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ZFace The easy way to use file archiving programs. Version .73 Revised April 17, 1994 Copyright 1991 by Stanley N. May All rights reserved ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── DISCLAIMER Users of ZFace must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "ZFace is supplied as is. ZFace carries NO warranty either express or implied. The person using ZFace bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of ZFace." ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Table of Contents Definition of Shareware....................................1 License and Agreement......................................2 Support....................................................3 Introduction...............................................4 Using ZFace................................................5 Drive, Directory and File Windows..........................8 Zip.......................................................10 Unzip.....................................................13 View and Zip─to─EXE.......................................16 Registration Form.........................................17 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Shareware ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Definition of Shareware distribution gives users a chance Shareware to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details ── some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. ZFace requires registration within 30 days of first use. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Copyright Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Sharware is a Shareware is a distribution method, not a distribution type of software. You should find software method that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money─back guarantee ── if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 1 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── License and Agreement ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── License and ZFace is a "shareware program" and is Agreement provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. You may copy and distribute the program to whoever you wish provided that the disk or archive file containing ZFace contains all the files and nothing but the files. To distribute a copy of ZFace as part of a compilation or with some other software package or text file, you must first contact the author at the address or phone numbers listed below for permission. ──────────────────────────────────────────── User─supported The essence of "user─supported" software is software to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using ZFace after a 30 day trial period, you must make a registration payment of $25.00. A registration form can be found at the end of this manual. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Registration The $25.00 registration fee will license one fee copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat the registered version of this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Site licenses and other multiuser arrangements may be made by contacting the author. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Use for 30 days Users of ZFace must register and pay for their copies of the program within 30 days of first use or their license to use ZFace is withdrawn. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 2 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── License and Agreement (continued) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Benefits When you register ZFace you will receive: * Notification of upgrades * Unlimited technical support * Acknowledgment and Thanks for your support and encouragement. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Third party Anyone distributing ZFace for any kind of distribution remuneration must first contact the author at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to ASP approved vendors. However, the author must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up─to─date with the latest version of ZFace. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Support ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Support If you need any kind of assistance with ZFace, please contact: Stan May 916B Kirsten Court Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Voice:...............(707) 585─1728 Compuserve User ID:..72740,2076 ──────────────────────────────────────────── Suggestions I'd love to hear any comments or suggestions you might have. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 3 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Introduction ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── File archiving File archiving programs, like PKZIP, are programs handy utilities for condensing many files into one much smaller file. This makes it fast and easy to transfer files among different users either on floppy disks or via modems. It's easy because you only have to deal with one file. It's fast because one smaller file will take less time to upload or download over a modem. But there is a downside... ──────────────────────────────────────────── Command line PKZIP and other file archiving programs are based command line based. That means, in order to use them, you must remember and type in long commands and switches at the C:> prompt. If you want to archive more than one file, you have to remember all the file names or create a list of files the archiving program can use. With so much software that is menu based, many users don't need or want to learn long, typed commands and switches or create extra file lists. A need for a menu based interface for archiving programs is indicated. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Menu driven ZFace was created as an MENU driven interface for the command line based PKZIP. ZFace is simple to use, you just tell ZFace what you want to do by selecting an action from a menu, then tell it what files to work on by selecting them from a list. ZFace does the rest. ──────────────────────────────────────────── PKZIP options PKZIP has a myriad of options. These options may be needed by some users but many people only need to Zip, View and Unzip files. ZFace supports only a limited set of PKZIP options. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 4 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Introduction (continued) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Zip options Create new .zip files. Update existing .zip files. Add files to an existing .zip file. Zip subdirectories Max, Normal, Fast and Super Fast compression. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Unzip options Unzip all files in a .zip file. Unzip selected files in a .zip file. Restore zipped directories. ──────────────────────────────────────────── View View contents of .zip file. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Zip─to─EXE Create a self extracting Zip file. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Self─extracting Zip─to─EXE is a PKZIP program (zip2exe.exe) Zip file that allows you to convert an existing .zip file into a self─extracting .exe file. The self─extracting file can be unzipped at the command line simply by typing its name and pressing <ENTER>. The PKZIP program is NOT required. That makes it easy to give a zipped file to anyone, whether they have a copy of PKZIP or not. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Using ZFace ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Requirements Users must supply their own copy of PKZIP Ver 1.10 or later. ZFace.exe, pkzip.exe, pkunzip.exe and zip2exe.exe must reside in the same directory. