#Help with Compression
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Betty, all right I tried to get the LHA138.RUN to go into ram. I clicked and
dragged, even "copied" from CLI. I could get it into ram, but didn't see it
"self-dissolve". I didn't see it "unpack" itself. I didn't have and LHA and a
doc file, that I could see. I did have a drawer that was "LHA138.RUN". I am
not adept on the various uses of CLI or RAM (obviously). Would you please talk
to me on a more step by step basis.
I tried to "copy df1:LHA138.RUN TO RAM:", but got an error message. I tried
typing "CD to RAM:" per your instructions, but got an error message. I've
opened the disc with the LHA138.RUN on it and dragged the icon over the RAM
icon. I got LHA138.RUN onto RAM, but not "dissolved". I don't think that I
like the word "dissolve" when working on my Amiga – just kidding!
Any help, please talk down to me, will be greatly appreciated.
—Rod
Ok. Just to be shure you've tried everything, try this.
Type " copy lha138.run ram: " <- without the quotes. Type " cd ram: " Type "
lha138.run "
Just type these commands in without the quotes and it should work just fine. If
it doesn't, then i believe that there is something else wrong with your system.
But try it exactly as i've typed it above first.
Remember that if you have lha138.run on df0: then you have to type "cd df0:"
first or if it's on dh1: then type "cd dh1:" first, then do the copy to ram:.
Good luck…
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OK – let's try again, Rod.,
First, you seem to have LHA138.RUN on a floppy disk. Let's try it the easiest
way – right on that disk. These ought to do it:
Put the disk in df1, and then open a shell and type:
CD DF1:
LHA138.RUN (you should see the names of the files as they unpack)
DIR (This will show you the files that came out of LHA138.RUN)
COPY LHA C: (will copy the LHA file to your c: directory)
Now, your floppy ought to contain LHA138.RUN, LHA, and a doc file.
Now, if you type in your shell or CLI:
lha
you should get a list of very obscure, hard-to-understand docs. <g>
All you really need to know about those docs are that you use this command line
to unpack things:
lha x path:filename
Suppose that you have a floppy with AP.LHA and you want to unpack that.
Step by step, you'd type this:
CD DF1:
lha x AP.LHA
and it would unpack AP.LHA into a LOT of files. In this case, you'd then open
the icon for the disk, then click on the Installer icon, and it would install
itself for you. MANY of our programs have Installer icons these days. Not
all, but lots. Sure makes it easier!
Let us know if anything goes wrong. We can work it out, I'm sure.
—Betty