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- Short: Converts LHA/LZH/ZIP/ZOO/ARC/PP/XPK ARJ -> LZX, (v2.0)
- Author: pierrec@kajen.malmo.se (Pierre Chateau alias DarkSpirit)
- Uploader: steptoe@netcomuk.co.uk
- Type: util/arc
- Version: 2.0
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- WARNING! You need atleast an 020+ to use this utility.
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- (Or convert the source if you want)
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- Just simply copy the files from the directories contained in the archive
- that you have just extracted,to the same directories. Thats It !!
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- If you are using Opus then just set up a button called 'LZX Convert',or
- whatever takes your fancy,and set it up as below .....
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- AmigaDos c:LZXConv {f}
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- Then set the following flags
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- CD Source
- Do All Files
- Output Window
- Run Asynchronously
- Workbench to Front
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- This is a set up for Opus v4.xx,so if you are using Opus v5.xx or greater,
- just create a button as normal,and do the same ......
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- Now simply select the files you want to convert and let it get on with it.
- Don't worry about a temporary archive,thats created in the directiry you
- have selected the files in,and will be deleted after the operation has
- finished.
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- If you want to do it by the CLI,then use the following :
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- LZXConv archivename
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- and thats it !!
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- EG: LZXConv ram:mytest.zip
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- Remember.. Lx is a program who recognizes LZX/LHA/LZH/ARC/ZIP/ARJ/ZOO *BUT*
- you must have the exe files for each archive in your C: directory !!
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- LZX
- LHA
- UnZip
- ARJ
- ZOO
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- I have included the source in E so you can update them if you like and maybe
- make it to work on 68000 (I am to lazy right now). The only thing you
- have to do is to make the assembler source to not search a long/Word on
- odd addressed. dvs instead of CMP.L #".LHA" use CMP.B #".", CMP.B #"L" and so
- on. but as I said, I am to Lazy to fix it right now but if you want me
- to fix it then send me a message and beg for your life 8) and I just might
- fix it. Anyway, 68000 is Crap, 68020+ RuleZ. So get yourself an A1200 or
- better.
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- This has been tested on a basic A1200,and also an A1200 with extra memory.
- Also on an A1200 with an Apollo 040.25mhz,and also with OxyPatcher
- running,so I think that means it should run on any Amiga equipped with an
- 020 or greater, Dunno about the PPc boards that are being produced. But I
- can't see why it shouldn't.........
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- Have fun and feel free to alter the source...I did (steptoe)
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- All that has been added is the PP and XPK archive types,and to speed
- things up a bit by adding a 250k input buffer,and setting the LZX merge
- limits to 1800. That will save a bit of time,and get a few extra bytes out
- of the archives. I've also set the -Qf option,which does speed LZX up quite
- a bit,but at the sacrafice of losing memory. So make sure you're not trying
- to run too many things at once. Like I do !!
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- If you have a minimum of 4 meg fast,you should have no problems at all.
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- If anyone knows how to add multiple file support,then feel free to add
- it,and improve this nice little util vastly.
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- Being able to select a volume would be nice,or just a directory would make
- a big improvement. Then you can go away and leave it overnight to do its
- work !!
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- Have fun ...........
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- 'Steptoe'
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