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LhA2LZX
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LhA2LZX can perform several different actions:
- It can convert archives between the two formats of LhA and LZX
(e.g. give it an LhA archive and it will convert it to LZX, or vice
versa)
- It can convert to the smaller of the two archives
(e.g. give it an LhA archive and it will create the LZX version,
compare the size with the LhA version and save the smallest, or vice
versa)
- It can repack an archive
(e.g. give it an LZX archive and it will de-archive it and re-archive
it with LZX to make sure it is the smallest size for that particular
format).
If using from Workbench, it is all done by requesters - so you don't even
need to touch the keyboard! Just double-click the icon and go!
If using from Directory Opus, just select your archives and go!
You can run this directly from this CD, or install it to your hard drive.
This program is an AmigaDOS script file, so you can load it into a text
viewer/editor and see how it all works. Almost all of the lines have been
commented to help you understand this. Most of the old versions have been
included so you can see which bits I added and improved upon in time ;^),
and to act as a bit of a tutorial in AmigaDOS. Refer to the .guide too
for this.
Have a quick read of the .guide before running so you know how to work it -
just a bit of friendly advice there... ;^)
The LhA2LZX distribution archive is about half the size when compressed with LZX:
lha2lzx.lha 85,880 b
lha2lzx.lzx 44,739 b
*NEW FOR 3.0*
-Multiple archive selection and conversion!
-FULL usage from DOpus! Just select your archives and go!
-Extra "Repack" option to ensure each archive is of the minimum size for
that file type!
-Code now extensively commented - almost every line!
-Install script
-Large .guide update
*NEW FOR 2.8*
-Large optimization! LhA2LZX is now reduced from 15k to 11k in file size
-Temporary storage location is chosen only the first time you run LhA2LZX,
and then the path is stored for all future use
-A few extra bits and bobs...
Versions included here are v1.1-v1.2, v2.0-v3.0
This is so you can see how the program has developed and improved, and which
bits I added as needed.
Download the latest version from:
http://www-student.lboro.ac.uk/~corb1/index.html
New versions will be uploaded to my web page before being uploaded to the
AmiNET.
Comments and bug reports are welcome:
R.Burke-97@student.lboro.ac.uk
Rich B