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THE ZIP TERMINATOR V3.8A Copyright 1990 By SUSAN T. CALISE All Rights Reserved! TABLE OF CONTENTS page Shareware Notice ........................... 2 Registration Information ........................... 2 Hardware/Software Required ........................... 3 Background Information ........................... 3 Installation ........................... 4 Configure ........................... 4 File Management ........................... 6 Mouse Operation ........................... 7 Directory Views ........................... 7 ZIPUP Operations ........................... 7 UNZIP Operations ........................... 8 Make Self-Dissolving ZIPS ........................... 8 ZIP File Comments ........................... 8 ZIP File Stamp/Strip ........................... 9 Test/Check ZIPFILE(S) ........................... 9 ZIP Password Protection ........................... 9 Memory Available Function ........................... 10 Directory PICK LIST ........................... 11 Acknowledgements ........................... 12 Upgrades ........................... 12 New Product Information ........................... 12 - page 1 - SHAREWARE NOTICE: You may copy and pass on this working version of THE ZIP TERMINATOR(c) provided NO FEE is charged for copying or transport. All original files must remain intact with no modifications of any kind. You are further prohibited from placing the main program and its support files on any computer software/shareware distribution disk or telecommunication service that requires an access or purchase fee without express permission from the author and holder of the copyright for THE ZIP TERMINATOR. You have a twenty-one(21) day trial period to examine or use The ZIP TERMINATOR. Your paid registration is required for ANY further use. The AUTHOR hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including and without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The USER of this software shall bear all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. The USER shall also bear full responsibility for any accidental damage caused, related or attributed to the use and/or performance of this software. REGISTER SOFTWARE: A convenient registration form has been provided with this working program. It is accessible from the main menu and will print to any standard device. The most recent version of THE ZIP TERMINATOR(c) will be sent to you upon registration. Please answer all questions and include the $20.00 registration fee in U.S. funds. Mail the completed form with your remittance to: Susan T. Calise 673 Herbertsville Rd. Brick, New Jersey 08724 SEE PAGE #12 FOR INFORMATION ON UPGRADES TO REGISTERED USERS. - page 2 - HARDWARE RECOMMENDATIONS 640K BYTES MEMORY HARD DRIVE - OR ANY COMBINATION OF HARD DRIVE AND/OR HD FLOPPY(S) (IBM MDA) OR (CGA C80) TEXT MODE/EMULATION REQ. M.S./COMPATIBLE MOUSE OPTIONAL SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: PC/MS DOS V3.X PKZIP(tm) by PKWARE, INC. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This program was designed to be an intelligent front end for PKWARE's PKZIP(tm) V1.X compression/archive utility. One of the main objectives in writing this program was to reduce the amount of user input required each time a file is ZIPPED or UNZIPPED. This program in no way attempts to facilitate EVERY archive convention offered by PKZIP(tm). Instead, it offers a modest selection of power options that will be of help to the average or advanced user in their daily telecommunication and archive activities. This version of ZIP TERMINATOR(c) is a full working copy. Please register your copy of ZIP TERMINATOR(c) so that you may receive the latest version of the program. Bolster the SHAREWARE CONCEPT by sending the required fee and information requested on the registration form which is accessible from the main program menu. The documentation for this program is purposely scant. Only those details not covered by the online context specific help will be discussed. If you have any further questions you may write to the author provided you have registered your copy of THE ZIP TERMINATOR(c). - page 3 - INSTALL THE ZIP TERMINATOR(c): THE ZIP TERMINATOR(c) operates most efficiently when used in conjunction with a hard drive. You may also use this program with 2 HD floppy drives or any combination of hard and floppy drives. The minimum for smooth operation is TWO HD FLOPPY DRIVES. You must keep in mind that certain operations will require sufficient free disk space for completion. A good setup when using only floppy drives might consist of keeping all PKZIP(tm), THE ZIP TERMINATOR and your DOS shell program files on one drive and using your second drive as a source and target drive for all operations. If you don't have a sub-directory specifically dedicated to PKZIP(tm) and THE ZIP TERMINATOR, you should make one!