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- From: chris@chrism.demon.co.uk (Chris Marriott)
- Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!chrism.demon.co.uk!chris
- Subject: Re: Windows 3.1 LZEXPAND DLL
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- References: <1993Jan5.224307.11862@mksol.dseg.ti.com>
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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 20:18:55 +0000
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- In article <1993Jan5.224307.11862@mksol.dseg.ti.com> mavmav@mksol.dseg.ti.com writes:
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- >With windows 3.1 there is an included LZEXPAND.DLL. I know that you can use
- >this DLL in place of the DOS EXPAND.EXE. My question though is how do you get
- >a file in the compressed form to start off with? I realize that there is a
- >DOS COMPRESS.EXE, however I did not receive this program with any of my DOS
- >software. I suspect that you get one with the Windows SDK, however I program
- >with Turbo Pascal for Windows and do not have the SDK. Could someone please
- >inform me how I can obtain a copy of COMPRESS.EXE, or better yet a *.DLL, or
- >source code that would perfom the compression?
- >
- >All help is appreciated.
- >
- >Best regards,
- >Michael Vincze
- >mav@asd470.dseg.ti.com
- >
-
- You're right. COMPRESS.EXE comes with the SDK. It actually forms a part
- of the Microsoft Setup ToolKit, since its main purpose is, of course, in
- installation programs.
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- As to how you can get it - I'm afraid I can't help you there. You could
- try asking Borland if they can supply it.
-
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