector to select data
- files for manipulation, file MASKS are acceptable for input. (ie: *.PRG)
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- SUPPORTED OPTIONS
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- HOLD - Hold screen after QUESTER execution.
- COMMENTS - Add comments to archive entries upon creation.
- RECURSE SUBDIRCTORIES - Recursively collect subdirectory data
- FULL PATH - Attach full path to archive entries.
- EXTENDED - Attach extended subdirectory data to archive entries.
- LHARC 1.13 - Generate Lharc 1.13 compatible headers.
- NO COMPRESSION - Bypass compression for entries. UNIX compatible.
- SET STAMP - Set entry time/date stamp to the most recent in archive.
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- Turn on an option by highlighting it. De-highlight an option to
- turn it off. Keep in mind that options only affect commands they are
- designed to.
-
- * NOTE * Highlighted options are saved as being selected in the
- REQUEST configuration file.
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- CONFIGURING REQUEST
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- Notice the button marked "Configure" at the bottom of Request's
- main panel. Ahh... the configuration menu!
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- To configure your paths, click on the button labeled with the path
- you wish to set. Use the file selector to find the path, and hit OK.
-
- The most obvious and important button is the one labeled LHARC.TTP at
- the top. Unless you have LHARC in the same directory as REQUEST, you
- won't get far without telling REQUEST where it is. *IMPORTANT* You
- may use differently spelled versions of LHARC if you want. Be sure
- to actually click and confirm on the archiver if it is spelled
- anything other than LHARC.TTP!
-
- Down one button is where you configure the work path that QUESTER
- will use to place temporary files during execution. It's important that
- you select a path on your drive that has a fairly ample amount of free
- space. Temporary files created by QUESTER can be at least as large as
- the LZH file you're manipulating. Users with floppy based systems benefit
- the most from this particular info.
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- Down another button to configure the default archive path. This is
- where you might keep the bulk of your LZH files.
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- And yet, down one more button to where you configure your data path.
- This is where you might keep files to be archived, or a directory you
- routinely extract to... such as a directory named TEMP.
-
- Below the path configuration selectors, you will find an option to
- supress any messages from QUESTER, with the exception of file overwrite
- messages.
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- After you are finished configuring your setup, hit save at the
- bottom of the configration menu. All path info, and current highlighted
- option status will saved. The status of the supress message switch will
- NOT be saved.
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- INSTALL AS AN APPLICATION
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- REQUEST can be installed as an application. This will allow you
- to double click on a file with the .LZH extension and automatically
- bring up REQUEST for action. You will be presented with a choice of
- extracting or verbose listing the file. After executing your command,
- the option will be given to enter the full REQUEST shell, or exit to
- the desktop.
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-
- CALLING WITH COMMAND LINE - For use with programs that supply one.
-
- Request can called from any program that supplys the name of an
- .LZH file on the command line. Some programs that come to mind are
- NeoDesk and Hotwire. You will be presented with a choice of
- extracting or verbose listing the file. After executing your command,
- the option will be given to enter the full REQUEST shell, or exit to
- the desktop.
-
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- KNOWN BUGS
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- Some problems might arise when a damaged header of an LZH file is
- encountered, and you use a command which makes use of the multifile
- select QUERY menu. Commands utilizing this menu include Extract with
- query, Delete from achive, and Display from archive. REQUEST will
- simply abort if certain types of LZH header damage exist. It has
- proven to be more of a nuisance, and will not frequently be encountered.
- I am working on the solution, and the problem stems from GFA Basic's
- problem with consistant error trapping.
-
- REQUEST has been tested on TOS 1.0, TOS 1.6.2, and TOS 2.06.
- Compatibility with other versions of TOS is not known.
-
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- I hope you find REQUEST useful. I would appreciate any suggestions
- or bug reports. You can reach me on GENIE at the address of B.BILLJONES2,
- or at my home address:
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- William B. Jones
- 58 Gray Street
- Portland, Maine 04102
- (207)773-8700
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- In case you were wondering, REQUEST is Freeware, though donations
- of any kind are welcome. They will also inspire me to update the
- program on a regular basis. And, I do keep a preferred user list.
-
- William
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