Archive Converter v. 1.20 (28/7/2001, Sergey Chehuta) |
Readme/What's new |
Archive Converter. Version 1.20 freeware
Copyright (c) WhiteTown Software 2000-2001.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WWW: http://www.whitetown.com
Email: support@whitetown.com
1. About
2. ACVT.CFG
3. Command line
4. History
5. Support sites and contact info
1. About
~~~~~~~~~
The ACVT program (Archive Converter) is a converter of
archives. The program supports practically any archives types, if,
certainly, you have appropriate, archivers. The type of the
necessary archive is set by the user, in rest rely on the ACVT
program. ACVT extracts files from the source archive and packs them
into the new archive, removing the original archive provided the
output archive was successfully created. To adjust the program you
can in the file of a configuration. ACVT can make descriptions for
archivers also.
The ACVT program exists in six variants:
- DOS 16-bit acvt_dos.zip
- DOS 32-bit acvt_pm.zip
- OS/2 16-bit acvt_o16.zip
- OS/2 32-bit acvt_o32.zip
- Win32 console acvt_win.zip
The console version and GUI version are completely compatible
at a level of a configuration file ACVT.CFG.
2. ACVT.CFG
~~~~~~~~~~~~
In this file you can adjust parameters by default. ACVT.CFG
must be in the current or in the same directory as ACVT.EXE (the
file from the current directory has higher priority). All blank
lines, and lines beginning with ';' are ignored.
---
DefaultPacker - extension of default packer. Can accept any value
from among described below.
DefaultPacker ZIP
---
Log file - to write the protocol of operation in .LOG-file.
Can accept values Yes or No.
Log Yes
---
KeepTime - keep archive time. Can accept values Yes or No.
If "No" - time will be current.
KeepTime Yes
---
Detect - Can accept values ID and Ext.
If "ID", extension is ignored and only ID is used
to detect archive type. Otherwise extension is
used to detect archive type.
Detect Ext
---
ExistArchive - If target archive already exists skip it or
overwrite. Can accept values Overwrite or Skip.
ExistArchive Skip
---
SourceArchive - Delete or keep source archive after success
conversion.
SourceArchive Delete
---
BreakOnError - The value of this option tells ACVT whether to
continue conversion with the next archive when
error in the current archive is reported by
archiver. Set this option to 'Yes' if you want
ACVT to stop process archives when error occured.
BreakOnError No
---
Description - ACVT can update files descript.ion or files.bbs if
exists or make description for repacked archives.
Can accept values Update or No.
Description Update
---
Descfiles - Filenames, delimited by commas or spaces. Order of
files of desriptions. Up to 10 files allowed.
Descfiles descript.ion, files.bbs,
---
Fileorder - Filenames, delimited by commas or spaces. Order of
files with info about archive. Up to 10 files
allowed.
FileOrder file_id.diz, read.me, readme, readme.txt, readme.doc, read_me, readme.1st,
---
File_id.DIZ - Actions with a file file_id.diz:
0 - No change
1 - Remove all symbols of semigraphic
2 - Replace all symbols of semigraphic with symbols ASCII
3 - Replace all symbols of semigraphic with blank.
File_id.DIZ 0
---
Add <filename> - Specifies the name of the file which must be added
to every repacked archive. Full pathname should be
provided. Multiple "Add" strings are allowed. If
first char of filename is '-', this line will be
ignored.
Add C:\ACVT\myarchiv.txt
Add -C:\ACVT\readme.txt
---
Del <filename> - Specifes file(s) that should not be placed into
the repacked archive. Wildcards using is allowed.
Root directory of the archive is assumed if no
full path given. Multiple "Del" strings are
allowed. If first char of filename is '-', this
line will be ignored.
Del *.tmp
Del -*.bak
---
Exec <OS command>
- You can set up program call to process files
extracted from the source archive before
repacking. For instance, antivirus program to scan
files for computer viruses. Should the program
return non-zero exit code (ERRORLEVEL) the source
archive will not be repacked and corresponding
message will be placed into the log file ACVT.LOG.
