OS/2 Shareware BBS: 9 Archive/09-Archive.zip/pmzip100.zip/ENGLISH.INF

OS/2 Help File | 1997-04-01 | 20KB | 497 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Dear User,

PM Zipper is a multithreaded software to manage and arrange ZIP-Archives.
Because of the included features, it is able to use it as a CD-ROM-Manager too.
PM Zipper is only available for the fantastic OS/2-Platform.

Preface
On developement of PM Zipper there were yielded 2 main criteria which must
performed:
PM Zipper must work as a ZIP-Shell and support extraction and archiving with
smallest expenditure.
The use as CD-ROM-Manager for ZIP-archived files ought to be performed, because
there are a lot of OS/2-CD-ROMs, whose any manager for the OS/2-Platform is
missing.
PM Zipper ought to be good integrated in the WPS, support extendet attributes
and Drag&Drop.

Features
With PM Zipper you can:
- read multiple archives at once. ->Compare archives.
- archive and extract archives,directories,files with use of Drag&Drop
- drop archives on PM Zipper (read)
- copy archivecontents to other archives
- view archivecontens without extraction of the full archive
- view ascii files included in archives
- view onlinedocuments included in archives
- run programs included in archives (for testing)
- arrange icons with files

History
0.01 Limited alpha version
0.02 Beta version
1.00 First release

Crossreferences
Registration
Support adresses
Shareware restrictions


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Registration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Registration
PM Zipper is not public domain nor freeware but shareware.

All registered users of one of my developements can obtain PM Zipper for a
discount of DM 10.

You are allowed to test and use this program for 14 days. After this period you
must register your copy, if you want to continue to use it. The price is 50,-
DM. Only DM (german mark) is accepted. Pay via remittance or collection-only
check to:

Frank Ambacher
Account: 34 00 35 17 00
Bank: Berliner Bank AG, Germany
BLZ: 100 200 00

For registering your first-, lastname and adress is inevitable. Write this data
at the remit or check. If you have an email-adress, then write it on the
remit/check too. In this case, I can send you registrationcodes, updates via
internet.

If you use PM Zipper more than the period of 14 days without registration, you
expel asserting copyright!

If you give away your registration key, your registration is invalid. Exception
is selling of the registration to another user. In this case you must give me
the name and adress of the new owner, or support is canceled.

Your registration key will obtain via email. If I can't reach you via email,
you will obtain the key via letter. Because this, you must give me your name
and full adress by registration.

You're not allowed to give a registration key to third parties.

Disclaimer
The author does not guarantee for the correctness of the program. The author
also may not be held responsible for any loss of data or other damages caused
by the use of PM Zipper. The author does not guarantee that the program can be
used for a specific purpose.

Distribution, BBS's, CD-ROMs
You may distribute the shareware version of PM Zipper, either through
electronic media e.g. BBS's or on diskettes. You may charge for the
distribution, but not more than $2. You may distribute only the complete and
unaltered archive as supplied by the author.
If you like to distribute the program in conjunction with commercial software
or hardware (bundling), you must have a written permission of the author.
If PM Zipper is to be included in a collection of other public domain or
shareware programs on CD-ROM or diskette, written permission by the author is
required.

Networks, Multiusing
You may install the registered version on more than one machine. However, you
must make sure that it is only used on one machine at a time. As soon as one
license is used on more than one machine at a time, you need additional
licenses.

Bugs, Wishlists, Suggestions
You can report bugs, whishlists, design suggestions, or anything else to my
support addresses.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Support adresses ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Support adresses
Letter:
Frank Ambacher
Uferstr. 5
13357 Berlin
Germany

Mailboxes:

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. Shareware restrictions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Restrictions of the unregistered shareware version
The unregistered shareware version has no functional restrictions.
After the 14 day testing period is gone, the info window will shown by some
user actions. It can be closed manually. The closing of this window is not
available until a short wait time is over. The longer the testing period is
over, the longer is the wait time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Work with archivecontents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

After the first start, PM Zipper uses its default settings. These can be edited
via the menu Options. The most of the PM Zipper functions can be reached over
the main program window.

Crossreferences
Create archive
Open archive
Change view
Clear view
Extract archive
Extract file temporary
View textfile
Run programfile
Drag&Drop


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Create archive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Create archive
When you would create a new archive, you must use the menu Archive/New or the
appropriate symbol in the toolbar. The name of the new archiveobject is NEW.ZIP
for the present. With a click with your mouse on the object you can confirm the
name. If you would rename the archive, then you must edit the name in the edit
window on the right of the symbol.

The edit window is the only chance to rename the name inside of PM Zipper. If
you've confirmed the name, there is no chance to rename. When you will rename
the file nevertheless, then you must clear the entyre view with clear view.
After this you can repeat the procedure. But it is simply possible to create a
new object with the right name.

