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Information about “LHARC AND UTILITIES”
This collection of archive utilities can make you the tightest, most
effective archiver on your block. LHARC compresses tighter than any of
the more common compression programs. It does take a little longer, but
sometimes space is far more important than speed. Included on this disk
is 2LZH which converts ARC, PKARC, and ZIP files to LHARC format. LHDIR
is a companion program for viewing and identifying compressed LHARC
files and self-extracting LHARC.
And if LHARC isn't all you need, the utility MAD (Mike's Archive
Directory) can show you the contents of every popular archive type
available and their self-extracting-executable (SFX) files. MAD
currently supports ARC, PAK, ZIP, ZOO, LZS, DWC and LZH archives and all
self-extracting .COM and .EXE files created by SEA ARC, PK-ARC, PAK, PK-
ZIP, SEZ (zoo), LARC (lzs), DWC and LHARC (lzh).
ZIPNOTE rounds out the collection as a better way to attach comments to
ZIP files. This can be especially useful for BBS sysops who want to
mark their ZIP files for free advertising. The flexibility in ZIPNOTE
is that it allows a comment to be typed from the keyboard, copied from
an existing text file, or stored in a configuration file.
2LZH.DOC
2LZH is a small program that takes care of converting ZIP, ARC,
or PAK files to lzarc format.
Lzarc is rapiedly gaining a cult following due to its VERY tiny
archives.
2LZH.EXE uses the following programs and they should be found in
one of your Dos path directories.
Pkxarc.exe(or com) : Used to extract all *.Arc files.
Pak.exe : Used to extract all *.PAK files.
Pkunzip.exe : Used to extract all *.Zip files.
Lharc.exe : Used to place extracted files in LZH format.
We release this program for public use. We do not howevery,
except any responsablity for loss of files, drive damage (well
not bloody likely but never can be to safe), or anything else.
You use it at your own risk.
Nothing special about running 2lzh. Just log into the directory
you want to convert and type "2lzh" press return and watch it
work.
If your running Lynx, you'll find another handy little program
included in this archive caller flipper.exe. It's used to
convert your files.qbs listing over so that all programs that
end with .pak, .arc, or .zip so they will have a NEW extension
of .lzh. After you run 2LZH in one of your download directories,
follow it up with a run of flipper. Makes for converting your
BBS to the newer archive format a breeze.
To run Flipper, you need to give it two command line switchs.
The first is the name of your file list, in most cases
Files.qbs
The second is the name of the extension you want to convert to,
ie LZH
Example: Flipper files.qbs Lzh
or
Flipper IBMTXT.QBS LZH, if you happen to be using logical file
areas.
Enjoy and I hope Lharc will save you a TON of diskspace.
M. Bryeans, Micro TECH Systems (CBIS Number 1-314-334-6359)
2LZH.DOC
2LZH is a small program that takes care of converting ZIP, ARC,
or PAK files to lzarc format.
Lzarc is rapiedly gaining a cult following due to its VERY tiny
archives.
2LZH.EXE uses the following programs and they should be found in
one of your Dos path directories.
Pkxarc.exe(or com) : Used to extract all *.Arc files.
Pak.exe : Used to extract all *.PAK files.
Pkunzip.exe : Used to extract all *.Zip files.
Lharc.exe : Used to place extracted files in LZH format.
We release this program for public use. We do not howevery,
except any responsablity for loss of files, drive damage (well
not bloody likely but never can be to safe), or anything else.
You use it at your own risk.
Nothing special about running 2lzh. Just log into the directory
you want to convert and type "2lzh" press return and watch it
work.
If your running Lynx, you'll find another handy little program
included in this archive caller flipper.exe. It's used to
convert your files.qbs listing over so that all programs that
end with .pak, .arc, or .zip so they will have a NEW extension
of .lzh. After you run 2LZH in one of your download directories,
follow it up with a run of flipper. Makes for converting your
BBS to the newer archive format a breeze.
To run Flipper, you need to give it two command line switchs.
The first is the name of your file list, in most cases
Files.qbs
The second is the name of the extension you want to convert to,
ie LZH
Example: Flipper files.qbs Lzh
or
Flipper IBMTXT.QBS LZH, if you happen to be using logical file
areas.
Enjoy and I hope Lharc will save you a TON of diskspace.
M. Bryeans, Micro TECH Systems (CBIS Number 1-314-334-6359)
FILE2018.TXT
Disk No: 2018
Disk Title: LHarc and Utilities
PC-SIG Version: S1
Program Title: LHarc & Utilities
Author Version: 1.0
Author Registration: Zipnote $10.00, Mad $5.00, everything else free.