(consult your DOS or DOS SHELL manual on how) Copy ZTERMIN.EXE, ZTERMIN.HLP, ZTERMIN.DOC and SAMCOM.TXT to this subdirectory. Make sure that ALL the files associated with PKZIP(tm) are in this directory too. HAVING ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED FILES IN ONE DIRECTORY OR ON THE SAME FLOPPY IS A REQUIREMENT FOR PROPER OPERATION of all ZIP TERMINATOR(c) functions. Floppy users MUST put all PKZIP(tm) and ZIP TERMINATOR program files on one disk and use their other drive for ZIP TERMINATOR / PKZIP(tm) operations(ZIPUP SOURCE, TARGET,etc.). This mode of operation is restricted in scope by free disk space. A hard drive is recommended for best results. CONFIGURE THE ZIP TERMINATOR: THE ZIP TERMINATOR(c) may be configured from the main program menu or any sub-menu while the program is running. It is highly recommended that you configure your paths and parameters when running the program for the first time. You may use separate directories for the zipup and unzip process. Designate different target directories if so desired. Take your time and plan where you want the file action to occur for each of the functions. Make sure that you save the default parameters when you are done. Here is an explanation of the program parameters: PKZIP(tm) PROGRAM PATH: Drive and directory where PKZIP(tm) and ZIP TERMINATOR(c) program files are located. ZIPUP FILE SOURCE PATH: The directory path that will hold all files that will be ZIPPED up. ZIPUP FILE TARGET PATH: Directory path where the ZIP file will be created. This can be the same as the source path. - page 4 - UNZIP FILE SOURCE PATH: This directory will contain the ZIP file(s) that get unzipped. UNZIP FILE TARGET PATH: Directory where all the files that are removed from the master ZIP will end up. This can be the same as the UNZIP FILE SOURCE path. DOS SHELL PATH & FILE: This parameter will describe where the DOS Shell will be located and the name of the shell program. If you use PCTOOLS XTREE or any other hard drive manager just enter the directory and the name of the program that must be executed to make your shell work. You may even use the file COMMAND.COM if no shell is available. When you press <F3> the program control will go to the file you specify. ZIPUP FILE PARAMETER: THE ZIP TERMINATOR comes with -uz as the default. This will allow you to create and update ZIP files. Each time you ZIPUP you will be asked for a comment. Consult your PKZIP(tm) manual for more information on ZIPUP parameters. UNZIP FILE PARAMETER: THE ZIP TERMINATOR comes with -x as the default. This will allow all files within the master ZIP to be extracted. VIEW ZIPFILE PARAMETER: The default is -vd which will display all files inside the master ZIP and sort them by date, oldest to most recent. COMMENT STAMP FILESPEC: The directory path and file name of the ASCII text comment file to be used for ZIP stamping operations. The default file is SAMCOM.TXT which is a sample ASCII stamp supplied with ZIP TERMINATOR. ZIP/UNZIP --- PASSWORD: Place your choice of password for ZIP scramble / unscramble operation. The default is 'TERMINATOR'. No spaces or '-' characters allowed. - page 5 - FILE MANAGEMENT There is a solid case for not "re-inventing the wheel". THE ZIP TERMINATOR does not attempt to include sophisticated file management routines which are better left to your favorite DOS shell utility. Instead, it attempts to work synergetically with tried and tested file manipulation programs by offering a user friendly front end interface to PKZIP(tm) with the ability to jump in and out of your own favorite DOS file utility. Each screen menu includes the option of pressing F3 and jumping to the shell of your choice. The DOS SHELL PATH and PROGRAM NAME can be any existing file manager or utility that you desire. The ZIP TERMINATOR will 'spawn a child' with your specification. PCTOOLS V5.5 & V6.0, XTREE PRO and the NORTON COMMANDER were tested successfully. You may even specify