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DOZIP 6.1 - WRITTEN BY
MARV KEEFOVER 01-10-93
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
For DOS 2.x to 5.0 and 4DOS (UPGRADED FOR PKZ204C)
DOZIP 6.1 enhancements:
Added Shell to DOS option from any screen
Added directory creation option from within DOZIP
Added option for locating all .ZIP files on a drive in EXTRACT mode
General upgrade for compatibility with PKZ204C
If you are .ZIPing a whole directory or backing up a disk drive or unZIPing an
entire .ZIP file, you probably won't need to (although you can) use DOZIP. For
that, command line parameters like "pkzip filename *.*" are much faster. But
if you need to randomly select files from multiple directories or drives or
pick a few files out of a .ZIP file to extract, then DOZIP is perfect. It
automates the "list file" creation that PKZIP and PKUNZIP can use. DOZIP uses
PKZIP's default compression methods for .ZIPing.
This program provides for automated creation of .ZIP files from a menu selection
of random files in directories or anywhere on any disk. You can create a .ZIP
file containing a mixture of files between directories and/or between drives.
It also provides for automated random extraction of files from any .ZIP file and
will locate the .ZIP files on a drive or in a directory of your choice.
The program will search directories or the entire disk or diskette (which ever
is the current or specified drive) for the file(s). DOZIP61.ZIP should be
unzipped in a directory that is listed in the path line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file. That way you can be in any directory on any drive when you call up
DOZIP. The directory listing in your path line must include the drive. (e.g.
c:\dz). All of DOZIP61's .EXE and .COM files must be in a directory listed in
your path line.
You DO NOT have to be in the directory which contains the file(s) you want
to ZIP or extract files from. You either have to be on the the drive which
contains those file(s), OR you can type the drive letter and a colon followed
by the directory or filename.ext of the file (or files in the case of wild
cards) you want to select from. EACH directory or filename which is NOT on
the current drive MUST be preceeded by the drive letter and a colon. If not
the program will search the current drive. Pathnames are not allowed for
individual filenames, and if specified, no files will be listed.
IMPORTANT: You must have PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE on your disk and
accessible thru the path line in your autoexec.bat file in order for the
program to execute.
OPERATION: The operation of this .ZIP file creation and extraction utility is
very simple and the screen prompts will informatively guide you through the
creation and/or extraction process. The program will first give you the
option of creating a .ZIP file or extracting files from existing .ZIP files.
In CREATE mode, you will be given the option of selecting files from a
directory or individually from a disk. After you decide that, you will be
asked for the directory path or the file name to search for. You will be able
to select individual files from any number of directories on any number of
drives (or a single file anywhere). You can select from up to 1200 files
from any single directory and an unlimited number of total files to add to a
new or updated .ZIP file.
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You will have the option of selecting from directories or individual files
or both (and you can go back and forth) in the same session. NOTE: The
directories where you want to create the .ZIP files MUST be created before
you call the program. You will be prompted for the directory where you want
to create the .ZIP file and for the name you want to call the .ZIP file.
The .ZIP file will then be automatically created with all the files you have
selected.
In individual file mode, you MUST NOT enter the path to the file (other than
the drive:). The program will locate the file and give the full path in the
selection screen. Due to the possibility of the same filename being located
in more than one directory, AND the fact that the program will accept wild
card file names, you will be taken to the selection screen for individual
files as well as for directory file selection. If you use *.*, the
selection screen will list every file on the disk. (up to 1200 files) - Make
sure your disk has enough space for the .ZIP file.
In EXTRACT mode, you will asked for the directory or drive which contains the
.ZIP files you want to extract files from. The program will then list all of
the .ZIP files in that directory or on that drive on the selection screen.
For each .ZIP file selected you will taken to another selection screen listing
all the files in the .ZIP file. When you have selected the files you want to
extract, you will be asked to specify a directory or drive to extract the
selected files to. This will occur sequentially for each selected .ZIP file.
The program will not erase any existing files. It will create its temporary
directories and files on drive c:, and delete them when it exits.
You can also update an existing .ZIP file easily by selecting the files you
want to add to or replace in the existing file, and then entering the correct
directory path and filename for the existing .ZIP file. This is the default
mode of PKZIP.
Just type "dozip" and press [ENTER] to run the program.
Following is a list of the files you should have received that makeup
DOZIP61.ZIP:
DOZIP.EXE 45363 bytes
DOZIP.DOC 6830 "
LISTPICK.EXE 16592 "
WHERE.COM 418 "
DOZIP61 should not be distributed without all of the above files together
and intact!
Two of the files included and used by this program are other people's
creations, and I owe them a great deal of thanks for making them available
to me.
LISTPICK.EXE is compliments of Rod Richardson
WHERE.COM is compliments of Kiyoshi Akima
PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE are copyrighted programs by Phil Katz, PKWARE, INC.
and are available on most BBS's. These are used for manipulating .ZIP files.
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I offer this program as is with no guarantees. It works well for me!
HAPPY ZIPPING!
You are encoutaged to send bug reports and/or suggestions to the following
address:
Marvin D. Keefover
28705 Eton Glen
Farmington Hills, MI 48331