Special Requirements: None.
This collection of archive utilities can make you the tightest most
effective archiver on your block. LHARC compresses tighter than any of
the more common compression programs. It does take a little longer but
sometimes space is far more important than speed. Included on this disk
is 2LZH which converts ARC, PKARC, and ZIP files to LHARC format. LHDIR
is a companion program for viewing and identifying compressed LHARC
files and self-extracting LHARC.
And if LHARC isn't all you need, the utility MAD (Mike's Archive
Directory) can show you the contents of every popular archive type
available and their self-extracting-executable (SFX) files. MAD
currently supports ARC, PAK, ZIP, ZOO, LZS, DWC and LZH archives and all
self-extracting .COM and .EXE files created by SEA ARC, PK-ARC, PAK, PK-
ZIP, SEZ (zoo), LARC (lzs), DWC and LHARC (lzh).
ZIPNOTE rounds out the collection as a better way to attach comments to
ZIP files. This can be especially useful for BBS sysops who want to
mark their ZIP files for free advertising. The flexibility in ZipNote
is in that it allows a comment to either be typed from the keyboard,
copied from an existing text file or a comment can be stored in a
configuration file.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ <<<< Disk #2018 LHARC AND UTILITIES >>>> ║
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║ To start program, type: 2LZH\2LZH (press enter) ║
║ To print documentation, type: COPY 2LZH\2LZH.DOC PRN ║
║ ║
║ To start program, type: LHARC\LHARC (press enter) ║
║ To print documentation, type: COPY LHARC\LHARC.DOC PRN ║
║ ║
║ To start program, type: LHDIR\LHDIR (press enter) ║
║ To print documentation, type: COPY LHDIR\LHDIR.DOC PRN ║
║ ║
║ To start program, type: 2LZH\2LZH (press enter) ║
║ To print documentation, type: COPY MAD\MAD.DOC PRN ║
║ ║
║ To start program, type: ZIPNOTE\ZIPNOTE (press enter) ║
║ To print documentation, type: COPY ZIPNOTE\ZIPNOTE.DOC PRN ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
LHDIR.DOC
LHdir Version 1.3 5/89
Copyright 1989 D & D Software Inc.
Written by Dennis Vallianos
Tested with all U.S. versions of LHarc through 1.13.
LHdir is a utility program to be used in conjunction with the LHarc file
compression program. It has three purposes, depending on how its used.
1) As a directory utility. Just like LHarc you can see the names and
sizes of files inside a LZH file. Some example commands:
LHDIR ABC.LZH
LHDIR ABC
LHDIR ABC *.TXT *.EXE
Unlike LHarc, you can also see what's inside a self-extracting COM or
EXE file created by LHarc. This requires that the file you are looking
at be completely specified on the command line.
LHDIR ABC.EXE
LHDIR ABC.EXE *.TXT
2) As a converter of self-extracting to normal LZH files. If the file
is self-extracting, you will be asked if you wish to convert it to a
normal LZH file after viewing the directory. Answering 'Y' will create
a second file with the LZH extant and retain the original EXE or COM
file, should you wish to use it for other purposes.
3) As a scanner for self-extracting LHarc files you may have lost track
of. If invoked as "LHDIR -S", the program will scan all EXE and COM
files in the current directory (limited to 300 COM and 300 EXE files)
and tell you which, if any, are really LHarc self-extracting files.
In the same spirit Yoshi has shown with LHarc, LHdir is free and may be
copied and distributed without fee, so long as the original copyright
notice remains intact and this doc file accompanies the program.
This program is distributed "as is" and no warranty of any kind is
expressed or implied.
Dennis Vallianos
Compuserve ID 70406,1163
LHDIR.DOC
LHdir Version 1.3 5/89
Copyright 1989 D & D Software Inc.
Written by Dennis Vallianos
Tested with all U.S. versions of LHarc through 1.13.
LHdir is a utility program to be used in conjunction with the LHarc file
compression program. It has three purposes, depending on how its used.
1) As a directory utility. Just like LHarc you can see the names and
sizes of files inside a LZH file. Some example commands:
LHDIR ABC.LZH
LHDIR ABC
LHDIR ABC *.TXT *.EXE
Unlike LHarc, you can also see what's inside a self-extracting COM or
EXE file created by LHarc. This requires that the file you are looking
at be completely specified on the command line.
