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- Short: Extract and install archives using drag 'n' drop
- Author: Tim Cribbin (tim@cribbin.demon.co.uk)
- Uploader: Tim Cribbin
- Type: util/wb
- Requires: OS 2.x or better, lha, reqtools.library, Installer
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- A small program that allows the user to extract and install archived
- distributions (e.g. Aminet downloads) quickly and with the minimum of
- fuss.
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- Opens as an appicon on Workbench. The user can either drag and drop an
- archive onto the icon or doubleclick it to bring up a file requester for
- archive selection. After selecting a temporary path, the archive is
- extracted and the resulting files are scanned for an Installer script.
- If one is found, Installer is automatically loaded and installation proceeds
- as normal. If no script is found the user is given the option to move the
- files to a permanent location. All temporary files are deleted once the
- process is over.
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- Currently supports only LHA archives. If any interest is shown I can modify
- the code to support other compression types.
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- ArcInstall is a stand alone program. It is also to appear as a function in
- the forthcoming release of Formation v2.0, the recently released virtual
- directory manager by the same author. Look in 'util/wb' for the current
- release.
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- ArcInstall is Freeware. Mail me if you have any comments.
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- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
- -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- -------------
- 27072 13162 51.3% 11-Mar-98 01:08:36 arcinstall
- 1981 1183 40.2% 11-Mar-98 01:13:48 arcinstall.info
- 1282 682 46.8% 11-Mar-98 18:45:06 ArcInstall.readme
- -------- ------- ----- --------- --------
- 30335 15027 50.4% 12-Mar-98 01:42:08 3 files
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