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*** AWARE ***
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AppWindow ARchive Extractor
Copyright © 1991 by Ronald S. Griffis
Notice of Distribution:
The author of AWARE claims copyright of the software and
the accompanying document. The author grants free and public
distribution of this software so long as it is kept unaltered,
is accompanied by the document file, and there are no charges
for the distribution except for nominal copy fees or modem
connect charges.
Introduction:
Public Domain Software is a wonderful idea. But it can be
frustrating to deal with the various archiving programs used by
the "TeleCommunity" to pack their files for transit. Novices and
advanced users alike have to tediously peck out the commands and
arguments in the CLI to unpack the files and then must sort
through what they have unpacked to make sure that all the files
for "program a" are in their own drawer and all the files for
"utility b" are in their own drawer, etc., etc., etc...
Now, you have a better way. You now have "AWAREness!"
AWARE is a fully automated archive extraction utility which
makes use of the AmigaDos 2.0 AppWindow feature for maximum ease
of use. It was made with CanDo 1.5 so it will operate in a
multi-tasking system without causing havoc or interfering with
other software.
Requirements:
In order to run AWARE, you must be operating under AmigaDos 2.0.
You must have the proper archive programs in your C: drawer and
they must have their original names (i.e., lharc, lz, zoo, arc).
You must have the following fonts in your FONTS: drawer; topaz8,
garnet16, helvetica9 and helvetica11. Lastly, the archives you
intend to unpack must have the proper extensions to their filenames
to indicate which archive program they were packed with (i.e., if a
group of files were packed using Lharc, the filename of the archive
would end with ".lzh"). This is usually not a problem since nearly
all archives, whether stored on disk or on a BBS, are named this
way. You should simply take care not to change the extension.
Usage:
To unpack an archive using AWARE, simply drag its icon (or
filename if you have the window set to "show by name") over to the
AWARE window and drop it. That's it! AWARE will read the file
extension, decide which archive program must be used, create a
drawer to put the unpacked files in, and unpack the archive.
The destination drawer will be in RAM: and will have the same
name as the archive, minus the extension. When finished, you
can simply drag the drawer to any other location you wish and
all of the files from that archive will be kept together.
If you wish to temporarily change the place where the
destination drawer will be created, select "Destination..." from
the "Settings" menu and enter your choice in the requester. If
you later decide that you want things the way they were, select
"Reset" from the "Settings" menu.
While the unpacking is in progress, a CLI window will be
open. Normally you may ignore what is happening in that
window, but occasionally you will be prompted by the archive
program to make some decision about the unpacking process.
You should answer the best that you can. If you are unsure
about the question it may be best to simply answer no. If the
question is about making a new "directory", then answer yes.
Final Words:
When I first read the early press releases on AmigaDos 2.0,
they mentioned that one new feature would be the ability to load
a file by dropping the file's icon into an application's window.
The first idea that occurred to me was an automated archive program.
The release of AmigaDos 2.0 made it possible and the release of
CanDo 1.5 made it easy (well, easier than doing it in "C").
I hope that this utility makes life with archives a little
easier for you. If you have any suggestions or comments, you can
send e-mail to me on GEnie (my address is R.GRIFFIS). If you feel
compelled to send money, send a donation to either the Space Studies
Institute or the National Space Society. Their addresses are below.
National Space Society Space Studies Institute
922 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E. P.O. Box 82
Washington, DC 20003-2140 Princeton, NJ 08542
"Creating a Spacefaring Civilization."