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- │ [H]elp Information View a Compressed File AviewCom v6.4 │
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- Compressed files are commonly used on BBS's to reduce the space required
- to store the file thereby reducing the transmission time. In addition,
- it allows you to save complete programs containing multiple files into a
- simple and easy to manage single file. The two main problems associated
- with these files are knowing what they contain, and in their present form,
- are not usable, thus requiring an additional utility to restore them to
- their original form.
-
- Selecting this option allows you to "look inside" the selected file. From
- here, you can choose a variety of options ranging from reading the contents
- of embedded ASCII text files to marking specific embedded files for
- download.
-
- Please note, selecting this option allows you to view the contents of a
- SINGLE compressed file (commonly referred to as an archived file). If you
- would like to view the contents of any additional compressed files, you
- must exit this program and return to the file listing presented by the BBS
- and reselect a new file.
-
- Shown below is a sample display using the file BOBST12.ZIP.
-
- Performing ArcView on [Bobst12.zip]
-
- # FileName Stowage UnZIP Sz ZIP Size Pct Date Time CRC
- ═══ ═══════════ ═══════ ════════ ════════ ═══ ════════ ═════ ════════
- 1 bobstat.doc Implode 1730 1108 36% 10/20/91 10:26 BCE3480B
- 2 bobstat.exe Implode 14112 8450 41% 10/20/91 10:30 F75BE467
- 3 bobstat.cfg Stored 48 48 0% 09/15/91 14:50 FB73C709
- ─── ─────────── ──────── ──────── ───
- 3 File(s) Pkunzip Total 15890 9606 40%
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- Enter [filename] or [#] to read, [D]ownLoad, [M]ark, [V]iew, [L]ist, or [H]elp
- [55] Mins Left [ # [filename] D M V L H [Return] to Quit]?
-
-
- Shown above is a listing of the files contained with the compressed file
- called BOBST12.ZIP. Below is a description of the available commands.
-
- [filename] -
- This option allows you to enter in the EXACT filename of the
- ASCII text file you wish to read the contents of. This is useful
- for reading the contents of .DOC, .TXT, READ.ME and various other
- text type files. If a binary file has been selected, such as a
- .EXE, .COM etc, the system will inform you its not an ASCII file
- and will not display it. Between each screenful of information,
- you're presented with the following sub-prompt:
-
- More - [Y]es, [N]o, [C]ontinuous, [B]ack, [H]ome, [E]nd, [S]earch, [J]ump?
-
- Below is a description of these options.
-
- [Y]es -
- This will display another screenful of information from
- the selected file.
-
- [N]o -
- When selected, this will abort the read mode and return
- to the main prompt.
-
- [C]ontinuous -
- This option will display the remaining contents of the
- file in nonstop mode. If you select this option and
- wish to abort the continuous mode, you may do this by
- pressing the [SPACEBAR]. As a matter of fact, pressing
- the [SPACEBAR] anywhere will abort whatever is being
- displayed at the time and return you to the main prompt.
-
- [B]ack -
- This will move backwards in the file by one page length.
- The page length is the number of lines per page you have
- set in your user defaults. Typically it is 23 lines.
-
- [H]ome -
- Moves back to the beginning of the file.
-
- [E]nd -
- Moves to the end of the file.
-
- [S]earch -
- Searches the file for a text string. The search begins
- from the last line displayed. The first line in which
- the string is found is displayed followed by the next
- screenful of lines.
-
- [J]ump -
- Moves to a specified line number.
-
- [#] to read -
- This option performs exactly the same as the [filename] option
- listed above except instead of entering in the filename manually,
- you simply select the number to the immediate left of the desired
- file.
-
- [D]ownload -
- Selecting this option allows you to choose specific files listed
- in the current archive for downloading. This can be useful when
- you only need one or two files, thus saving you download time by
- not transferring the entire compressed file. Selecting this
- option presents the following sub-prompt.
-
- Enter [filename] or [#] to DownLoad, [M]arked, [A]rchive, [Return] to quit?
-
- Shown below is a description of the available options.
-
- [filename] -
- To select only this file for download, you must enter
- the complete filename as displayed via the [L]ist or
- [V]iew commands. You will then be asked if you wish
- to have the file compressed. If you say "No", then no
- compression will be performed on the selected file prior
- to downloading. It will be transmitted in its original
- size. If you say "Yes", then it will be compressed.
