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- ZIPART Version 1.4
- Copyright (c) 1990-91
- Thomas Gettys
-
-
- What ZIPART does
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ZIPART breaks a file compressed with PKZIP into a specified
- number of files of approximately equal size (as determined by the
- compressed file sizes).
-
- The files generated by ZIPART are composed of entire files
- only, and are fully ZIP-compatible. This means that all you need
- are PKZIP/PKUNZIP to process them.
-
-
- Registration
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ZIPART has been released as shareware. This means that the
- version you have is fully functional; no features are disabled nor
- crippled in any way. It also means that if you decide to use
- ZIPART after the evaluation period, a licensing fee is required
- for continued use.
-
- Please send $10 (plus $2 shipping and handling) to the
- address listed below. On receipt of your registration you will
- receive a personalized copy of the most recent release of ZIPART.
-
- Address your check to: Tom Gettys
- 700 Snowberry Ct.
- Lafayette, CO 80026
-
- You are welcome and invited to contact me regarding change
- requests, comments, bug reports, etc. at the above address, or to
- leave me a message on the MicroManiac! BBS at (303) 673-9470.
-
-
- Invocation of ZIPART
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ZIPART [drive][path]FILENAME[.EXT] [PARTS]
-
- FILENAME is the name of the source ZIP file. PARTS is the
- desired number of parts to split FILENAME into.
-
- The default extension of FILENAME is ZIP, and the default
- value of PARTS is 2. FILENAME must be no longer than 7 characters,
- and PARTS must be in the range 2 - 26.
-
- The ZIP files created by ZIPART have the same name as the
- source file, followed by sequential letters, beginning with A. The
- parts are placed in the current directory (not the directory in
- which FILENAME resides). FILENAME will not be deleted by ZIPART.
-
- The ZIP files created by ZIPART will each have the same
- banner as FILENAME, and any file comments will be retained. Also,
- any pathname information associated with the files within FILENAME
- will be carried over into the generated files.
-
-
- Usage Notes
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- PKZIP must be accessible by DOS (i.e. on the current PATH)
- when ZIPART is invoked.
-
- There must be at least 2x(sizeof FILENAME) free disk space on
- the drive that the parts will be created.
-
- If an error condition is detected a descriptive message is
- generated and ZIPART terminates with a non-zero errorlevel, which
- may be tested within a BAT file using the ON ERRORLEVEL command.
-
-
- History
- ~~~~~~~
- v1.4 - source ZIP files with embedded pathname information are
- now processed correctly.
-
- v1.3 - can now handle any number of files within the source file!
-
- v1.2 - a check for sufficient disk space is made before executing
- - more complete error detection/reporting
-
- v1.1 - added progress messages as ZIPART does its thing
- - verifies PKZIP can be located on the DOS path
- - reduced size of ZIPART.EXE by more than half (!)
-
- v1.0 - original release
-
- ----
-
- PLEASE! Show your support for Shareware by registering the
- programs you actually use. Thomas P. Gettys continues to invest
- considerable time in refining this software, and he depends upon
- and needs your support. Thank you!
-
-
- Trial Use License:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ZIPART is NOT a public domain program. It is Copyright 1990,
- 1991 by Thomas P. Gettys. All rights reserved.
-
- This software and accompanying documentation are protected by
- United States Copyright law and also by International Treaty
- provisions.
-
- Thomas P. Gettys hereby grants you a limited license to use
- this software for evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed
- thirty (30) days. If you intend to continue using this software
- (and/or it's documentation) after the thirty (30) day evaluation
- period, you MUST make a registration payment to Thomas P. Gettys.
-
- Using this software after the thirty (30) day evaluation
- period, without registering the software is a violation of the
- terms of this limited license.
-
- PKZIP, PKUNZIP are registered trademarks of PKWare.
-