#HELP
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Betty,
You were so helpful telling me how to locate the various un-archiving
files I was looking for, I hope you can help me utilize them. I am new to
downloading and its nuts and bolts, but I feel that I've followed all
instructions very precisely, and am very frustrated with my lack of
results.
I will bring you up to date as to the status of my situation, and will
try to be as specific as possible. My system consists of: Amiga 500 w/
built-in floppy drive (DF0) 501 Expansion (1 MG ram) One external floppy
drive (DF1) Quantum IVS 80 MG hard drive (DH0) w/ Trumpcard 500 1084s
Commodore color monitor Viva 24 Hayes compatible Modem Citizen GSX 140
Printer
I downloaded the following files via Compuserve using Quick B @ 1200
7E1, with no errors. When prompted for a name for my computer, I specified
DF0:filename and thus downloaded each file to DF0 and had them all on one
disk(s) (by type) ARC.EXE ZOO.EXE LHARC.EXE ARCHLP.EXE SV3.ZOO/B
MOSTRA.LZH/B KELLY BUNDEY CHESS PIPELINE0 WHP19C.LZH/BINARY
I clicked on ARCHLP.EXE and it said to put Arc in my Cdirectory by
typing Copy arc c:arc -this didn't work. I'm afraid I don't recall
the error message for that. In any case, I contacted Wayne at PC
Help; my Amiga expert; and he told me that I should put the un-archiving
files on the same disk as the files I want to expand, and then type
LHARC x filename and,voila, a program; and that they didn't have to be in
my C di- rectory. But no matter which files were on which disks, no matter
which files I tried to use with which files, and no matter what combination
of syntax I tried after the initial correct one failed, I recieved the same
error message, Unknown command LHARC or Unknown command ARC etc.
Then I was told that very possibly the un-archiving files themselves
were archived and that I needed one to unpack the other, and that one to
open the next, etc. etc. So I tried
ARC x ZOO.EXE and received Unknown command ARC. Please help me regain
my sanity. Thank you, ***Jeff***
Jeff,
The system is not finding your archiver programs. I assume that your
workbench is on your hard drive, and that you have both floppies free for
working. I gather, from what you said, that all of the downloaded files
are on a disk that you put into df0: If that is so, you can run ARCHLP.EXE
by typing
df0:archlp.exe
also, to unarc one of them, say Whap! – I would suggest putting that one
onto a disk all by itself. Format a disk names Whap (no exclamation point)
and put it into df1: Then, put your downloads disk into df0: and type:
cd df1:
lharc.exe -m -x x df0:whp19c
If you rename those files, you won't have to type the .EXE every time.
rename df0:lharc.exe df0:lharc
rename df0:arc.exe df0:arc etc. (Do this ONLY for those with .EXE on the
end.)
To unarc something onto the same disk as the downloads, say MOSTRA.LZH, do
this:
MAKEDIR DF0:MOSTRA
CD DF0:MOSTRA
df0:lharc -m -x x DF0:MOSTRA
If you want an icon for that directory, get it by :
COPY WORKBENCH:EMPTY.INFO DF0:MOSTRA.INFO (though you may have to
substitute the name of your workbench.)
If you need more help, please do ask.
(And be sure to keep the .LZH, .ZOO, etc. on the end of the archived files.
The archivers have to find those three letters in order to work.)
Betty
Betty,
Thank you so much. I'm going to do everything you said and I'm sure it
will work.
I do have a few more questions, but I'll get back to you on that. I'll keep
you informed. Thanx again.
You're a lifesaver.
**>Jeff<**