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ZIP Converter 2.9
Copyright (c) 1995 Gregory Sherman
DISTRIBUTION
ZIP Converter is shareware. You can upload it to BBSs, give copies
to friends, etc. Please distribute it in the archive ZIPCVT29.ZIP,
which contains this file, ZIPCVT.EXE, CVTREG.FRM, and FILE_ID.DIZ.
REGISTRATION
You may evaluate ZIP Converter for a period of 15 days. If you
continue to use it beyond this period, you must register.
Registered users will receive instructions that will prevent
the registration notice from appearing. Your registration will
be valid for all future versions of ZIP Converter.
The registration fee is $5 for a single user on one computer.
This price is valid until the release of ZIP Converter 3.0.
You may send a check (US funds drawn on a U.S. bank),
postal money order, or cash to:
Gregory Sherman
4750 Sawtelle Blvd
Culver City CA 90230
You can print and fill out the included registration form,
CVTREG.FRM. Otherwise, please include your name (as you
want it to appear when the program runs) and your address
with your registration fee.
E-MAIL
Send questions and comments via Internet to:
Gregory.Sherman@greatesc.com
or call
The Source BBS (310)371-3737
USR DS 14.4k v.32bis
latest version in File Area 1
leave message for Gregory Sherman in Conference 0
INTRODUCTION
ZIP Converter will recompress ZIP archives with PKZIP version 2.04's
new maximum compression algorithm. It can be run on a single file
or on all ZIP files in a specified directory each time it is run.
It can be used on both hard and floppy drives. The program determines
the version of a ZIP file and the method with which it was created.
Therefore, you can use it to convert 1.x ZIPs to 2.04 format or to
recompress all archives that were not formed with 2.04 maximum
compression.
The old archives are unzipped with the -d option (preserve
subdirectories). The new archives are created with the -rP (restore
subdirectories), -o (set archive date to latest file date, unless
ZIPCVT run with -d switch) and -ex (maximum compression) options
(see PKZIP documentation for more information). ZIP Converter will
convert ZIP files within a ZIP file (one level only).
INSTRUCTIONS
Place ZIPCVT.EXE and the new versions of PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE
in directories included in the PATH statement of your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Run ZIPCVT from a hard drive or a RAM drive with
adequate space for the temporary files created by ZIPCVT and PKZIP.
ZIP Converter is run from the DOS command line with this form:
zipcvt <filename | directory-path> [-n | -x] [-d] [-p#] [-r | -z comment-path]
The .ZIP extension of "filename" can be omitted.
"directory-path" can be a relative or absolute pathname.
The final '\' must be included as in "c:\term\ud\", unless the
pathname begins with "." or ".."
The switch "-n" prevents ZIP Converter from checking ZIP versions
or compression methods in order to increase the speed of conversion.
The switch "-x" makes ZIP Converter recompress all ZIPs not in
version 2.04 maximum compression format.
If neither of the above are used, ZIP Converter will recompress
all ZIPs in 1.x format.
If you include "-d" on the command line, the dates of the ZIP archives
that are converted will not be changed.
The switch "-p#" is intended for use on directories that have a large
number of ZIPs. # is an integer you choose. After converting # of ZIPs,
the program will display a prompt (C)ontinue or (Q)uit ? You then press
"c" or "q" to choose. If you press "c" the program will again display
this prompt after another # of ZIPs have been converted. This will be
repeated until all ZIPs have been converted or you press "q" at a prompt.
The switch "-r" instructs ZIP Converter to remove comments from the ZIP
archives it converts.
The switch "-z" instructs ZIP Converter to add comments to the ZIP
archives it converts. "comment-path" is the pathname of a plain ASCII
text file that contains the comments.
Examples : "zipcvt lib2" will convert the file LIB2.ZIP in the
current directory to 2.04 format if necessary
"zipcvt b: -r" or "zipcvt b:\ -r" will convert version 1.x
archives in drive B's root directory, removing all comments
"zipcvt . -n -d" will convert all ZIP archives in the current
directory, without checking for ZIP versions or compression
methods. The dates of the ZIP files will be unchanged.
"zipcvt \term\dls\ -z \utils\comment.txt" will convert
ZIP files in \term\dls\, adding the contents of
\utils\comment.txt as comments to all ZIP files
"zipcvt . -p10" will convert ZIP files in the current
directory, asking if you want to continue after
converting 10, 20, 30, ... ZIPs
C:\TP\SOURCE\UNITS> "zipcvt .. -x" will convert all ZIPS
in C:\TP\SOURCE\ not created with 2.04 maximum compression
DISCLAIMER
ZIP Converter is provided "as is". Use at your own risk.
Gregory Sherman disclaims all warranties, including the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PKZIP and PKUNZIP are registered trademarks of PKWARE, Inc.
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