With create archive you only create objects inside of PM Zipper! The
archivefile is only created, when packed a file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Open archive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Open archive
You can read valid archives of your harddisc or a CD-ROM via open archive or
the appropriate symbol of the toolbar. When you do so, you will reach the
filedialog. There, you can select files for reading.
Archives can be open via drag&drop too.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Change view ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Change view
After you've started PM Zipper the view is switched to viewtype tree. This
gives you information about the tree structure of the archive. That means,
which files are in which directories of the archive. If you need more
information (filelength, creation date and time), you can switch via change
view. Details on files included in directories or archives are shown when you
doubleclick on the appropriate object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Clear view ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Clear view
Clear view can be reached via the Menu clear view or the appropriate symbol of
the toolbar. When you choose it, the main window is to be set to default
condition.

Only the visual output is going to be cleared, the files on disc will be
preserved unchanged.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Extract archive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Extract archive
If you click on a to be extracted archive with your right mouse button, a
context menu will be open. Choose extract if you want extracting a whole
archive. In this case PM Zipper creates a subdirectory inside of the PM Zipper
directory, where you can find the files after extracting.
Proceed analogous, if you want extract single files or directories.
Archives,directories and files can be extract via drag&drop too.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.6. Extract files temporary ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Extract files temporary
Temporary can be reached, when you click with the right mouse button on a
fileobject. After selection the file would be extracted temporary. That means,
that the file would be extracted to the temporary directory, that is in
Options/PM Zipper/Directories. Directory structures don't take into
consideration. The meaning of this function would be clearly when you've read
the panel Run programfile.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.7. View textfile ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

View textfile
Textfiles can be viewed with the program in program settings. Doubleclick on
the symbol with the left mouse button will run the view program. Command- and
batchfiles (*.CMD, *.BAT) can be viewed in a similar manner. The difference
with not executable textfiles is the context menu that is shown, when a
doubleclick on the symbol is happen. Choose view if you want read the file.

The system editor from OS/2-Warp 3, whose is used as default viewer, contains a
bug whose unfortunately take effect here. If it has started in a secondary
process, then it don't come to the foreground, but it is in the background. It
must be switched manually to the foreground by clicking on it with your mouse.

Tip:
Try the extended editor EPM.EXE for the view program in options.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8. Run programfile ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Run programfile
Programfiles are files containing executuble programs; Recognize by the file
extensions *.COM, *.EXE, *.BAT, *.CMD. PM Zipper can run these files, without
extracting the whole archive.
If you want to run binary programfiles (*.COM, *.EXE), it is solely necessary
to doubleclick on an appropriate symbol with the left mouse button. The
programtype (OS/2-PM, OS/2-Text, DOS, Win) is self-realized by PM Zipper.
Text programfiles (*.CMD, *.BAT) can be executed in a similar manner. The
difference with binary executable files is the context menu that is shown, when
a doubleclick on the symbol is happen. Choose run to execute the file.

Some applications need further files to run. E.g. DLL's or internal datafiles.
In this case, the program possibly can't run and PM Zipper will show a error
message in it's statusline.
For being able to execute the progam nevertheless, you must first extract all
required files temporary with extract files temporary


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9. Drag&Drop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

PM Zipper complete supports Drag&Drop of objects.

Extract file
If you want extract a file or directory from an archive, then you can drag an
object from PM Zipper to a drive folder.

Insert file
If you want insert a file or whole directory to an archive, then you can drag
an appropriate object from a drive folder to an archive or an included
directory inside of PM Zipper.

Copy archivecontents
Directories and files can be copied from one archive to another with Drag&Drop.
For this you can open a source archive and a target archive. Drag the object
that you wish to copy to the target.

Read archive
Archives can be opened via Drag&Drop too. For this you can drag a valid archive
to PM Zipper. Valid archives are only files that has a supported file extension
(e.g. *.ZIP) or a supported extended attribute (e.g. ZIP Archive).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Objects and symbols ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

For representation of archives, directories and files PM Zipper uses 3
different objects. The objects are displayed with various symbols


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Archive object
Archive objects represents archive files with an archive extension, e.g. *.ZIP
or with extended attribute ZIP Archive. Archive objects can use directories and
files and would be displayed with external symbols. At the moment only ZIP
archives are useable.

Directory object
Directory objects represents directories. These can use other directories and
files and would be displayed with internal symbols.

File object
File objects represents files with any file extension except *.ZIP or with any
extended attribute except ZIP Archive. File objects don't use any other objects
and would be displayed with external symbols. It can contain binary or ASCII
data.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Symbols ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

PM Zipper supports arrangement from datafiles with a special application, e.g.
describe files will be displayed with a describe icon.

The file extension will be used for recognize the application. The icons can be
found in the directories ICON\ASC and ICON\BIN after installation. If you don't
want to use this feature, you can delete all the icons in these directories. In
this case all files are displayed with a default icon.

New filetypes can be created with copy an icon to the icon directories.

Example: create filetype XXX.
1. Find an icon and rename it to XXX.ICO
2. Copy the icon to an icon subdirectory. If the file has a text format, then
use the directory ICON\ASC, if not use the directory ICON\BIN.

