Software of the Month Club 1994 October/SOFM_Oct1994.bin/pc/gi/fasti17/fasti.doc

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        FAST INFLATE v1.7
        Written by Brad Bahr 1994

        Internet e-mail address: [e-mail]


        Fast Inflate is being Distributed as FREEWARE.
        The most recent version of this program can always be found on:
        Corpsoft BBS in Romeoville, Illinois at [phone] or [phone]

        You may use this program as long as you like, providing it is
        not modified and then distributed in any way. Please feel free
        to share this program with your friends and upload to your
        favorite BBS's.

        I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD UPLOAD
        THIS PROGRAM TO AS MANY BBS'S AS POSSIBLE. THANKS.

        By using this program the user agrees to the following terms:

        The author of this program will not in any way be liable for
        any damages caused by the use or misuse of this program.
        This program is being provided as is with no warranty being
        either expressed or implied. Use at your own risk.


        Depending on what type of files you will be working with,
        this program will require one or more of the following files.

        PkUnzip.exe, Arj.exe, Lha.exe & scan.exe f-prot.exe

        Put these programs in a directory listed in your path.


        Program Description:

        If you are in a hurry to get started, just type "fasti ?" at the
        dos prompt for a quick preview of commands.

        Fast Inflate is to be used to automatically Uncompress all files with
        the extension ZIP, ARJ and LZH in the current directory. The contents
        of each file will be put into it's own subdirectory.

        How the program works:
        1. The program will look for all filenames with the extension .ZIP,
           .ARJ and .LZH in the current directory.

        2. When the first file is found, it's name will be read and stored
           in a search record. A subdirectory will be created with the same
           name as the file.

        3. The contents of the file will be uncompressed into this
           subdirectory.

        4. The program will then look for the next file and so on.

        5. If you also want to scan the executable files contained in the
           compressed files, just type [ fasti scan ] or [ fasti s ]
           When all the files are uncompressed, scan.exe will scan all the
           files in all the new directories created by fasti.
           Scan will be executed as "scan /sub /nomem".

        Note: Scan.exe is a shareware Virus Scanning program by McAfee, Inc.
        Search for "Scan" or "Mcafee" on a BBS near you.

        6. If you would rather use F-prot.exe to scan for viruses, just type
           fasti f instead of fasti s.
           F-prot will be executed as "f-prot /nomem /all".


        Note: F-prot.exe is a shareware Virus Scanning program.
        Search for "F-prot" on a BBS near you.

        7. Type fasti p to pause after scanning until the user hits the
           RETURN key.

           Note: The P command must be used with either the "s", "scan", "f",
                 "o" or "of" command.

        Press the escape key at any time during the operation of Fasti to
        cancel and return to dos.

        Type [ fasti o ] or [ fasti O ] to "Only" scan a directory for viruses
        with Scan.exe, without uncompressing any files.

        Type [ fasti of ] or [ fasti OF ] to "Only" scan a directory for viruses
        with F-prot.exe, without uncompressing any files.


        When the program executes Pkunzip, it uses only the -n and -d
        paramaters.
        -n extracts only newer files. This way if you are in a directory
        that you ran the program in before, it will just skip the files
        that have already been extracted into a subdirectory.
        -d restores the directory structure if any, that is storred in the
        zip file.

        When the program executes Arj, it uses the following commands:
        x -u -jyc

        When the program executes Lha, it used the following commands:
        x

        Feel free to rename the program to something easier to type.
        I use I.exe

        Who needs Fast Inflate ?
        Anyone who calls BBS's
        As soon as I exit my comm program I usually go to my download
        directory and take a look at all the zip files I just downloaded.
        Fast Inflate makes it simple to try out your new programs.
        Just go to your download directory and type fasti to run the program.
        All the programs will now be uncompressed into their own subdirectory
        for you to look at or try out. If you decide to keep the programs
        you can move them somewhere else or delete them if you don't like
        them. After checking out new programs I usually move all the new zips
        to my upload directory and leave my download directory empty for the
        next time I call a BBS.

        This program can also be used in a batch file so everything runs
        automatically. Maybe something like this.

        @echo off
        cd\qmodem
        qmodem
        cd\qmodem\downloads
        fasti s
        copy *.zip c:\qmodem\uploads
        del *.zip


        If you are using a dos shell, make sure you have enough memory to run
        the scan program.

        Try it out for yourself, I think you'll like how much easier it makes
        BBSing.

        This program is freeware for those who don't have any extra money for
        registrations. Use the program as long as you like. If you are able to
        make a small donation towards the development of more programs, please
        see the mail.me file. If you have already made a donation for a
        previous version of this program, it is not necessary to donate again.
        Thank you.

        Some names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective
        copyright holders.


        Brad