COMMAND.COM so that you can have direct access to DOS. Moreover, it was found that many other types of application programs could be run without ill effect or fatal error. The ZIP TERMINATOR program is very small and does not reserve much memory. THE ZIP TERMINATOR becomes a super powerful utility when coupled with you favorite file manager. You may jump in and out of THE ZIP TERMINATOR as many times as you please, each time moving files, deleting, or testing UNZIPPED download programs for proper operation. THE ZIP TERMINATOR stays TSR only if you exit by pressing F3. It is completely removed from memory if you exit by the main menu. If you have jumped out by using F3, you can get back in by using the EXIT function of your utility or by typing 'EXIT' at the DOS command prompt. You will experience memory allocation problems if you attempt to go back to THE ZIP TERMINATOR by re-launching ZTERMV38.EXE instead of using your SHELL's 'EXIT' function. See page #10 for more details. - page 6 - MOUSE OPERATION: The two button Microsoft Mouse hardware specifications are supported by this program when used in conjunction with a color display/card that supports the IBM CGA C80 standard. The program's video mode auto-detect logic disables mouse operation if a Monochrome Display Adapter is detected. Only keyboard entry is functional in MONOCHROME video mode(IBM MDA standard). Logitech and all other Microsoft Mouse compatible mice should function properly. The program logic checks for a 'connected' mouse. You should not experience any trouble if your mouse is truly M.S. compatible, connected to the serial port or buss card, and the mouse driver software was installed prior to running this program. DIRECTORY VIEWS: You may view the contents of the ZIPUP SOURCE, ZIPUP TARGET, UNZIP SOURCE and the UNZIP TARGET directories by clicking the mouse button when the cursor is over the words ZIPUP SOURCE directory, ZIPUP TARGET directory, UNZIP SOURCE directory, and UNZIP TARGET directory. The following keyboard combinations correspond to the above listed directories: CTRL - A, B, C & D. ZIPUP OPERATION: This version will default the file list for ZIPUP operations as '*.*'. You may also select a single file or a group of files for a ZIP update. The directory for ZIPUP source files is the directory displayed when you are selecting a single file. If you don't select '*.*' it is assumed you want a list of files in that directory. Be careful......read the PKZIP(tm) DOCS. Plan your directory PATHS and ZIP PARAMETERS cautiously! Lists of files can be zipped in the following manner. Click or press enter when the file(s) you desire to add to the ZIP file are highlighted. Press <ESC> when you are through. Press #2 and enter a name for the ZIP file you are about to create. Select #3 and the list of files will be 'ZIPPED UP'. If you have already made an ASCII text file list(see PKZIP(tm) docs for further information) just click or press enter on that file when it is highlighted in the ZIPUP SOURCE directory display(press #1). The first character of the ZIP list filename must be '@'. Select only one list at a time. - page 7 - UNZIP OPERATION: The main thing to remember here is that only the UNZIP source directory is displayed for UNZIP file selection. You may choose from those files with a '.ZIP' extension. If you need to perform any file operations you should jump to your SHELL and then EXIT when finished. A damaged file or one that gives a PKZIP(tm) warning can be fixed by pressing F4. The resulting file will be placed in the UNZIP source directory. Read your PKZIP(tm) DOCS to find out how a 'fixed' file is created/processed. MAKE '*.EXE' OPERATION: This function will process '*.ZIP' files found in the ZIPUP TARGET directory. All '*.EXE' files will be left in the ZIPUP TARGET directory. The program does not provide any provision for changing directories other than declaring new defaults. Use your SHELL if you need to jockey files around to this or any other directory. The resulting '*.EXE' file will be self-dissolving. Please read your PKZIP(tm) DOCS for further information. ZIP FILE COMMENTS: ZIP file comments can be stripped, edited or stamped as you please when in this mode. If you select ENTER COMMENTS from the menu you will be shown the original ZIP file comment and then asked for new comment text. The new comment will consist of the text you enter and nothing more(as if you were using the '-z' parameter). Just