-
- [#] -
- This is the number to the immediate left of the filename
- used for selecting only this file for download. Similar
- to the above command, selecting this method will not
- perform any compression on the selected file prior to
- downloading and thus will be transmitted in its original
- size.
-
- [M]arked -
- This option when chosen, will select those files that
- have been previously marked for download via the
- [M]ark files option.
-
- [A]rchive -
- This will send the entire archive intact.
-
- [Return] to quit -
- This aborts the download process and returns to the
- main prompt. Those files that have been previously
- [M]arked, remain intact.
-
-
- If you've chosen files via the [M]ark option, the system will
- then proceed to extract those file(s) from the original archive
- and re-compress them into a new filename similar to AVIEWnnn.???.
- Where nnn refers to the archive number and ??? is the original
- compression format. At present, this is not a selectable
- compression method, but rather the same method used in the
- original archive.
-
- After the the desired file(s) have been selected, you are then
- prompted similar to below:
-
- Transfer Time: 01:26 seconds
- [X] Xmodem CRC [B] Ymodem Batch [G] Ymodem-g [Z]modem
- [T] MobyTurbo Zmodem [A] Abort or Protocol?
-
- From here you can select the desired file transfer protocol to
- send the file to you in, or select [A]bort to return to the
- main prompt. If for whatever reason the file transfer was NOT
- successful, you will then have the option to resend if desired.
-
- Please note, that if you've selected files for download via the
- [M]ark option, the file received will be named similar to
- AVIEW000.ZIP or AVIEW001.ZIP and not the original filename.
-
-
- [M]ark -
- This option is used to select the desired file by entering in the
- number associated with it displayed to the left of the filename.
- Multiple files may be selected, but only one at a time. Stacking
- of file numbers is not permitted. Also, any file(s) selected by
- this method will be automatically compressed prior to downloading
- thereby reducing the overall transfer time. Selecting this
- option presents the following sub-prompt:
-
- Enter [filename] or [#] or [R]ange to Mark, [C]lear, [Return] to quit?
-
- Shown below is a description of the available options.
-
- [filename] -
- To mark this file for download, you must enter the
- complete filename as displayed via the [L]ist or [V]iew
- commands including the file extensions.
-
- [#] -
- This is the number to the immediate left of the filename
- used for marking this file for download.
-
- [R]ange -
- This allows you to enter the numbers of an inclusive
- range of files you wish to mark. All files in the range
- will be marked. The Start# is the first file to mark,
- and the End# is the last file to mark.
-
- [C]lear -
- This option is used to clear the ENTIRE list of
- previously [M]arked files.
-
- [Return] to quit -
- When selected, this option will abort the file marking
- process and return to the main prompt.
-
- [V]iew -
- This option is used to redisplay the detailed information on
- selected archive. This information is often useful when
- searching for a newer release of a spcific program by checking
- the file date and time information. Additional information is
- displayed regarding the compression percentage, file sizes
- before and after and so on. Shown below is a sample display.
-
-
- # FileName Stowage UnZIP Sz ZIP Size Pct Date Time CRC
- ═══ ═══════════ ═══════ ════════ ════════ ═══ ════════ ═════ ════════
- 1 bobstat.doc Implode 1730 1108 36% 10/20/91 10:26 BCE3480B
- 2 bobstat.exe Implode 14112 8450 41% 10/20/91 10:30 F75BE467
- 3 bobstat.cfg Stored 48 48 0% 09/15/91 14:50 FB73C709
- ─── ─────────── ──────── ──────── ───
- 3 File(s) Pkunzip Total 15890 9606 40%
-
-
- [L]ist -
- This option is used to display general information on the files
- contained in the selected archive. This is commonly used to
- display which files have been marked for download. Shown below
- is a sample display.
-
- # File Name Unzip Size Marked
- ──── ────────────── ────────── ──────
- 1 [bobstat.doc ] 1730 Marked
- 2 [bobstat.exe ] 14112
- 3 [bobstat.cfg ] 48
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- [H]elp -
- Displays this Help information screen.
-
- [Return] -
- Exits and returns to the BBS.
-
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