AC - The Archive Converter  V3.00a [03-24-93]  By Donald M. Langhorne
                Copyright (c) 1991,1993; All rights reserved;
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Information on updating from version 3.00 to 3.00a
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There is no updating necessary to update from V3.00
to V3.00a.	You may use the AC.DB file from AC V3.00
if you wish, especially if you have customized it.

Information on updating from versions of AC prior to 3.00
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AC has been completely converted and mostly rewritten
from C to C++.	In addition, the configuration file
has changed drastically.  Due to the disparity between
the older type of configuration file and the new, I have
not provided an automatic method of updating the
configuration file.  Future releases will provide an
automatic procedure, since I do not plan on modifying the
basic method of storing information in the configuration
file.

****NOTE****  If you have not made any changes to the
****NOTE****  configuration file before, then you do
****NOTE****  not need to perform any transfering of
****NOTE****  information, and can delete the old AC.CFG
****NOTE****  and use the AC.DB that you should have
****NOTE****  received with AC.

The following describes one method of transfering over
information from your existing AC configuration file to
the new format.

1)  If possible, you should print out the old configuration
    file to a printer.  For example you could type
    'type AC.CFG >lpt1' from DOS and it will print out your
    configuration information.

2)  Run the new ACS.EXE(ACSetup).

3)  If you are a registered user, goto Register, and enter your
    registration #.  Next goto Defaults and set your preferences.

4)  Select Archivers from the main menu.  Next select the archive
    extension you wish to define.  Perform the following tasks:
    a) Check the name of the archiver, if it is different from
       what you had previously replace it.
    b) Check the switches.  AC now separates EACH switch on a
       separate line.  You want to match up to switches with
       the s="..." for the appropriate archiver.  For each
       switch in the s="...", place it separately in up to 4
       switch fields.
    c) Repeat step b) for the recursive switches, where r="..."
       is where you will find the recursive switches.
    d) Repeat step b) for the timestamp switch.
    e) Set the command line switch if necessary to one of the
       available options.
    f) Set the switch separator to 0 -SPACE, or 1-NONE.	This
       is dependant upon the archiver.  Most archivers separate
       each switch on the command line with a space, but a few
       do not.  If they don't, then set this option to NOa NE.
    g) Repeat steps a-f for all other archivers.


5)  Select Dearchivers from the main menu.  Repeat the process described
    above for archivers and apply it to dearchivers.  Since there are
    no timestamp options for dearchivers, skip step d) above.


6)  That's it!  If you are encountering problems, registered users can
    phone me for help.	I will be more than happy to step you through
    converting your configuration file.  If you are not a registered user,
    either E-mail me via CompuServe, or write me to the address in AC.DOC