LHDIR ABC.EXE
LHDIR ABC.EXE *.TXT
2) As a converter of self-extracting to normal LZH files. If the file
is self-extracting, you will be asked if you wish to convert it to a
normal LZH file after viewing the directory. Answering 'Y' will create
a second file with the LZH extant and retain the original EXE or COM
file, should you wish to use it for other purposes.
3) As a scanner for self-extracting LHarc files you may have lost track
of. If invoked as "LHDIR -S", the program will scan all EXE and COM
files in the current directory (limited to 300 COM and 300 EXE files)
and tell you which, if any, are really LHarc self-extracting files.
In the same spirit Yoshi has shown with LHarc, LHdir is free and may be
copied and distributed without fee, so long as the original copyright
notice remains intact and this doc file accompanies the program.
This program is distributed "as is" and no warranty of any kind is
expressed or implied.
Dennis Vallianos
Compuserve ID 70406,1163
ZIPNOTE.DOC
ZipNote v1.0, Copyright 1989 by MJP Enterprises
ZipNote is released as Freeware. If you find the program useful, a gift of
$10 would be greatly appreciated. If you send a check please make it
payable to "Matthew J. Palcic".
ZipNote allows easier commenting of ZIP files. This can be especially
useful for BBS sysops who want to mark their ZIP files for free
advertising. i.e. "Downloaded from CDS On-Line (513)429-7780"
The flexibility in ZipNote is in that it allows a comment to either be
typed from the keyboard, copied from an existing text file or a comment can
be stored in a configuration file.
The syntax for ZipNote is:
ZIPNOTE filespec [params...]
(ALL PARAMETERS MUST BE SEPARATED BY A SPACE!)
"filespec" is any valid ZIP name or wildcard pattern.
i.e. "E:\UPLOADS\*.*" (only .ZIP files are processed)
"[params...]" must be separated by spaces and follow a "/X:data"
format where "X" is the actual parameter and "data" is the argument.
/Z: is the path to PKZIP
/C: is the comment file to use
/S: is the setup file for ZipNote
(default is ZIPNOTE.SET)
Examples:
ZipNote *.ZIP /Z:C:\UTILS\ZIP\PKZ.EXE
ZipNote ZMIZE130.ZIP /C:ZMIZE.ANS /S:ZMIZE.SET
The default setup file for ZipNote is ZIPNOTE.SET and is
searched for in both the current directory and the directory
ZipNote resides in. If it is not found in either place then
an error results.
If no comment exists in the setup file or a comment file is
not specified then the user is prompted for a comment to add.
If the /Z: parameter is not used PKZIP.EXE will be searched
for in the default PATH.
Valid options for setup files:
/Z: is the path to PKZIP
/C: is the comment file to use
/N: is an actual comment to use
Examples:
/Z:C:\UTILS\ZIP\PKZ.EXE
/C:ZMIZE.ANS
/N:Downloaded from CDS On-Line, (513)429-7780
Options on the command line or in the configuration file are processed first
to last, so a /N: parameter will wipe out a /C: parameter found before it.
i.e. /N:Ziptimize v1.2
/N:Ziptimize v1.3
results in the comment being "Ziptimize v1.3"
The primary reason for the setup file is (obviously) not because there
are so many parameters, but this allows several different ZipNote
configurations for different databases in a BBS, different categories of
ZIPs, etc.
Using ZipNote, you can create your own comment file with your favorite
editor. ZipNote makes no effort to check the length of your comment or
the formatting of your comment. You will have to experiment to find out
what works best. Color comments can be achieved by using an ANSI editor
(such as THEDRAW) and saving a block of the screen as a comment. This was
done with ZipNote to create the color comment you should have seen when
unZipping this program. I don't know what the limit is on the comment
length, but it is longer than the 32 characters noted in the PKZIP manual.
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or bug reports please
contact:
Matthew J. Palcic
1030 Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd.
Xenia, Ohio 45385-9508
(513)767-1625
A sample .SET file and a couple of comment files have been included to
give you something to build on. If you come up with anything new using
this technique I'd love to see it.
To try the DEMO.SET type:
ZIPNOTE *.* /S:DEMO.SET
----------------end-of-author's-documentation--------------
ZIPNOTE.DOC
ZipNote v1.0, Copyright 1989 by MJP Enterprises
ZipNote is released as Freeware. If you find the program useful, a gift of
$10 would be greatly appreciated. If you send a check please make it
payable to "Matthew J. Palcic".
ZipNote allows easier commenting of ZIP files. This can be especially
useful for BBS sysops who want to mark their ZIP files for free
advertising. i.e. "Downloaded from CDS On-Line (513)429-7780"
The flexibility in ZipNote is in that it allows a comment to either be
typed from the keyboard, copied from an existing text file or a comment can
be stored in a configuration file.
