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ARCRUN - Version 1.0
Dave Rand
10232-160 Street
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
ARCRUN is a program which enables the use of command files from an
archive. The advantage to this is that many of the command files in
use are small: less than 1K. On a double density CP/M system, the block
size is 2K, and on a hard disk, 4K-16K. This means a lot of wasted space.
ARCRUN, when used with the rest of the ARC series, can 'expand' your
available disk space by many K, or even hundreds of K for hard disk systems.
It does this by storing only as much of the command file as is required, and
packs many command files into two directory entries.
To use ARCRUN, simply place the desired command files into a file called
PROGS by using the ARCADD program. Then execute the command as follows:
ARCRUN progname [Options]
So, if you wanted to use the program ED.COM, with a source file of
QQZ.PAR, and put the result on B, you would use the following command:
ARCRUN ED QQZ.PAR B:
Note that you may use a different archive name (the default is PROGS.ARC)
by using the following syntax:
ARCRUN -arcname progname [Options]
The prolific use of CCP's that have auto drive/user number searches has
prompted me to add the same capability to ARCRUN. Now, simply place your
PROGS.ARC file (and PROGS.DIR, of course) in A0. ARCRUN will search for
PROGS.DIR in the following order:
Current drive, current user area.
Current drive, user area zero.
Drive A, user area zero.
This is compatible with most of the extended CCP's.
One last hint: rename the ARCRUN file to RUN.COM. It is easier to type,
and easier to remember.