Multiple "Exec" strings are allowed. If first char
of filename is '-', this line will be ignored.
Exec C:\ANTIVIR\drweb.exe *.* /cl /nm
Exec -somefile.exe *.*
---
Archive options:
Id OFFSET,ID bytes
This parameter, even empty, should be first.
OFFSET: is position in archive. Hexadecimal value
from range 00-7F.
ID bytes: 2-digit hex numbers not delimited with
spaces.
Ext - archive format extension (without dot). This is
simultaneously parameter of the command line at
converting archive.
Pack - to pack files into the archive (create the archive)
Unpack - to extract files from the archive
Test - to test files in the archive
Append - any string, which will be added to end of command
line Pack, Unpack, Test. For compatibility with
stupid archives.
Example, for .ZIP archive format:
Id 00,504b
Ext ZIP
Pack pkzip.exe -a -r -p -whs
Unpack pkunzip.exe -e -d
Test pkunzip.exe -t
---
3. Command line
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ACVT [ArcName] [Mask] [@FileList] [switches]
ArcName/Mask - name of archive or mask. Multiple are allowed.
FileList - list of files. Multiple are allowed.
/??? - extension of destination archive. All extensions,
listed in the file configurations, are allowable
values.
/id - detect achive files by ID.
/ext - detect achive files by extension.
/r[-] - convert archives in subdirectories.
/k[+] - keep archive time.
/t[-] - test archive after conversion.
/d[+] - update description
/d:[Drive:][Path]
- destination subdirectory for archives.
/md - make descriptions without convertion.
/? - brief help.
The parameters of the command line have the greater priority, than
installation in the file of a configuration.
Examples:
ACVT *.rar /zip /r
ACVT somefil1.ha somefil2.zip somefil3.arj /uc2 /k-
ACVT *.* /id /d:C:\ARCHIVES
ACVT @vc.lst
ACVT /md *.zip
4. History
~~~~~~~~~~~
01.09.2000 Version 1.00
- First public release.
02.20.2000 Version 1.10
- The output of statistics is added.
04.01.2000 Version 1.20
- Update descriptions.
- Make descriptions.
- Change file_id.diz.
- Win32 GUI version released.
28.07.2001 Version 1.30
- Probably, it's the latest version.
5. Support sites and contact info
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Copyright (c) WhiteTown Software
Email: support@whitetown.com
WWW: http://www.whitetown.com |
Archive Converter v. 1.00 (9/1/2000, Sergey Chehuta) |
Readme/What's new |
Archive Converter. Version 1.00 freeware
Copyright (c) Sergey Chehuta 2000.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Email: sergey@amodem.sumy.ua
FIDO: 2:4614/46.56
1. About
2. ACVT.CFG
3. Command line
4. Copyright
5. Support sites and contact info
1. About
~~~~~~~~~
The ACVT program (Archive Converter) is a converter of
archives. The program supports practically any archives types, if,
certainly, you have appropriate, archivers. The type of the
necessary archive is set by the user, in rest rely on the ACVT
program. ACVT extracts files from the source archive and packs them
into the new archive, removing the original archive provided the
output archive was successfully created. To adjust the program you
can in the file of a configuration.
The ACVT program exists in five variants:
- for DOS real mode (286 or higher)
- for DOS protected mode
- for OS/2 16-bit
- for OS/2 32-bit
- for Windows 95 or higher
2. ACVT.CFG
~~~~~~~~~~~~
In this file you can adjust parameters by default. ACVT.CFG
must be in the current or in the same directory as ACVT.EXE (the
file from the current directory has higher priority). All blank
lines, and lines beginning with ';' are ignored.
---
DefaultPacker - extension of default packer. Can accept any value
from among described below.
DefaultPacker ZIP
---
Log file - to write the protocol of operation in .LOG-file.
Can accept values Yes or No.
Log Yes
---
KeepTime - keep archive time. Can accept values Yes or No.