press <RETURN> if you wish to strip the existing comment text completely from the file. The STAMP ZIP FILE option stamps a selected ZIP file with an ASCII text file that you create on your own favorite word processor(if your word processor doesn't handle ASCII text files....get one!). The file SAMCOM.TXT was included with the files you received with the main program. Use this file to stamp and experiment(modify it any way you wish). The ASCII comment file limit is 2048 characters including spaces, linefeeds and carriage returns. You may specify a default stamp text file in the ZTERMIN.CFG file(use 'F5 - Change Defaults' to specify your choice) or select from any '*.TXT' ASCII text file in the PKZIP(tm)/ZIP TERMINATOR default directory by using menu option #1. There is no size limitation on the ZIP file that you wish to stamp! All ZIP file COMMENT task requests will be directed toward the ZIPUP TARGET DIRECTORY. Place all files you wish to add comments to in this directory using your own favorite DOS shell. - page 8 - IMPROVED STAMPER/STRIPPER: (V3.0A) The COMMENT STAMP has been made a bit more SYSOP friendly and much more versatile for everyday use. You may now stamp a single file, a list of files, or all the files in the ZIPUP TARGET directory. The date and time file attributes of the new file will remain the same as the original file. The comment stripper exhibits the same versitality. Single files, a list of files, or full directory comment stripping is supported! The date and time of each file will remain the same. **** IMPROVED TEST ZIPFILE(S): (V3.3A) This option is available by pressing <F8> on the menu bar. It will verify a zip file for checksum, etc. Use this option if you have any doubts about a ZIP file after modem transfer, a hard disk crash, etc. Version 3.3A will check a single file, list of files, or all files in the Directory. PASSWORD PROTECTION: (V3.2A) Press <F9> to toggle password on or off. The password protect mode scrambles each individual file in the master ZIP during the ZIPUP process. This is the only time that an individual file or group of files can be password protected. The master zip file, the file containing the individual files you ZIPPED up, does not get the password protection. Only the individual files within are protected. It is therefore possible to construct a master ZIP that has some of it's files password protected and others which are not. This can be accomplished by adding one or several files at a time to the master ZIP and toggling PASSWORD on or off as needed. You can even have different passwords for different groups of files within a master ZIP file. The use of password scramble protection has many uses in corporate inter-office E-Mail, etc. The password can be changed by pressing <F5> and changing the password default parameter. Don't forget to save your changes when you are finished so that each time you run THE ZIP TERMINATOR your first choice password will be loaded. Unzipping a master zip file that has some or all of it's individual files password protected is easily accomplished. Toggle password on by pressing <F9> , make sure you have the right password(press <F5> to change it), and unzip as you would normally do. Make repeated passes if more than one password was used for different groups of file(s). You can't do any damage if you have the wrong password or the master ZIP you have chosen doesn't have any password protected files within. - page 9 - IF you convert a password protected ZIP to an EXE file you must use the correct password or the file will not self- dissolve. Assume the file you created was TEST.ZIP and you converted it to TEST.EXE. The password used was 'TERMINATOR'. Typing the following from the DOS command line will do the trick: A> test.exe -sTERMINATOR Do not use the character '-' or include any spaces in your password. PKZIP(tm) password protection is case sensitive so be aware that upper and lower case characters, i.e. 