A tilde '~' is used as wildcard.

Example: All files with extension C* ought to be displayed with 1 icon.
1. Copy an icon C~.ICO to a appropriate directory (ASC or BIN).
2. Now files with the extensions C, CPP, CCC, CCP, ... will be shown with the
new icon.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Basical defines ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Basical defines includes panels that informations are not immediate cohere with
PM Zipper, but are necessary to understand the meaning of several panels.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Text files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Text files are files that contents are editable ASCII signs. That are the signs
0 - 127 of the ASCII-table.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Binary files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Binary files are files that can contain all ASCII signs. It can also include
not editable ASCII signs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Root directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A root directory is the main directory of a drive. It includes all other
directories and files on a drive.

Example:
The root directory from drive C: is the directory C:\.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Filedialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you have pressed the menu Archive/Open or the appropriate symbol at the
toolbar a filedialog comes up. With this dialog you can open multiple files
under consideration of drive, directory, filename, filter and extended
attribute for reading. Moreover PM Zipper will perceive the last used
directory. On the next call, that directory will used as the default.

Filename
At the entryfield filename there can be inserted a filemask for filtering. With
the default *.ZIP only ZIP archives are displayed.

Filetype
In this list you can choose a filetype for filtering. With the default <All
files> the filtering is disabled.

Files
This list shows founded files under consideration of filename and filetype.

Drives
The drives list shows the logical drives in your system.

Directories
The directories list shows the founded directories on the selected drive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Program settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The notebook program settings contains all settings belonging to the main
program. It can be reached over the menu Options/PM Zipper and consists of the
3 sides directories, external programs and save and help.

Icon directory
In this directory PM Zipper searches for the subdirectories ASC and BIN, whose
contains the supported symbols. PM Zipper sets ICON as default. This is the
subdirectory ICON under the current directory. The directory ASC contains the
icons for text files, but the directory BIN contains icons for binary files.

Temporary directory
The temporary directory is used for intermediate save and required files. PM
Zipper sets TMP as default. This is the subdirectory TMP under the current
directory.

Attention!
Don't use a root directory as temporary directory. PM Zipper creates further
directories and files under this directory and deletes them also too. The use
of a root directory may have any loss of data on this drive!

Text viewer
The entryfield text viewer contains the view program for text files. The system
editor E.EXE is the default, but you could use any other editor or viewer that
can work with text files. If the viewing of a file fails, then presumable the
directory of your viewer is not in the path statement in your CONFIG.SYS. In
this case, enter the complete path- and filename to this field.

Onlinedocument viewer
This entryfield contains the view program for onlinedocuments. The system
onlineviewer VIEW.EXE is the default.
If PM Zipper for onlinedocuments shows only the default symbol, then it's
necessary to complete this field with the path of the view program. Alternative
you can create a symbol under <icon directory>\BIN.

Registrationcode
In this field you can input the registrationcode, that you obtain when you are
a registered user. In this case PM Zipper don't molest you anymooooooooore with
those sinewy info dialogs ;-).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Archiver settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The dialog archiver settings contains the archiver related settings. It can be
reached with the menu Options/Archiver or with the toolbar.

Archiver
This entryfield contains the filename of the used archiver program. As default
ZIP.EXE is used. Info-Zip's ZIP is freeware and is included in the PM Zipper
archive. The archiver PkZip for OS/2 v. 1.xx is obsolete and not supported. If
the archiver is not in the PM Zipper directory, then you must enter the
complete path- and filename.

Dearchiver
Dearchiver is the filename of the program that unpack an archive. The default
is UNZIP.EXE. Info-Zip's UNZIP is freeware and is included in the PM Zipper
archive. The dearchiver PkUnzip for OS/2 v. 1.xx is obsolete and not supported.
If the dearchiver is not in the PM Zipper directory, then you must enter the
complete path- and filename.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Colours and Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The setting of colours and fonts with the OS/2 tools colour- and fontpalette
are supported. To change it, simply drag a colour or font to a supported area
at PM Zipper.

Workarea
Supports setting of fore-, backgroundcolour and font.

Statusline
Supports setting of fore-, backgroundcolour and font.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Comandline parameters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

PM Zipper at the moment supports followed parameters:

pmzipper.exe <Archiv> <Archiv> <..>
Automatic reading of archives at startuptime. It's possible to enter as much
archives as you like.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Other products ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

See my other products:

MusicFrame
MusicFrame is a 32-bit OS/2-PM-Application. Test it! With it you can:
- catalogue record-, MC-, CD collections
- make a music-encyclopedia
- analize and manage crossreferences of bands and musicians
- calculate worth of collections
- query data from CD player Albatros by Norbert Heller
- calculate length of MC's before recording it


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Wanted ... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

a person, who can translate german help panels to english. Everybody who feels
to be qualified may contact me. Write to [e-mail] with
subject translator.