home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Hall of Fame
/
HallofFameCDROM.cdr
/
util4
/
cnvrt100.lzh
/
CNVRT.DOC
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1990-05-18
|
4KB
|
109 lines
CNVRT - An Archive File Conversion Utility
Copyright (c) 1990 by Pat Anderson
Member, Association of Shareware Professionals
PURPOSE:
CNVRT exists to automate the process of converting archived files
from one archiving method to another. Supported methods are ARC,
ZIP, PAK, LZH and ZOO. In the command line mode, it allows you to
convert a single file or all files in a directory from one method
to another. In the pick list mode, it allows you to select files
to be converted from a list by marking them.
WARNING!!
MAKE BACKUPS OF ARCHIVED FILES TO BE CONVERTED BEFORE USING
CNVRT!! You use CNVRT at your own risk, and although every effort
has been made to make CNVRT safe, if you lose a file in the
conversion process because you failed to make a backup, it will be
solely your loss!!
WHAT IT DOES
CNVRT merely manages the process - it does not actually perform
any unarchiving or rearchiving of files. It follows the same
process you would most likely use to accomplish the same result
manually. If, for example, you want to convert an ARC file to an
LZH file, CNVRT creates a temporary directory, invokes PKXARC.EXE
to unarchive the file to the temporary directory, invokes
LHARC.EXE to rearchive the files, copies the new LZH file back to
the original directory and finally erases the original ARC file
and removes the temporary directory. It does NOT erase the
original ARC file, however, until it has confirmed that the new
LZH file has been created and copied to the original directory, so
if anything goes wrong (insufficient disk space, for example), no
harm is done.
USAGE
No installation or configuration is necessary, except to be sure
that CNVRT and the archive management programs are in a
subdirectory lsted in your PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file. The general form of the command line is:
CNVRT [Source filename] [TO] [Target method]
All command line arguments in brackets are OPTIONAL. If you start
CNVRT with no command line arguments, it will default to the pick
list mode. The following are valid command lines:
C:>CNVRT Invoke CNVRT in pick list mode
C:>CNVRT DM.ARC TO LZH Convert file DM.ARC to DM.LZH
C:>CNVRT FF.ARC PAK Convert FF.ARC to PAK
C:>CNVRT *.ZIP TO ZOO Convert all ZIP files to ZOO
C:>CNVRT *.PAK LZH Convert all PAK files to LZH
PICK LIST MODE
In pick list mode, you simply use the arrow keys to move a light
bar through a list of choices, and press the Spacebar to select
your choice. You must first select the source and target methods,
and you then select the files you wish to convert from a list of
files with extensions matching the selected source method.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Since CNVRT merely invokes the archiving programs, you will need
the following additional programs:
PKARC.EXE ARC archiver
PKXARC.EXE ARC unarchiver
PKZIP.EXE ZIP archiver
PKUNZIP.EXE ZIP unarchiver
PAK.EXE PAK archiver/unarchiver
LHARC.EXE LZH archiver/unarchiver
ZOO.EXE ZOO archiver/unarchiver
The PK programs are from Phil Katz, PKWare. PAK is from Nogate
Consulting. LHARC is from Yoshi. ZOO is from Rahul Dhesi. All are
widely available from BBSes and other P.D./Shareware distribution
sources.
REGISTRATION
Registration of CNVRT is $10. Benefits include next upgrade, if
any, free and notification of all future upgrades, and support
(very little should be necessary!) through the author's BBS.
Send registration to:
Pat Anderson
5420 - 324th Pl. S.E.
Fall City, WA 98024
BBS (206) 222-6224
Comments and suggestions are most welcome.