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Simple Zip Viewer
Documentation
Copyright and written 1994 by:
Anthony F. Baechler, III
All rights reserved.
What Is SZV?
SZV stands for, "Simple Zip Viewer." The purpose of SZV is
to view .ZIP files without having to remember the many command
line options for PKUNZIP.EXE (registered trademark of Pkware,
inc.). This program is not like other programs which unzip all
the files in a .ZIP file then ask questions. This program simply
creates one temporary file, and deletes it when it is done.
If you are using an unregistered version of Pkunzip, that's
fine by SZV, it strips out that part of the Pkunzip header when
viewing so that not everyone has to look at the embarrassment of
being an unregistered user of the PKZip software.
Installing SZV
SZV comes in three flavors. SZV, SZVLite, and SZVBBS. Each
one will be discussed below.
Installing SZV
To install SZV, simply do the following:
1. If you are using a floppy system or you wish to run SZV
from a floppy disk, you need to make sure that SZV.EXE,
PKUNZIP.EXE, SZV.S01 and the files you wish to view with SZV are
all on the same disk. If you desire the SZV help screen, you
also need SZV.HLP. If you desire documentation, you need
SZV.DOC.
2. If you are installing to a hard disk (strongly
recommended as this program accesses the disk quite frequently)
then simply make a directory on your hard drive called "SZV."
Copy all the SZV files into that directory. SZV only will take
about 75-100 k, so you will not need much space.
Installing SZVLite
For SZV Lite, you need to make sure that all of the
following files are available. SZVLITE.COM, PAGE.COM, PKUNZIP.EXE. You
can either install SZV Lite to a floppy or hard disk. SZV Lite
does not do much disk access.
Installing SZV BBS
If you wish to use SZV with bulletin board systems, you need
to make sure that SZVBBS.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE are available to the
BBS package. SZV does take about 300 k of memory, so you might
need to dump any memory resident software you are using. Please
see your BBS software manual for detailed instructions on
installing an external archive viewer. You MUST have the
following lines in whichever batch file you decide or need to
create to get SZV to work:
@ECHO OFF
COPY ?.ZIP SZVTEMP.ZIP
SZVBBS >??
The "?" means that you are supposed to replace it with
either %1, or a similar variable which contains the name of the
.ZIP file. The "??" means that you are supposed to replace that
with the variable of the serial (or com) port that the modem is SZV Documentation page 2
connected to.
SZV Requirements
Now that you have installed SZV, it is time to inform you of
what SZV requires. SZV requires the following configuration:
1. IBM PC.
2. at least 300 k memory for SZV and SZV BBS, less for SZV Lite.
3. MS or PC DOS. Any version should work, it has been tested
with MS-DOS 6.0 and 6.2.
4. PKUNZIP.EXE from Pkware Inc. The current version is 2.04G.
Getting Help
To get help from within SZV, simply type either "?," "Help,"
or "HELP." To view a file called HELP.ZIP, you would type
"HELP.ZIP," when asked for the file to view. This feature is not
available in SZV Lite or SZV BBS.
Editing the Screens
SZV allows editing of the screens. The screens which may be
edited are the help screen and the screen asking for the name of
the .ZIP file to view. You may edit the help screen by editing
SZV.HLP. You may edit the screen asking for the .ZIP file to
view by editing SZV.S01.
A Sample Run
This section will give a short tutorial on how to run each
different version of SZV.
Running SZV
To run SZV, simply type, "SZV" at the DOS prompt. You
should see a short copyright message, then you should see a
screen prompting you for the name of the .ZIP file to view. If
you got SZV in a .ZIP archive from a BBS, you can just use this
file for this example if you wish, or else you can enter a
different file if you wish. You will then see a short status
message, SZV will do some work with the disk, then you should see
the contents of the .ZIP file you are viewing. A sample screen
from SZV is contained in SZVSCRN.TXT.
Running SZV Lite
To run SZV Lite, type "SZVLITE" followed by the name of the
.ZIP file to view, right on the command line. If you forget to
give the .ZIP name, you will get a help screen telling you to
include the name of the .ZIP file to view. A sample of screens
from SZV Lite appears in SZVLSCRN.TXT.
Running SZV BBS
Unfortunately, at this time, SZV BBS is not completed. It
will probably be available in future versions of SZV.
Appendixes
The following sections are not a necessary part of the
documentation. If you have read this far, you can stop reading
if you wish because the upcoming portions of the documentation do
not apply directly to the use of SZV.
Appendix A.
Getting Support
At this time, there are quite a few means of getting support
for Simple Zip Viewer. Both registered and unregistered users
can get support through the Internet and Fidonet, but only
registered users can call me voice at home. If you call voice,
please have your serial number ready.
SZV Documentation Appendixes Page 3
My Internet and Fidonet addresses are in the file
"2CONTACT.ME." Please read this file. My voice number from 4 PM
to 8 PM Pacific time is 619-258-8310. My fax is 619-464-5651.
Please make sure to put my name, Anthony F. Baechler, III on the
cover sheet of all faxes. In addition, I can send you any of the
following documents via fax, but you must call me voice first to
make sure I am available.
SZV documentation
Catalog of all programs
2CONTACT.ME
SFE documentation
Appendix B.
Passing The Word
To get an information packet about Anthony F. Baechler, III,
please send me your address and $2 (to cover shipping costs).
Send your address and money to:
Anthony F. Baechler, III
PO Box 19727
San Diego, CA 92159-0727
The info packet will contain a "demo" tape, as well as a
printed catalog. If you include a formatted diskette, I will
send you a copy of the shareware version of all my programs. If
you send a disk, please include a return disk mailer.
Appendix C.
Source Code
At this time, the source code is available for $40. If
you are interested, send the $40 and a formatted disk to the
address above.
Appendix D.
Shareware
Shareware means, "try before you buy." This basically means
that if you try out a shareware program and like it, you are
expected to pay the registration fee for it. Each author has his
or her own registration fees and benefits for registering. Some
give you a printed manual, some give free support, some don't
give anything except a thank you.
If you register any program written by Anthony F. Baechler,
III, you get a printed manual, free unlimited technical support,
a public domain bonus program, a shareware copy of my other
programs, and free updates to the program you register.
SZV is shareware and you must pay $5 to continue using it
after 30 days.
Appendix E.
Notation Conventions
In this manual, there is a lot of text in quotes. When
typing this text, don't type the quotes. When there is a , or .
after the text, like "text." or "text," don't type this
punctuation.
I wish to thank all the beta testers and especially Paul
Cavnar of the Free Zone BBS for allowing me to use his BBS as a
distribution site for all of my software.
THE
END