#Downloading
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I attempted to De-ARC a few file that was downloaded to the external drive(
using df1:<filename>)but the progaram ARC.16 would could not open the arced
file.informing me that it had a bad header or header was to long. When I tried
to delete file it could not find the file. So i attempted another download this
time to the sorce drive using the usual method and did not incounter any
de-ARCing problem.
I would like to download to df1: am i forgetting something or do i have the
incorrect syntax? will i have the same problem if i download to ram:?
Would like any help i can get from some of you hackers or alike.
Thanks Robert
Robert, I believe that ARC has to be on the same disk as the file you are
deARCing. Solution: put arc on the disk in df1:. If you want to deARC in ram:
– do the same thing put arc and the file in ram:. I don't think it's
recommended to use ram for this tho I've never had a problem – however I wasn't
using v1.16 when I used ARC in ram.
Marlene
Actually, the easiest way is to put ARC in your c: directory. Then, just cd to
the disk (and directory) your .arc file is on and type ARC E FILENAME.
thanks Steve, Don told me the same thing last night. Sorry for the
misinformation.
Robert,
A few things. ARC attempts to write the files to where ever your
current directory is (where you are logged in at the time you give the ARC
command). There is no problem downloading to an external drive (I do it all
the time), but you have to let ARC know exactly where the files are that you
want it to look at.
The clue to what may have gone wrong is that you couldn't delete the
file you downloaded. That means that you probably wern't giving a proper file
name specification. If you are logged onto drive 0, and download a program to
drive 1, you must include the full path DF1:FILENAME.ARC when you download it.
When you go to use ARC to extract the files, you should change directory to the
external drive CD DF1: You should also have ARC in your C directory of the disk
you booted up the Amiga with. That is where all the system commands are
located and that is where the Amiga looks for command files if it can't find
them in your current directory. Once you have changed to DF1:, you simply type
ARC X FILENAME and the files will be extracted 1 at a time. The important
point is that if you are logged onto different drive (say you stayed logged
onto drive 0), you must then specify the full path to ARC for where to find the
file such as ARC X DF1:FILENAME and be aware that it will write the files
extracted to drive 0, not to drive 1.
Don
After i download a file to df1: i change my current cd to df1 which has arc.16
on it. my attempt to de-arc does not open arced file. Are you saying that i
have to prceed df1 with the file name even if i am in df1? I tried that and i
get a message informing me that the file name is to long? Robert
Robert,
No, if you change to df1: and have ARC on df1: and the downloaded file
on df1: then it should work properly. What are you naming the file you
downloaded? Does it have the .ARC extension?
Don
There are times when i would download a file with a shorter name then the
actual file name df1:x-10.arc rather than df1:x-10 controller.arc. I do not
think it should be neccesary to use the exact file name?
May be i have a pooor ground connnection?
Robert,
You are right, it should make no difference what the name of the file
is. You may have a bad drive, but I doubt it as I presume it works for other
tasks. Without being there to test it, I just don't know what else to tell you
except to take an ARC file you have already downloaded and try to de-ARC it on
your internal drive. If that works, then move everything over to the external
drive and try the exact same thing…it should work.
Don
Robert,
A few things about arc.016. I currently have arc in my c: directory
and can De-arc things no matter where they are. I do have some trouble if
I try to do an ARC L FILENAME in the RAM: directory but I can extract files
from RAM: ok. Also, to extract files to a different directory use the
following syntax (remember ARC uses IBM/UNIX style wildcards).
ARC E FILENAME(.ARC) [DFn:][output_dir/]*
I have no trouble when I have arc in either C: or RAM:, my arc'ed file
in RAM: and my output directory as DF1: or any other combination.
The only times I have had problems is with listings (sometimes), from
bad downloads, and from XMODEM downloads where at the end ARC tells you
it thinks you need a new version of ARC (this is due to XMODEM padding
and does not cause any problems with the files).
Good luck.