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#help – DL'ing/archiving

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#33570From: Steve JonesMay 18, 1990 12:03 PM
help- I'm knew to telecomputing and I'm having a tough time I down loaded the file Whap!1.9.lzh and I can't unarchive it. I downloaded a file archiv but my amiga tells me that it's not an object module, although it seems to have d/led ok What's wrong? Also, is there doc files for either of these programs? I'd really appreciate some kind assistance Steve
#33589From: David ArtMay 18, 1990 9:52 PM
Steve, Whap19.LZH is a compressed file which must be expanded with the LHARC program. That program is available in AmigaTech DL 4 (Telecommunications) as LHARC.EXE, which is in executable form. Go into AmigaTech, download LHARC.EXE, rename it to LHARC and you'll be able to extract the Whap! package. You might also wish to get the executable program ARCHLP.EXE, available in the same DL as LHARC. This explains a lot about the different compression methods. (Remember to change its name to ARCHLP. The .EXE extension has no meaning to the Amiga. It's only there to indicate to people browsing the DL's that it is an executable program as opposed to .TXT, .ARC, .ZOO, etc.) Hope this helps. 8) David
#33599From: Betty Clay/SYSOPMay 18, 1990 11:02 PM
Steve, You need LHARC.EXE from Library 4. When you download it, put it right into your c: directory. To do that, have your Workbench in df0:, and – when the system asks for the 'Name for your computer:', type: DF0:C/LHARC Then, with WHAP19.LZH on a disk in df1: and lots of room on that disk, type: CD DF1: LHARC -X X DF1:WHAP19 That will unpack all the files for you. You can see them by typing DIR DF1: in a CLI. You will need to print the documentation file on your printer: COPY DF1:WHAP.DOC PRT: If you need more help, please ask. ……Betty