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 5 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Using ZFace (continued) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Overview ZFace will present the user with a main menu bar consisting of Zip, View, Unzip, Zip─to─EXE and Quit. The program will then guide the user through selecting a drive and directory, selecting files to work on and executing the selected option. All subdirectories, files and options will be selected from a list, menu style. After executing one of the PKZIP programs, ZFace will return to the main menu. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Files Files can be zipped or unzipped from any drive or directory and the resulting files will be placed in the same directory. Some temporary files will also be created. They will be erased after the option has been executed. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Action keys Action keys are keys that take specific actions in ZFace. They are GREEN on color screens and BOLD on mono screens. The ZFace actions keys are listed below with brief descriptions. ──────────────────────────────────────────── <ENTER> Press <ENTER> after inputs, for menu selections and to mark and unmark files. ──────────────────────────────────────────── <ESC> Press <ESC> to cancel or go back. Pressing it several times will take you back to the main menu. ──────────────────────────────────────────── <TAB> Press <TAB> to go between the directory window and the file list window. ──────────────────────────────────────────── <F10> Press <F10> to execute an action. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 6 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Using ZFace (continued) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── <INSERT>, <INSERT> marks all files in a file list. <DELETE> <DELETE> unmarks all files in a file list. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Direction keys <PageUp>, <PageDown> and the arrow keys work as expected. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Mouse Only the left mouse button is used. When using a mouse: ─ Click on a menu item to execute it. ─ Click on Action Keys. ─ Click on sub─directories and files to select or mark/unmark. ─ Click anywhere when the message "Press any key..." appears. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Starting ZFace At the C:\>, type "zface" and press <ENTER>. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ZFace main menu After starting ZFace, the main menu screen will appear. The main menu displays the menu choices and a description of each. The main menu choices are: Zip, View, Unzip, Zip─to─Exe and Quit. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Keyboard 1. Use the right and left arrow keys to selection choose a menu item. 2. Press <ENTER> to select it. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Mouse selection 1. Click on a menu item. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 7 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Drive, Directory and File Windows ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Drive selection After selecting a menu item, the drive window selection window will appear. Enter the drive you intend to work on. ZFace is not case sensitive and no colon is needed. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Keyboard 1. Type a drive letter (A, C, D etc) selection 2. Press an action key. <ENTER> selects the drive. <ESC> returns to the main menu. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Mouse selection 1. Type a drive letter (A, C, D etc) 2. Click on an action key. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Directory/File The current path will be displayed in the windows drive window and two windows will pop up. The current path is the working directory. The window on the left will list sub─directories. The window on the right is a list of files in the working directory. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Sub─directories Choosing a sub─directory will: ─ Change the working directory and current path in the drive window ─ Show a new list of sub─directories ─ Display files in the new working directory ──────────────────────────────────────────── Keyboard 1. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys, <PAGEUP> or selection <PAGEDOWN> to navigate through the directory list. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 8 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Drive, Directory and File Windows (continued) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Keyboard 2. Press an action key. selection (continued) <ENTER> selects a sub─directory. <TAB> activates the file list window. <ESC> returns to the drive select window. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Mouse selection ─ Click on a sub─directory to select it. ─ Click on an action key. ─ Clicking anywhere in the file list window is the same as pressing <TAB>. ──────────────────────────────────────────── File list The file list window is used to select the window file or files to work on. If ZIP was selected, then all files in the working directory will be listed. For UNZIP, VIEW and Zip─to─EXE, only files with a .zip extension will be listed. In the sections that follow, you will find: ─ General file list instructions ─ Specific instructions for Zip, Unzip, View and Zip─to─Exe ──────────────────────────────────────────── General Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys, <PAGEUP> or instructions, <PAGEDOWN> to navigate through the file list. keyboard Action keys <ENTER> marks or unmarks files. <TAB> returns to the sub─directory window. ──────────────────────────────────────────── General Click on a file to mark/unmark it. instructions, mouse Click on action keys. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 9 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ZIP ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Selecting files You can either select all files in the to zip working directory or you can select only individual files. ──────────────────────────────────────────── All files Press <INSERT> to mark all files. Press <DELETE> to unmark all files. Mouse: Click on <INSERT> or <DELETE>. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Individual Press <ENTER> to mark or unmark individual files files. Mouse: Click on a file. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ZIP the files After the files to be zipped are marked, Press <F10> Mouse: Click on <F10> ──────────────────────────────────────────── Option Menu Next, the Option Menu will be displayed. The Option Menu allows you to choose where the zipped files will be stored. The items on the Option Menu are: Create Add Update Include sub─directories Quit to main menu ──────────────────────────────────────────── Create ZIP the marked files and place them in a NEW .zip file. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 10 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ZIP (continued) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Add Place the marked files in an existing .zip file and overwrite any files with the same name. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Update Place the marked files in an existing .zip file. Overwrite only if a duplicate file is dated later than a file already in the .zip file. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Include All files in the working directory plus all sub─directories files in all sub─directories of the working directory will be zipped. The files in the sub─directories include their pathnames in the .zip file so the same directory structure can be restored when the file is unzipped. This option will create a new file. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Quit to main "Cancel ZIP operation, I want to do something menu. else." ──────────────────────────────────────────── Option Menu 1. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys selection 2. Press <ENTER> to select an option. Mouse: Click on an option ──────────────────────────────────────────── Compression After choosing how to zip the marked files, Menu the Compression menu will appear. From the Compression menu, choose: Max, Normal, Fast or Super Fast ──────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 11 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ZIP (continued) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Max Compression Max compression creates the smallest zip file but it takes the most time. