PillarSoft Refreshes
WarpZip V. 1.09
for Communicator

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Photo above shows WarpZip 1.09 running in @Macarlo's machine (Warp 4.0)

Developer Wayne
Swanson, from PillarSoft just refreshes
WarpZip for Commmunicator's users. Beneath WarpZip's
pleasant interface you will find plenty of revolutionary and powerful functions
that will save both time and effort and boost your productivity. Requires: OS/2
Warp, Rexx, InfoZip utilities. WarpZip can ben registered in BMT
Micro: $25 special only while in Beta.
The softwarehouse PillarSoft just refreshes the last version
- the V, 1.09 - of WarpZip, his front end for zip-unzip activities on OS/2. Two
zipfiles was uploaded on Hobbes today August 6 by PillarSoft:
1- WarpZip.zip,
779,47 - WarpZip v1.09 Zip file and OS/2 Packed file unarchiver. Take the work out
of downloading software. WarpZip will handle the details from the first click in
your browser to the archives' final resting place. Beneath WarpZip's pleasant interface
you will find plenty of revolutionary and powerful functions that will save both
time and effort and boost your productivity. This is a refresh of the 1.09 distribution
with changes that allow it to work with Netscape Communicator.
2 - wzprep.zip,
92,63Kb - Updated Netscape helper for WarpZip v1.09 his is a new version of the
Netscape helper app for WarpZip with changes that allow it to work with the new
Netscape Communicator.
This may be the last beta of WarpZip. If you want to get in on the special beta
pricing, now is the time to do it. We haven't finalized plans for the next version
but it appears that we are heading for the GA release. Once it is released, our
final pricing will be announced.
Be sure to fill in the new "Drives" setting in the settings notebook.
Most users will probably want to have WarpZip skip reading their floppy drives.
WarpZip works best on an HPFS formatted drive. There are still a couple of issues
with installation on FAT drives, namely, viewing files that are archived in subdirectories.
Be sure to set all the parameters in the settings notebook! And set the "Download
settings..." if you want to use the new Download Preprocessor with any browser
or ftp program.
Installing WarpZip
Unzip the archive into any directory and run "Install.exe".
The installer will query you for an installation directory and the dll and help
file locations. When choosing a location for the dlls and help files, you will be
presented with a listbox filled with presently used dll and help file locations.
If you choose one of these locations for both items, the config.sys will NOT have
to be modified. Perhaps now is the time to consolidate all those smaller apps dlls
and helps into one set of directories so programs like this don't have to add to
your config.sys. (see "Installation Suggestions" in the Install.inf or
the program help file)
WarpZip uses InfoZip's Unzip32.dll file for unzipping archives. Make sure you have
the latest version of Zip.exe and Unzipsfx.exe installed on your system if you want
to add to or build any new archives. We try to keep the latest version available
at the PillarSoft website or a link to their home at cdrom.com.
If for any reason, you want to install WarpZip manually, you can: Run the quick
and dirty "Install.cmd" to make the desktop object. Make sure the dll's
are in a directory listed in the LIBPATH statement or add their location to LIBPATH.
Make sure the help file is in a directory listed in the SET HELP statement or add
its' location to SET HELP.
Uninstalling WarpZip
The installation program builds a script that will delete
all the files (even if they were installed to different directories) and remove
the desktop object automatically. If you've chosen to change the config.sys file,
you will have to delete the additions manually. We may add that feature in the future.
Installing WZPrep (Download Preprocessor)
After installing WarpZip, open the help file and locate the
"General Help" section, then choose "Download Preprocessor"
and scroll to the bottom of the page for instructions on setting up Netscape to
use WZPrep as a helper application.
CONTACT AUTHOR:
Wayne Swanson
wswanson@daktel.com
PillarSoft
http://fm-net.com/pillarsoft/
@Macarlo, Inc.
@Macarlo's Shareware & Web
OS/2
Java Lobby Member
Java Site Accredited
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