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- ADDCOMM 2.1 - Add comments to ZIP & ARJ files!
- Written by Grant Fisher - Copyright (C) 1991
-
- This is the latest release of ADDCOMM, a program which adds large
- comments to ZIP and also ARJ files. This program fully supports the
- use of wildcards (ie. *.ZIP, *.*, *.ARJ) which makes it one of the
- handiest programs you will use in your everyday computing life (apart
- from ARJ and PKZIP of course). Also, I strongly recommend you register
- your copys of PKZIP and ARJ if you use them often. Think of how much
- disk space you have saved (not to mention download time) by using these
- programs. Both these programs are well worth buying!!
-
- There are other utilities around which will add ZIP comments for
- you. The one I used to use (ZIPCOM) did the job, but as it was written
- in BASIC, the executable file was very large (around 50K), and it was
- very slow in executing. It also left a very annoying residue file called
- "volume.eri" in my directorys, which really pissed me off!
-
- ADDCOMM will bring all of your ARJ and ZIP archives to life with
- text file headers which could advertise where the archive came from. It
- is fully interactive so you don't have to remember thirty command line
- options, just type ADD and answer the questions! Sysops of BBS's will
- benefit greatly from the banners which they will place on their files,
- and the fact that it will comment BOTH major archive formats in one go!
-
- ADDCOMM was written in C, not BASIC, so the resulting executable
- file is small and the program runs a lot quicker than ZIPCOM! In fact
- it is less than half the size than ZIPCOM and it will also handle ARJ
- archives as well as being much quicker!!
-
- ADDCOMM has been extensively tested with PKZIP 1.10 and ARJ 2.21.
- It will crash if these programs aren't available in the current directory
- or DOS PATH. If you aren't sure about the PATH statement, see your DOS
- manual for more details. ADDCOMM should be upwardly compatible with
- future releases of ARJ and PKZIP.
-
- ADDCOMM is not free software. If you use it often, I would like
- it if you would send a donation ($ up to you) to the address below. The
- C source code is also available $10 from the same address. You are
- permitted to freely distribute this software to whoever you like, in
- fact I encourage it! I only ask that you make sure this DOC file goes
- with it.
-
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-
- USAGE
-
- Typing ADD /? at the DOS prompt will give you the help screen
- as shown below :
-
- Usage : ADD [zipfile|arjfile] [commfile]
-
- zipfile = name of ZIP file(s) to comment
- arjfile = name of ARJ file(s) to comment
- commfile = name of file containing comment
-
- Valid wildcards : *, *.*, *.zip, *.arj
-
- The name of the ZIP/ARJ file and the comment file are optional from the
- command line.
-
- EXAMPLES :
- 1. Command-line mode
- ---------------------
-
- a.) Add comment in "BBS.ADD" to "HOST.ZIP" from command line :
-
- ADD HOST.ZIP BBS.ADD
-
- b.) Add comment in "BBS.ANS" to "HOST.ZIP" & "HOST.ARJ" (if both exist) :
-
- ADD HOST BBS.ANS
-
- c.) Add comment in "BANNER.TXT" to all ARJ files in current directory :
-
- ADD *.ARJ BANNER.TXT
-
- d.) Add comment in "HEADER" to all ARJ & ZIP files (sysops!) :
-
- ADD *.* HEADER
-
- 2. Semi-interactive mode
- -------------------------
-
- a.) Add comment in "BBS.ADD" to "HOST.ZIP", parsing HOST.ZIP :
-
- C:\>ADD HOST.ZIP <enter>
-
- Comment file for HOST.ZIP : BBS.ADD <enter>
-
- b.) Add comment in "BBS.ANS" to "HOST.ZIP" & "HOST.ARJ" (if both exist) :
-
- C:\>ADD HOST <enter>
-
- Comment file for HOST : BBS.ANS <enter>
-
- c.) Add comment in "BANNER.TXT" to all ARJ files in current directory :
-
- C:\>ADD *.ARJ <enter>
-
- Comment file for *.ARJ : BANNER.TXT <enter>
-
- d.) Add comment in "HEADER" to all ARJ & ZIP files (sysops!) :
-
- C:\>ADD * <enter> (Note : *.* will also work)
-
- Comment file for *.* : HEADER <enter>
-
- 3. Interactive mode
- --------------------
-
- a.) Add comment in "BBS.ADD" to "HOST.ZIP" :
-
- C:\>ADD <enter>
-
- ARJ/ZIP file(s) : HOST.ZIP <enter>
-
- Comment file for HOST.ZIP : BBS.ADD <enter>
-
- b.) Add comment in "BBS.ANS" to "HOST.ZIP" & "HOST.ARJ" (if both exist) :
-
- C:\>ADD <enter>
-
- ARJ/ZIP file(s) : HOST <enter>
-
- Comment file for HOST : BBS.ANS <enter>
-
- c.) Add comment in "BANNER.TXT" to all ARJ files in current directory :
-
- C:\>ADD <enter>
-
- ARJ/ZIP files : *.ARJ <enter>
-
- Comment file for *.ARJ : BANNER.TXT <enter>
-
- d.) Add comment in "HEADER" to all ARJ & ZIP files (sysops!) :
-
- C:\>ADD <enter>
-
- ARJ/ZIP files : * <enter>
-
- Comment file for *.* : HEADER <enter>
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- VALIDATION
-
- ADDCOMM has a validation code added to it by the program VALIDATE
- from McAfee Associates. If you obtain results which differ from the
- ones below, the program has most likely been altered. If you have any
- queries, contact the author at the Internet address below.
-
- File Name: ADD.EXE
- Size: 13,324
- Date: 11-17-1991
- File Authentication:
- Check Method 1 - 7BBE
- Check Method 2 - 029B
-
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-
- Please make all cheques payable to GRANT FISHER.
-
- Internet address :
-
- Grant Fisher
- Internet : T9014123@phillip.edu.au
-
- Postal address :
-
- Grant Fisher
- 265 Smiths Gully Road
- Smiths Gully 3760
- Victoria, Australia.
-
- PKZIP is copyright PKWARE inc.
- ARJ is copyright ROBERT K JUNG.
-
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