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Normal Same size and speed as always. Compression ──────────────────────────────────────────── Fast Faster than normal but larger zip files. Compression ──────────────────────────────────────────── Super Fast Fastest compression method but it also Compression creates the largest zip file. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Compression 1. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys Menu selection 2. Press <ENTER> to select a compression method. Mouse: Click on an option ──────────────────────────────────────────── Filename After selecting a compression method you will be prompted for a filename with either a box for entering a new filename or a window with a list of existing zip files. ──────────────────────────────────────────── New filename If you are creating a new zip file, a box for box entering a new filename will appear. Any legal DOS characters can be used in the filename. The .zip extension will be added by the program. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Entering a new 1. Type in a filename filename 2. Press <ENTER> Pressing <ENTER> with no file name or pressing <ESC> cancels ZIP and returns to the main menu. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 12 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ZIP (continued) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── List of If you are updating or adding to an existing existing zip zip file, a window will pop up with a list of files zip files in the working directory. If there are no zip files in the working directory, you will get the New Filename Box. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Selecting 1. Press <ENTER> to select a file. an existing zip file 2. Press <F10> to update the selected file OR Any other key to select another file. Mouse: 1. Click on a file to select it. 2. Click on the <F10> Action Key OR click anywhere else to select another file. ──────────────────────────────────────────── DONE! PKZIP is executed and you will see your files being zipped! ──────────────────────────────────────────── ZIP results All zip files will be created in the current working directory. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ZIP example: Working directory........c:\lotus Zip file name............123sprd Will result in...........c:\lotus\123sprd.zip ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── UNZIP ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Unzip window When unzipping, only files with a .zip extension will be shown in the file window. ** CAUTION ** Make sure your zip file is where you want it before unzipping it. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 13 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── UNZIP (continued) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Keyboard 1. Press <ENTER> to select a file to unzip. selection 2. Press <F10> to UNZIP the file. Any other key unmarks the file and lets you select another. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Mouse selection 1. Click on a file to select it. 2. Click on the <F10> Action Key. Clicking anywhere else unmarks the file and lets you select another. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Unzip Option After selecting a file to unzip, the Unzip menu Option menu will popup. The options are: Unzip all files Select individual files Restore a directory structure ──────────────────────────────────────────── Unzip all files Place ALL files in the working directory. Directory structures are not restored even if the zip file includes them. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Select Allows you to select which files to unzip. individual files ──────────────────────────────────────────── Restore a Place all files WITHOUT a pathname in the directory working directory and the rest will be put in structure the proper sub─directory under the working directory. Sub─directories will be created under the working directory if they don't already exist. ──────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 14 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── UNZIP (continued) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Unzip option 1. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys selection 2. Press <ENTER> to select an unzip option. Mouse: Click on an option ──────────────────────────────────────────── Unzip all & If the Unzip all files or Restore directory Restore structure options where selected, you are directory done, watch 'em unzip! ──────────────────────────────────────────── Select If the Select individual files option was individual chosen, a file select window will popup. The files files listed will be all files included in the zip file selected. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Selecting 1. Press <ENTER> to mark and unmark files. listed files 2. Press <F10> to unzip the marked files. Mouse: Click on a file to mark or unmark. Click on an Action Key. Your files get unzipped! ──────────────────────────────────────────── Unzip results All unzipped files will be put in the working directory. If a directory structure was unzipped, the sub─directories will by plcaed below the working directory. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Unzip example Working directory......c:\lotus\ Unzip..................c:\lotus\123sprd.zip Will result in.........c:\lotus\*.* (all filesin working directory) ──────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 15 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── UNZIP (continued) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Restore Working directory......c:\lotus Directory Unzip..................c:\lotus\123sprd.zip Structure Containing example: ............*.* spread1/*.* spread2/*.* Will result in.........c:\lotus\*.* .......................c:\lotus\spread1\*.* .......................c:\lotus\spread2\*.* ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── VIEW and Zip─to─EXE ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── View and Only files with a .zip extension will be Zip─to─Exe shown in the View and Zip─to─Exe file windows windows. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Keyboard 1. Press <ENTER> to select a file. selection 2. Press <F10> to execute the action. Any other key lets you select another file. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Mouse selection 1. Click on a file to select it. 2. Click on the <F10> Action Key. Clicking anywhere else lets you select another file. ──────────────────────────────────────────── Done! The action is executed while you watch! ──────────────────────────────────────────── Results If viewing, the zip file will appear on the screen. If Zip─to─Exe, the self extracting zip file will be saved in the working directory. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─ 16 ─ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── REGISTRATION FORM Mail your check along with this form to: Stanley May 916B Kirsten Court Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Company: ─────────────────────────────────────── Name: ─────────────────────────────────────── Address: ─────────────────────────────────────── ─────────────────────────────────────── City: State: Zip: ────────────────── ──── ──────── Phone: ( ) ─ ───── ────── ───────── ZFace version you are currently using: ────── Number of copies @ $25.00 ea........$ . ─── ────────── ───── All funds must be in US Dollars, personal and company checks accepted. All checks must be drawn against a US Bank and payable in US Dollars. Sorry, no credit cards. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── <END> ─ 17 ─