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Copyright (c) 1992 by CZAR Software. All Rights Reserved.
In this README.DOC file you can find important infos about:
1. Installing ACZAR
2. Setting up ACZAR with an Environment variable
3. PKZIP Version 2.0
4. Running ACZAR under OS/2 2.0
5. Future plans about ACZAR
1. Installing ACZAR:
--------------------
Assuming you would like to install ACZAR in C:\ACZAR:
- Change to the directory were ACZAR should be installed.
If the directory does not exist, create it. For example,
(assuming you are on drive C:):
CD\
MD C:\ACZAR
CD C:\ACZAR
- Copy all files into the ACZAR directory. For example,
(assuming you are copying all files from floppy drive A:):
COPY A:\*.*
- All necessary files should be in directory C:\ACZAR by now
- Run ACZAR by typing ACZAR followed by the ENTER key
- ACZAR will run an initial setup procedure, so follow the
commands on screen
NOTE: If you ran ACZAR before installing it, delete the
file ACZAR.DAT if it exists. For example, if you
ran ACZAR on a floppy disk or from a temporarily
directory, ACZAR saves internal information in
ACZAR.DAT about the directory in which it was first
run. After you delete the ACZAR.DAT files, copy the
files into the directory you wish to use and run ACZAR
again. Read section "The ACZAR.DAT File" for more
information.
2. Setting up ACZAR with an Environment variable:
-------------------------------------------------
The following setup procedures are required ONLY if you want
to start ACZAR from anywhere on your hard drive.
If you do not choose to setup an environment variable and the
PATH statement, you will need to change to the ACZAR
directory and start ACZAR from there. For example,
assume you are in the root directory C:\, and you
installed ACZAR in C:\ACZAR. Without the environment variable
and PATH setup, you need to change to C:\ACZAR by typing
CD C:\ACZAR at the DOS prompt. Now you can type ACZAR and
start-up ACZAR.
To setup the PATH statement and the environment variable in
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (this file is mostly in C:\), do the
following:
- Use your favorite text editor, word processor, or MS-DOS
5.0 EDIT.COM in order to setup that environment variable.
Enter the following line into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (the
AUTOEXEC.BAT is located in your root directory C:\):
SET ACZAR=PATH
Where PATH is the directory where all ACZAR files are
located. For example:
SET ACZAR=C:\ACZAR
- To setup the PATH statement, enter the following:
PATH=C:\ACZAR
Note: If you already see a PATH statement, just append the
following text to your existing path.
For example,
PATH=C:\;C:\DOS\;C:\ACZAR\
- Save the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and exit your editor
- Reboot your computer system by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL at the
same time in order to take advantage of the new created
environment variable. Every time you type in ACZAR followed
by the ENTER key from anywhere on your hard drive, ACZAR
will be started and able to locate all necessary files.
3. PKZIP Version 2.0:
---------------------
PKZIP and PKUNZIP version 2.0 will be included as soon as
version 2.0 becomes available.
4. Running ACZAR under OS/2 2.0
-------------------------------
OS/2 2.0 has trouble running ACZAR under the High Performance
File System (HPFS). These errors should NOT occur and is an
OS/2 2.0 system glitch. ACZAR runs fine without using the
HPFS -- using a tue DOS FAT system.
5. Future plans about ACZAR:
----------------------------
There might be a graphical ACZAR version running under MS-DOS
without the need for Windows 3.1. This would require an EGA
or VGA card, though. It would be the second version of the
"three" ACZAR's.
In addition, there are plans to come-out with a Windows 3.1
version of ACZAR. The Windows version should be fully
compatible with the DOS version. It would be the third
version of the "three" ACZAR's.
It is unlikely that there will be a 16 bit or 32 bit OS/2 2.0
version of ACZAR in the near future because of the HPFS
problems in version 2.0.