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Jnstall is a nifty little program that I use to give things to morons
who don't know how to make directories, etc...
Jnstall does all the work for you. Jnstall works with PKZIP and
PKUNZIP v.2.04g. It is especially good for multiple disk backups.
Instead of giving instructions on how to use Jnstall, I will give a typical
example.
Lets say that you want to give someone a program that takes up 4M of disk
space. OK, first you would backup the directory that the program is in
on the hard drive. You would do so by using PKZIP as such...
"pkzip -rp -&u a:\backup.zip"
This command tells pkzip to store sub-directories and to span multiple disks.
When the program is backed-up, the first few disks will be completely filled
up. So, JNSTALL must be copied onto the final diskette. Also copy PKUNZIP
onto the final diskette.
Now a few files must be created for JNSTALL to work properly. The MS-DOS
EDIT command can be used. The first file MUST be called JNSTALL.TXT! This
will contain the name of the program that is being installed. One catch,
the name must be one word, so use the underline key. For example
"WORD_PERFECT"
The next file MUST be called JNSTALL.DIR! This will contain the directory
that JNSTALL will install to. No need for slashes and other garbage, simply
the name. for example
"WP"
The third file is optional. If the program you are giving has some kind of
setup program, you can use the third file to run that program. for example
"SETUP"
If you have any problems please E-MAIL me at ALANDIS@DELPHI.COM