If "No" - time will be current.
KeepTime Yes
---
Detect - Can accept values ID and Ext.
If "ID", extension is ignored and only ID is used
to detect archive type. Otherwise extension is
used to detect archive type.
Detect Ext
---
ExistArchive - If target archive already exists skip it or
overwrite. Can accept values Overwrite or Skip.
ExistArchive Skip
---
SourceArchive - Delete or keep source archive after success
conversion.
SourceArchive Delete
---
BreakOnError - The value of this option tells ACVT whether to
continue conversion with the next archive when
error in the current archive is reported by
archiver. Set this option to 'Yes' if you want
ACVT to stop process archives when error occured.
BreakOnError No
---
Add <filename> - Specifies the name of the file which must be added
to every repacked archive. Full pathname should be
provided. Multiple "Add" strings are allowed.
Add C:\ACVT\myarchiv.txt
---
Del <filename> - Specifes file(s) that should not be placed into
the repacked archive. Wildcards using is allowed.
Root directory of the archive is assumed if no
full path given. Multiple "Del" strings are
allowed.
Del *.tmp
---
Exec <OS command>
- You can set up program call to process files
extracted from the source archive before
repacking. For instance, antivirus program to scan
files for computer viruses. Should the program
return non-zero exit code (ERRORLEVEL) the source
archive will not be repacked and corresponding
message will be placed into the log file ACVT.LOG.
Multiple "Exec" strings are allowed.
Exec C:\ANTIVIR\drweb.exe *.* /cl/nm
---
Archive options:
Id OFFSET,ID bytes
This parameter, even empty, should be first.
OFFSET: is position in archive. Hexadecimal value
from range 00-7F.
ID bytes: 2-digit hex numbers not delimited with
spaces.
Ext - archive format extension (without dot). This is
simultaneously parameter of the command line at
converting archive.
Pack - to pack files into the archive (create the archive)
Unpack - to extract files from the archive
Test - to test files in the archive
Append - any string, which will be added to end of command
line Pack, Unpack, Test. For compatibility with
stupid archives.
Example, for .ZIP archive format:
Id 00,504b
Ext ZIP
Pack pkzip.exe -a -r -p -whs
Unpack pkunzip.exe -e -d
Test pkunzip.exe -t
---
3. Command line
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ACVT [ArcName] [Mask] [@FileList] [switches]
ArcName/Mask - name of archive or mask. Multiple are allowed.
FileList - list of files. Multiple are allowed.
/??? - extension of destination archive. All extensions,
listed in the file configurations, are allowable
values.
/id - detect achive files by ID.
/ext - detect achive files by extension.
/r[-] - convert archives in subdirectories.
/k[+] - keep archive time.
/t[-] - test archive after conversion.
/d:[Drive:][Path]
- destination subdirectory for archives.
/? - brief help.
The parameters of the command line have the greater priority, than
installation in the file of a configuration.
Examples:
ACVT *.rar /zip /r
ACVT somefil1.ha somefil2.zip somefil3.arj /uc2 /k-
ACVT *.* /id /d:C:\ARCHIVES
ACVT @vc.lst
4. Copyright
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This Program is distributed as FreeWare for noncommercial use. All
rights on the ACVT program belong to Sergey Chehuta.
You are encouraged to distribute the original and unmodified package
freely, in any form and on any media, provided you do not charge any
fee for the Program itself.
The Program could be included in CDROM collections, subscription
download areas, BBS packages, provided it remains in its complete
and unmodified original archive.
The inclusion of the Program as part of a software package to be
distributed always requires a special distribution license.
D I S C L A I M E R
The Program is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any
kind, expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and
performance of the Program.
The author will not be liable for any special, incidental,
consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or
any other reason.
5. Support sites and contact info
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://cdbf.hypermart.net/acvt/
Copyright (c) Sergey Chehuta
Email: sergey@amodem.sumy.ua
FIDO: 2:4614/46.56 |
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