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REM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
REM You should NOT modify this file, and it is not recommended,
REM however, if you would like to add anything, you can,
REM AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
REM Be sure and Leave the Titles(They begin with a colon) alone, and
REM do not delete the colons that are by themselves.
REM This file interprets the character '' as toggling highlighting
REM on and off. It will NOT display that character.
REM Also DO NOT USE TABS when editing this file, you must use
REM spaces only! I will not support any problems that may arise
REM from modifying this file! Remember, you were warned!
REM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:Quick-Start
Quick-Start▄
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The following describes briefly how to convert
archives in the UI(User Interface) mode.
1) Goto Options(F3) and set any options that
you need to, such as the archive you want to
convert to, etc. Be sure and press <F10>
to save your selections.
2) If you want to convert more than one archive
then tag the archives you wish to convert.
3) If you just want to convert one archive, then
highlight it and press <ENTER>. If you want
to convert multiple archives, then press <F2>
and select the appropriate method.
AC Should now convert the archive(s) you have
selected.
:
:Overview
OverView▄
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Welcome to AC - The Archive Converter! AC will
convert to/from any know archive type and can
also be configured to convert to/from any archives
that may be released in the future.
AC has 2 modes of operation: Command Line and
UI(User Interface) Mode Running AC without any
command line options will start AC in UI Mode.
The only exception is setting the initial number
of rows when starting AC. All of the features
that AC has are available in both modes of
operation.
UI Mode:
────────
UI Mode provides an easy to use interface for
users who prefer not having to learn many
different commands, just to begin using a
program.
Command Line:
─────────────
The Command Line mode, allows users to tell
AC what to do from DOS using command line
options. For more help on using the command
line portion of AC, see the file AC.DOC that
accompanies this program, or type 'AC /?' for
a description of command line switches.
:
:Registering AC
Registering AC▄
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This program is shareware and copyrighted material.
You are granted a 30 day trial period to evaluate
this program, after which you must: register it or
discontinue use. The amount of time I have put into
this program is enormous. Just typing the help files
took several days! I believe the cost of $10 for
this program to be quite reasonable. Once you register
this product, you will not have to re-register this
product, all future upgrades will be free-of-charge.
Once again, if you find that you use this program often,
please license it. Also remember that there are additional
features available in the registered product.
:
:Navigation keys
Navigation Keys▄
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<> Move Highlight Up one
<> Move Highlight down one
<HOME> Top of List
<END> Bottom of list
<PGDN> Page down list
<PGUP> Page Up List
<ENTER> Change Directory or...
<ENTER> Convert higlighted file
<SPACE> Tag highlighted file
<ALT-C> Toggle Scanning ON/OFF
<ALT-E> Toggle Exploding windows ON/OFF
<ALT-G> Change Drive/Directory
<ALT-I> Toggle Timestamping ON/OFF
<ALT-N> Toggle Nesting ON/OFF
<ALT-R> Toggle Recursion ON/OFF
<ALT-S> Toggle Sound ON/OFF
<ALT-T> Tag/Untag All Files
<ALT-U> Toggle Update ON/OFF
<ALT-V> Toggle Video Mode{25/28/43/50} rows
<ALT-X> Quick Exit{No Prompt}
:
:Running ACSetup
ACSetup▄
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When you press <F4> in AC, it will
run ACSETUP, and allow you to make
changes to the data file that AC uses.
Any changes that you make in ACSETUP,
will take effect as soon as you exit
ACSETUP and return to AC.
:
:Function Keys
Function Keys▄
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The following is a brief desription of the
function keys that AC uses, and what they do.
F-ONE▄ Help -- Provides Help for AC,
▀▀▀▀▀ you can press this key most
anywhere to obtain help.
F-TWO▄ Convert Menu -- When you select
▀▀▀▀▀ this option, you can choose how
to convert the tagged files.
F-THREE▄ Options -- Allows the user to change
▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ run-time parameters for AC.
F-FOUR▄ ACSetup -- Runs ACSetup program to
▀▀▀▀▀▀ allow the user to modify AC without
having to exit the program.
F-FIVE▄ Quick Keys -- Displays the shortcut
▀▀▀▀▀▀ keys that are available for AC.
:
:Dialog Boxes
Dialog Boxes▄
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Dialog boxes provide an easy and organized way
to make changes to a program. When you press
<F3>(Options), you will be presented with a
dialog box. The Following terms are useful
when describing Dialog Boxes:
Field - A field is an indivual item of
information that must be filled in.
Dialog Box - A collection of fields make up a
dialog box.
Picklist - A List of items that you can select
from to fill in a field.
The following keys are available
when using a dialog box:
<> Goto previous field.
<SH-TAB> Goto previous field.
<> Goto next field.
<CR> Goto next field.
<TAB> Goto next field.
<F2> Bring up a Picklist if one is available.
<ESC> Exit dialog box; cancel changes.
<F10> Exit dialog box; save changes.
