Compress-It!      by Whiplash Software via CompuServe:74364.3406

Written and provided as freeware by Whiplash Software with the only
request that you use and enjoy it. Bon-Apetit!

Compress-It! presumes you normally use "compress.exe" and "expand.exe"
provided with Visual Basic's setup wizard. It is ideal for those developers who
build custom setup routines and copmress their files manually. IE:
     
 c:\[path\]compress /r c:\[sourcepath]\myfile.xyz [destdrive]:[\destpath]

Compress-It! builds a batch file named comp####.bat of commands similar to
that above. The #'s are four digits of a counter making the batch file unique - the
program assures this. If you check the appropriate box, Compress-It! will append
the command EXIT to the batch file, so that if you choose to execute the file in a
DOS shell, it will terminate promptly upon completion.

Step 1:
Using the File menu, define the paths for your Compress.exe and expand.exe
files.

Step 2:
Beneath the Directory menu identify the default path for your completed
batch files.

Step 3:
On the right hand side of the main screen, choose the first file's destination
directory.

Step 4:
Select/deselect the  /r  rename option as desired.

Step 5:
On the left side of the screen, pick the source directory of the original file and
double-click it. Compress-It! builds the equivalent DOS command line required
to compress(expand) and rename(not rename) your selected file. The program
will prevent duplicate selections.

Step6:
Repeat steps 3 through 5 as needed. Each file picked may have its own settings,
with the exception of the check box selections.

NOTE:
Files selected accidentally may be removed from the list by selecting it  in the
center list box and then double clicking on it.

When you have completed your selections and confirmed your options, press
the button labeled Go. When the batch file is built, its file name will be presented
in a message box. If you selected the option to run the file upon completion, it
will be executed after you check the OK button. Remember to place a disk in a
removeable drive if one was specified as a destination. Compress-It! does not
check for adequate drive space before running the bat file.