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Some common questions and answers relating to the operation of Archives
are listed below:
1. When I enter directory names, sometimes I have to enter the last
backslash and sometimes not.
Archives assumes the last backslash if you are working with a
directory name only. However, if Archives was anticipating a
filename (as in copying files) and you don't enter the last
backslash, then it assumes that the name entered was a filename.
For Example when changing directories using the F5 hot key if you
type:
a. TEMPDIR then Archives will look for a directory
below the current directory named TEMPDIR.
b. \TEMPDIR then archives will look one level above
or the root directory for the directory.
\TEMPDIR\ Either method is correct to type.
For Example when copying files if you type the copy to
location as:
a. TEMPDIR then Archives will assume that either of
or these entries is a filename.
\TEMPDIR
b. \TEMPDIR\ then archives will look one level above
or the root directory and copy these file(s)
\TEMPDIR\*.* using the copy to file mask of *.* for
this directory. Either method is
correct to type.
2. How do I enter an @file for ZIP files?
When ZIPPING a file, you will select this one @file from the
Viewer Window BEFORE you select ╗Compress½. This means that the
FILE STATS must be displayed in the Window Title bar and you will
be selecting the file from the Viewer Window.
When UNZIPPING a file, you will enter the @file AFTER you select
½Decompress╗. (A small dialog box opens after the UNZIP dialog
box opens.)
3. The root drive where the temporary files are located is littered
with !ARCH00.bat or !ARCH00. files.
These are temporary files created and deleted by Archives. If
ARCHIVES.EXE and ARCH.PIF were setup properly these files would
not exist.
Archives automatically deletes these files when the \Archive COM
window (the DOS window) is closed. If the name of this window
is not the same as in Archives, then Archives may prematurely
delete these files. Similarly, if you keep one of these DOS
windows open, then Archives doesn't know when to delete the
temporary files.
This DOS window is named in both ARCSETUP.EXE and ARCH.PIF,
and these names must match. They did in the original version as
shipped.
The !ARCH00.bat file is a temporary hidden batch file. It is
hidden so that it doesn't get zipped into a file if you are
compressing files from the root directory where this temporary
file is located.
The !ARCH. file (note, no file extension) is sometimes created by
Archives and is used as an @file for ZIP type files.
You can delete these files using Archives. It will view hidden
and delete hidden files.
4. Can I run more than one window of Archives at a time. Sure.
Just close all \Archives COM windows (the DOS window) as they
finish and try not to have more than one \Archives COM window
opened at a time.
5. Can I start Archives from a windows Run command and include the
filename that I am wanting to view on the Command Line with
Archives? Yes, if the application is registered. Unfortunately,
unregistered users must always run Arcsetup first. Arcsetup
passes an unregistered code to Archives so that Archives will
function properly.
If unregistered users startup a second copy of Archives while the
first copy of Archives is still open, then you don't have to
run Arcsetup first, and can include a filename to open with
Archives from the command line. The first copy of Archives will
pass the password to the second copy of Archives thru Windows.
6. Can I launch a DOS window and get the DOS prompt from Archives?
Yes, try F12 key then press enter. This is an obscure PIF file
option, but is located under the File + PIF Functions on the
Archives main menu.
Another method is to select the F10 key, then when you get the
Run dialog box, check the "Exclude Run file" checkbox.
If ARCH.PIF is setup as a Window (386 systems only) and your
_DEFAULT.PIF is set up as Full Screen, then one of the above
options will give you a Windowed DOS prompt and the other a
Full screen DOS prompt. 286 systems will get a Full Screen
prompt in both cases.