The syntax for ZipNote is:
ZIPNOTE filespec [params...]
(ALL PARAMETERS MUST BE SEPARATED BY A SPACE!)
"filespec" is any valid ZIP name or wildcard pattern.
i.e. "E:\UPLOADS\*.*" (only .ZIP files are processed)
"[params...]" must be separated by spaces and follow a "/X:data"
format where "X" is the actual parameter and "data" is the argument.
/Z: is the path to PKZIP
/C: is the comment file to use
/S: is the setup file for ZipNote
(default is ZIPNOTE.SET)
Examples:
ZipNote *.ZIP /Z:C:\UTILS\ZIP\PKZ.EXE
ZipNote ZMIZE130.ZIP /C:ZMIZE.ANS /S:ZMIZE.SET
The default setup file for ZipNote is ZIPNOTE.SET and is
searched for in both the current directory and the directory
ZipNote resides in. If it is not found in either place then
an error results.
If no comment exists in the setup file or a comment file is
not specified then the user is prompted for a comment to add.
If the /Z: parameter is not used PKZIP.EXE will be searched
for in the default PATH.
Valid options for setup files:
/Z: is the path to PKZIP
/C: is the comment file to use
/N: is an actual comment to use
Examples:
/Z:C:\UTILS\ZIP\PKZ.EXE
/C:ZMIZE.ANS
/N:Downloaded from CDS On-Line, (513)429-7780
Options on the command line or in the configuration file are processed first
to last, so a /N: parameter will wipe out a /C: parameter found before it.
i.e. /N:Ziptimize v1.2
/N:Ziptimize v1.3
results in the comment being "Ziptimize v1.3"
The primary reason for the setup file is (obviously) not because there
are so many parameters, but this allows several different ZipNote
configurations for different databases in a BBS, different categories of
ZIPs, etc.
Using ZipNote, you can create your own comment file with your favorite
editor. ZipNote makes no effort to check the length of your comment or
the formatting of your comment. You will have to experiment to find out
what works best. Color comments can be achieved by using an ANSI editor
(such as THEDRAW) and saving a block of the screen as a comment. This was
done with ZipNote to create the color comment you should have seen when
unZipping this program. I don't know what the limit is on the comment
length, but it is longer than the 32 characters noted in the PKZIP manual.
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or bug reports please
contact:
Matthew J. Palcic
1030 Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd.
Xenia, Ohio 45385-9508
(513)767-1625
A sample .SET file and a couple of comment files have been included to
give you something to build on. If you come up with anything new using
this technique I'd love to see it.
To try the DEMO.SET type:
ZIPNOTE *.* /S:DEMO.SET
----------------end-of-author's-documentation--------------
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #2018
Volume in drive A is #2018 S1
Directory of A:\
LHARC <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
LHDIR <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
2LZH <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
FILE2018 TXT 2665 1-04-90 11:58a
FV <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
MAD <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
ZIPNOTE <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
GO BAT 38 1-01-80 1:37a
GO TXT 1387 1-01-80 3:02a
9 file(s) 4090 bytes
Directory of A:\LHARC
. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
.. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
LHARC MAN 32054 5-27-89 3:28a
LHARC EXE 30470 5-04-89 3:37p
4 file(s) 62524 bytes
Directory of A:\LHDIR
. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
.. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
LHDIR DOC 1718 5-26-89 12:54p
LHDIR EXE 17239 5-26-89 11:38a
4 file(s) 18957 bytes
Directory of A:\2LZH
. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
.. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
2LZH DOC 1739 5-07-89 11:01p
2LZH EXE 13505 5-08-89 11:06a
FLIPPER EXE 13021 5-07-89 11:03p
5 file(s) 28265 bytes
Directory of A:\FV
. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
.. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
2 file(s) 0 bytes
Directory of A:\MAD
. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
.. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
MAD EXE 13229 5-28-89
README MAD 4791 5-27-89 3:30a
4 file(s) 18020 bytes
Directory of A:\ZIPNOTE
. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
.. <DIR> 5-27-89 3:31a
ZIPNOTE DOC 3881 5-27-89 3:29a
ZIPNOTE EXE 10480 3-20-89 9:12p
DEMO ANS 322 3-20-89 9:12p
DEMO SET 13 3-20-89 9:12p
SAMPLE SET 72 3-20-89 9:12p
GARBAGE ZIP 119 3-20-89 9:12p
8 file(s) 14887 bytes
Total files listed:
36 file(s) 146743 bytes
199680 bytes free
