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VZ 1.0 by Bill Hay
A Zipfile Viewer Supporting ANSI Color
March 11, 1989
Table of Contents:
I - Contents
II - Main Features
III - Requirements
IV - Command Line Options
V - Redirection
VI - Comments
VII - Acknowledgements
VIII - Disclaimer
I. Contents
VZ10.ZIP should include the following two files:
VZ.EXE - The VZ (View Zip) Utility
VZ.DOC - This documentatiom
II. Main Features
1. Displays contents of Zipfiles (Files ending in .ZIP).
2. Uses ANSI to show things in color, so ideal for local
or remote use. (For remote, excellent with the Gateway
utility by Hans D. Kellner).
3. Allows the redirection of output to a text file, or
to a device such as the printer. (The ANSI codes can
be kept or removed).
III. Requirements
VZ requires the use of ANSI.SYS which comes with DOS. If
you don't already have ANSI.SYS loaded, do the following:
1. Put ANSI.SYS in the root directory of the
disk that you boot up your computer with.
2. Add this to a text file called CONFIG.SYS
that resides in the root directory of the
boot disk: DEVICE=ANSI.SYS
3. Reboot the system, and ANSI will now be
enabled for future use.
As long as ANSI.SYS is loaded, VZ will work with both color
and monochrome monitors.
IV. Command Line Options
You can view the command line syntax by simply typing "VZ".
When VZ is executed without any parameters, it displays a
help screen.
The basic syntax is: VZ FILENAME.ZIP
The .ZIP extension is assumed, so you can take a shortcut
and simply type: VZ FILENAME
DOS wild cards (* and ?) are also acceptable, as well as
directory notation. VZ C:\DIRNAME\*.* would list the
contents of all the files ending in .ZIP that reside in
the directory C:\DIRNAME .
V. Redirection
If you redirect output using VZ's routines, then the ANSI color
characters will be stripped out prior to the redirection.
If you redirect output using DOS (with the '>' symbol) then the
ANSI characters will be kept.
Examples:
1. VZ FILENAME.ZIP OUT.TXT
Will place a list of the contents of FILENAME.ZIP into a
file called OUT.TXT . ANSI characters will not be placed
in OUT.TXT .
2. VZ FILENAME.ZIP > OUT.TXT
Will redirect all output, including ANSI characters, to
the file OUT.TXT .
3. VZ FILENAME.ZIP LPT1
Output the list of the contents of FILENAME.ZIP to the
printer, without sending the ANSI characters. Any valid
DOS device can be put in place of LPT1.
VI. Comments
If you find VZ of use to you, a contribution of $5 would be
appreciated. All proceeds will be used to support my BBS, and
to register user-supported software. The author can be reached
through the mail, or by calling his BBS:
Bill Hay
5284 Fairfield Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
The Teletech BBS (804)671-8755
VII. Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Phil Katz for writing the PKZIP/PKUNZIP
utilities, and for releasing information regarding the structure
of Zipfiles. The number for his PKWARE BBS is (414)352-7176.
VIII. Disclaimer
VZ works fine for me, but there is no guarantee it will work
fine for you. The author will not be held responsible for any
damage that VZ might cause your system.
Bill Hay
March 11, 1989