'Y' or 'y', are considered as being different. CAUTION!: Remember your password when zipping up. There is no way to unzip files in a ZIP file that are password protected if you don't have the right password! **** MEMORY AVAILABLE FUNCTION: (V3.4A) Memory available for SHELL launch or PKZIP(tm) operations can be found by pressing CTRL-F key combination while in ANY MENU or CHANGE DEFAULTS. Free memory for SHELL launch is also displayed each time you press F3 to go to your favorite shell. The amount of free memory reported is based on the total free contigious paragraphs(16 bytes) reported by DOS function $48 of INTerrupt $21. Reading the documentation which comes with your SHELL will reveal the memory required for proper operation. Compare this to MEMORY FREE to find out whether your SHELL will function properly when it is launched from THE ZIP TERMINATOR. THE ZIP TERMINATOR needs about 130K BYTES to work properly. This figure includes both program and data storage. The MEMORY FREE reported when using DOS V3.3 and running THE ZIP TERMINATOR from PCTOOLS V6.0 non-resident is approximately 445K BYTES. This is sufficient to re-enter PCTOOLS V6.0 by pressing F3 -DOS SHELL whenever it is displayed in the lower menu bar. The SAME AMOUNT of FREE MEMORY should be reported when you return to THE ZIP TERMINATOR after using your SHELL. The amount of MEMORY FREE will decrease if your SHELL mis-behaves and does not release all memory it previously claimed. Decreasing MEMORY FREE will also occurr if you do not 'EXIT' your shell and, instead, re-launch THE ZIP TERMINATOR by executing ZTERMV38.EXE. Doing this will eventually allocate all remaining memory so that even THE ZIP TERMINATOR will not work properly and you will be forced to do a hardware RESET. - page 10 - **** DIRECTORY PICK LIST: (V3.8A) A DIRECTORY PICK LIST is available when selecting directories for ZIPUP or UNZIP target and source paths. The left mouse button is the same as the <ENTER> key and the right button is equivalent to the <ESC> key. Pressing <ESC> leaves the PICK LIST with no changes made to the defaults. If you press <ENTER> while 'NEW ENTRY' is highlighted you may edit a new path. <D> = delete an entry. There are a total of TEN PICK entries. You may continue to enter new paths after the tenth spot is filled. Each new path will then be placed at the beginning of the list and the last entry(#10) will be deleted to make room. You may start from scratch simply by using your DOS SHELL to delete the file ZTERMIN.PCK prior to running THE ZIP TERMINATOR. This yeilds the same effect as running the TERMINATOR for the first time since the pick file will not be created on disk until the end of the first work session. Starting from scratch with all entries in the PICK LIST designated as 'NEW ENTRY' is easy. If you wish to use the paths that are already declared for ZIPUP and UNZIP source/target, do the following: 1)Select the path you wish to add to the list by moving the highlight bar to that path and pressing <ENTER>; 2)Move the PICK highlight to any position which says 'NEW ENTRY' and then press <ENTER>; 3)Press <ENTER> again when the 'EDIT TEXT' window pops up. Don't enter any text, just press <ENTER>. The path you have selected will now become part of the PICK LIST! - page 11 - Registration of this product will give the user license and right to use THE ZIP TERMINATOR(c) as described in ZTERMIN.DOC and a copy of the most recent program update. Please submit $20.00 to the author at the specified address. (ZTV3.8A) NAME : ________________________ DISK MEDIA TYPE STREET : ________________________ 5.25" ____ 3.5" ____ CITY/STATE : ________________________ ZIP : ____________ MOUSE - TYPE/BRAND ____________________ COMPUTER : _________________________ PRINTER : _________________________ VIDEO DISPLAY-CRT/CARD : ______________________________________ SEND $20.00 TO: SUSAN T. CALISE U.S. FUNDS ONLY! 673 HERBERTSVILLE RD. BRICK, N.J. 08724 UPGRADES: Registered users of THE ZIP TERMINATOR(c) V2.X or V3.X may upgrade to version 4.0A by sending $6.00 U.S. funds to the author at the above address. Please specify disk media type and your current address. REGISTERED users of V4.0A are eligible for ONE(1) upgrade to any subsequent release. Please send $6.00 U.S. funds to the author at the above address. Don't forget to specify disk media type and your current address. PKZIP(tm) is a registered trademark of PKWARE, Inc. PCTOOLS is a registered trade mark of CENTRAL POINT SOFTWARE INC. NORTON COMMANDER is a registered trademark of PETER NORTON COMP., XTREE is a registered trademark of XTREE COMPANY IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines COMMAND.COM is copyright by Microsoft Corporation VIRUSCAN is Copyright (C) 1989, 1990 by McAfee Associates. **** NEW PRODUCT INFORMATION: Soon to be released: an intelligent front end shell for McAfee's VIRUSCAN program including menu picks for SCAN and CLEAN!