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- Documentation of BSPLIT.EXE and BCOMB.EXE
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- ║ BINARY FILE SPLITTER ║ ║ BINARY FILE COMBINER ║
- ║ OS/2 Version 5/93 ║ ║ OS/2 Version 5/93 ║
- ║ (c) 1993 Klaus Topole ║ ║ (c) 1993 Klaus Topole ║
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- BSPLIT and BCOMB are two utilities to split and combine any binary
- and ASCII files. I often had the problem to somehow save large ZIP
- files on diskettes to pass them to other computers or simply for
- backup purposes. That's why I wrote my own utilities to do just that
- in a very efficient way.
-
-
- BSPLIT splits any large file into any number of smaller files of any
- desired size. You can tell BSPLIT a maximum file size in KB for the
- produced files. BSPLIT then splits the original file - of course
- without erasing it - into the appropriate number of smaller files.
- All file sizes are handled in increments of 0.5 KB (= 512 bytes). The
- maximum file size (in KB) can be passed on the command line using any
- integer or real number.
-
- Use BSPLIT on the command line as follows:
-
- BSPLIT filename [MaxKB]
-
- where MaxKB is any integer or real number or
- MaxKB = 1.4M for 3.5" HD Diskettes (default)'
- MaxKB = 1.2M for 5.25" HD Diskettes'
- MaxKB = .72M for 3.5" DD Diskettes'
- MaxKB = .36M for 5.25" DD Diskettes'
-
- BSPLIT uses the following file nomenclature:
- The characters A,B,C,.. will be appended to the extension of all
- output files in consecutive order. If the original file already has a
- three character extension, the last character of the file extension
- will be replaced with A,B,C,.. and so forth. If any output file name
- would be identical with the name of the original file, the original
- file will be renamed by truncating the last character of its extension.
-
-
- Example 1:
- Original File: TEST1.ZIP File Size: 842.0 KB
- Command: BSPLIT TEST1.ZIP 400
- Output Files: TEST1.ZIA File Size: 400.0 KB
- TEST1.ZIB File Size: 400.0 KB
- TEST1.ZIC File Size: 42.0 KB
-
- Example 2:
- Original File: TEST2.DOC File Size: 3000.0 KB
- Command: BSPLIT TEST2.DOC
- Output Files: TEST2.DOA File Size: 1423.5 KB
- TEST2.DOB File Size: 1423.5 KB
- TEST2.DOC File Size: 153.0 KB
- Original File TEST2.DOC is renamed to TEST2.DO
-
-
-
- BCOMB combines the files created with BSPLIT to its original file.
- No matter how big or how many files must be combined, BCOMB
- automatically locates all split files and combines them in the
- right order from one single command. The combined file will have
- the name of the split files without the last character of the file
- extension.
-
- Use BCOMB on the command line as follows:
-
- BCOMB filename
-
- with filename = Filename of Any of the Split
- Files Including Extension
-
-
- Example 1:
- Original Files: TEST1.ZIA File Size: 400.0 KB
- TEST1.ZIB File Size: 400.0 KB
- TEST1.ZIC File Size: 42.0 KB
- Command: BCOMB TEST1.ZIA
- Output File: TEST1.ZI File Size: 842.0 KB
-
- Example 2:
- Original Files: TEST2.DOA File Size: 1423.5 KB
- TEST2.DOB File Size: 1423.5 KB
- TEST2.DOC File Size: 153.0 KB
- Command: BCOMB TEST2.DOB
- Output File: TEST2.DO File Size: 3000.0 KB
-
-
- I tossed these utilities out into the shareware world. Feel free
- to make copies and give them on to friends. Please keep the
- documentation with the programs. For any comments you can contact
- me via E-Mail: KGT9276@RIGEL.TAMU.EDU
- Phone: (409) 764-1104
- Klaus Topole
-