:
:PickLists
Pick-Lists▄
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Picklists are lists of items that can you can select
from. The following keys are available when using
picklists:
<> Goto previous item
<> Goto next item
<HOME> Goto top item
<END> Goto Last item
<PGDN> Goto next pageful of items
<PGUP> Goto previous pageful of items
<CR> Exit; Accept selected item
<ESC> Exit; Cancel selection.
:
:Convert Menu
Convert Menu▄
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This option allows you to convert more than one archive
at a time. The following options are available when you
press <F2>:
Convert Highlight - Allows you to convert the highlited
archive.
Convert All - Will convert ALL archives in the current
directory
Convert Tagged - Will convert all archives that have been
tagged(marked). If all files are tagged
then this would be equivalent to
converting all archives.
Convert Untagged - Will convert all archives that are NOT
tagged. If no files are tagged, then
this would be equivalent to converting
all archives.
:
:Convert To
Convert to▄
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This option allows you to tell AC what
archive you want to convert TO. If you
want to convert to an archiver that is
not listed, simply run ACSetup, and add
it as an archiver.
:
:<ALT-R> Toggle Recursion
Recursion▄
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The available options for this entry are
either ON or OFF. Setting Recursion to ON,
will cause AC to provide support for
directories inside of archive files. If
recursion is OFF,then AC will convert ALL
archive files into a single directory, and
any directories that may have been stored in
the original archive would be lost.
:
:<ALT-I> Toggle Timestamp
Timestamp▄
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The available options for this entry are
either ON or OFF. Setting timestamp to ON,
will cause AC to set the date and time of
any archives it converts to the most recent
file inside the archive. With this option
turned off, any new archives will be set
to the current system date and time.
:
:<ALT-C> Toggle Virus Scan
Scanning▄
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The available options for Scanning are ON or OFF.
Setting Scanning to ON, will cause AC to scan
the archive for viruses. This will increase the
conversion time, but provides an easy method of
checking archives for viruses.
:
:<ALT-E> Toggle Explode
Explode▄
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When you press the ALT-E key this
will toggle exploding windows on/off.
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:<ALT-G> Change Directory
Change Drive/Directory▄
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When you select this option an edit box will appear
with the current path appearing. Simply type in the
drive and or directory you would like to goto. To
simply change drives, just type in the drive letter
and a colon. IE ('C:').
To clear the edit window, press <CTRL-END>.
Pressing <INS> will toggle insert/overwrite mode.
:
:<ALT-K> Toggle Keep Originals
Keep Originals▄
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When you select this option, it allows you to
change how AC handles the original archive when
it converts it. When this is set to ON, AC will
NOT delete the original archive. When this is
set to OFF, AC will delete it when the conversion
is complete.
:
:<ALT-L> Toggle Logging
Logging▄
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This option allows you to control whether
or not AC will report conversions to a log
file or not. If logging is ON, then AC will
write out information to AC.LOG which can
be found in the same directory that AC.EXE
is in. When logging is OFF, no reporting will
take place.
NOTE: AC does NOT log nested conversions.
:
:<ALT-N> Toggle Nesting
Nesting▄
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This option allows you to control how AC
will handle archive files that are stored
inside of another archive. When Nesting
is OFF, AC will treat any nested archives
like any other file. When Nesting is ON,
AC will convert any archives inside of the
original archive to the archive type that
the original is being converted to.
Notes:
-AC only supports nesting 1 level deep.
What this means is that it will not
convert an archive in an archive in an
archive.
-Use this option with care. Many programs
have installation routines that expect
archives to be a certain type. If you
convert nested archves, you may find you
have to manually install the program.
:
:<ALT-S> Toggle Sound
Sound▄
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This option allows you to turn the Sound
ON or OFF. When sound is on, all windows
will beep when opened or closed. This
feature is for esthetic effect only.
:
:<ALT-T> Toggle Tags
Tags▄
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When you select this option, AC will reverse
the Tag state of all files in the current
directory. any files that were tagged will
become untagged, and likewise any file that
were not tagged would become tagged. If no
files have been tagged and you select this
option, ALL files would be tagged since there
would be no tagged files to untag.
:
:<ALT-U> Toggle Updating
Updating▄
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This option allows you to turn Updating ON or OFF.
When Updating is ON, AC will support conversions
of archives to the same type. This is useful if
you want to upgrade an archive file to a newer
version. IE PkZip 1.10 to PkZip 2.04g.
Note:
- When Updating is OFF, and you convert an archive
to the same type, the archive will be deleted.
Be sure and turn this switch to ON if you want to
convert like archives.
:
:<ALT-V> Change Video Mode
Video-Mode▄
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When you select this option AC will change the
video mode or the number of rows on the screen.
The possible options are 25, 28, 43, and 50.
You must have a VGA display for this to operate
correctly. If AC cannot change the video mode,
then it will default to 25 lines.
:
:<ALT-X> Quick Exit
Quick Exit▄
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Pressing the <ALT-X> key will exit
AC immediatly without any queries.
AC will restore the video mode and
return you to the directory that
you originally ran AC from.
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