#Arc Problem
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Marlene,
The good news is that I didn't have arc in the c directory. But… it still
does not work. When I type in
arc x myfile
this message appears:
Cannot access Archive myfile.ARC
When I type the command "why" the response refers to error 16737588.
??? I'm still stuck and feeling a little silly. I'm sure there is something
faly obvious that I'm missing.
Russ,
The file must have the filename extension .ARC so if it's not named
myfile.arc (caps don't matter) then rename it and try again. Also, you have to
be in the same directory where myfile.arc is, or tell ARC where that particular
file is. Example, ARC is in the C directory, myfile.arc is in a directory
called downloads and you wish the files within myfile.arc written to a
directory called goodies.
change directories to goodies (CD :GOODIES)
enter the following command:
ARC X :DOWNLOADS/MYFILE
That presumes that both downloads and goodies are directories at the
disk level, and not subdirectories. If they are subdirectories, then just add
the proper path. If the files are on different disks, then add the disk name.
Example:
CD DF1:FUN/GOODIES
ARC X DF0:COMPUSERVE/DOWNLOADS/MYFILE
Again, the use of capitals or lower case doesn't matter.
Don
Don,
That was the problem! I neglected to name the file with the .ARC extension.
Many thanks to both you and Marlene for your very kind assistance.
Dick Van Buren, 73326,3306
Don seems to have answered your question – let us know what happens.
Marlene