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!Help file for ArcFS version 0.73a (SA Aware)
by M.Smith
27th July 1996
The current full version is v2.56 - Details of how to get it are in the info
box. Some earlier versions will not work on StrongARM, so you are advised to
upgrade if you have an earlier version.
Full information on ArcFS is available as part of the 'ArcFSExtra' package,
along with technical documentation and utilities.
This version of ArcFS is not P.D., but may be distributed subject to the
conditions in the 'Licence' file.
ArcFS has filing system number 56. My thanks to Acorn for the allocation of
this filing system number and for the allocation of the SWI chunk bases
(&437C0 and &48A00) and Filetype (&3FB).
ArcFS allows the loading and opening of files in archives as easily as files
on ADFS or RamFS. It has its own ArcFS filer which displays the root
directory in a filer window of any archive which is double clicked. From
then on files and applications may be loaded as normal by double clicking
them. Directories may be displayed also by double clicking them. ArcFS can,
of course, also be used from the command line. Facilities for loading
encrypted files are included, via a preferences window which can be obtained
by clicking on the ArcFS icon.
*New to v0.60 / v2.20*
Now *MUCH* Faster. Support for a new archive filetype (&3FB) so ArcFS
archive aren't loaded by SparkFS. Full version also now puts a second copy
of file catalogue information immediately before the file data to make
recovery of files from corrupt archives easier.
*New to v0.65 / v2.23*
Memory management has now been separated out into another module. Dynamic
area memory management included for RISC OS 3.5 in v2.24
*New to v0.70 / v2.50*
Improved RISC OS 3.5 memory management + Bug fixes. The read only version is
now smaller - some resources are stored compressed within the application &
the ArcFS module is compressed with Acorn's DDE Squeeze utility. This is the
release final version that does not need MessageTrans - Future releases will
be fully internationalised and on RISC OS 2 machines will need to load it
from !System.
*****************************************************************************
All comments and suggestions for future improvement are welcome but please
note that I cannot reply to letters without A STAMPED, ADDRESSED ENVELOPE.
The address is:
Mr. M. Smith
3, Findon Court,
Spinney Hill,
Addlestone,
Surrey.
KT15 1BD.
I would also, of course welcome details of any bugs discovered so
that I can correct them.
Email mark@findon.demon.co.uk
� Mark Smith, 1996
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My th| 00000220 61 6e 6b 73 20 74 6f 20 41 63 6f 72 6e 20 66 6f |anks to Acorn fo| 00000230 72 20 74 68 65 20 61 6c 6c 6f 63 61 74 69 6f 6e |r the allocation| 00000240 20 6f 66 0a 74 68 69 73 20 66 69 6c 69 6e 67 20 | of.this filing | 00000250 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 20 61 6e |system number an| 00000260 64 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 61 6c 6c 6f 63 61 |d for the alloca| 00000270 74 69 6f 6e 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 53 57 49 20 |tion of the SWI | 00000280 63 68 75 6e 6b 20 62 61 73 65 73 0a 28 26 34 33 |chunk bases.(&43| 00000290 37 43 30 20 61 6e 64 20 26 34 38 41 30 30 29 20 |7C0 and &48A00) | 000002a0 61 6e 64 20 46 69 6c 65 74 79 70 65 20 28 26 33 |and Filetype (&3| 000002b0 46 42 29 2e 0a 0a 41 72 63 46 53 20 61 6c 6c 6f |FB)...ArcFS allo| 000002c0 77 73 20 74 68 65 20 6c 6f 61 64 69 6e 67 20 61 |ws the loading a| 000002d0 6e 64 20 6f 70 65 6e 69 6e 67 20 6f 66 20 66 69 |nd opening of fi| 000002e0 6c 65 73 20 69 6e 20 61 72 63 68 69 76 65 73 20 |les in archives | 000002f0 61 73 20 65 61 73 69 6c 79 20 61 73 20 66 69 6c |as easily as fil| 00000300 65 73 0a 6f 6e 20 41 44 46 53 20 6f 72 20 52 61 |es.on ADFS or Ra| 00000310 6d 46 53 2e 20 49 74 20 68 61 73 20 69 74 73 20 |mFS. It has its | 00000320 6f 77 6e 20 41 72 63 46 53 20 66 69 6c 65 72 20 |own ArcFS filer | 00000330 77 68 69 63 68 20 64 69 73 70 6c 61 79 73 20 74 |which displays t| 00000340 68 65 20 72 6f 6f 74 0a 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 |he root.director| 00000350 79 20 69 6e 20 61 20 66 69 6c 65 72 20 77 69 6e |y in a filer win| 00000360 64 6f 77 20 6f 66 20 61 6e 79 20 61 72 63 68 69 |dow of any archi| 00000370 76 65 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 69 73 20 64 6f 75 62 |ve which is doub| 00000380 6c 65 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 65 64 2e 20 46 72 6f 6d |le clicked. 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Support for| 00000510 20 61 20 6e 65 77 20 61 72 63 68 69 76 65 20 66 | a new archive f| 00000520 69 6c 65 74 79 70 65 20 28 26 33 46 42 29 20 73 |iletype (&3FB) s| 00000530 6f 20 41 72 63 46 53 0a 61 72 63 68 69 76 65 20 |o ArcFS.archive | 00000540 61 72 65 6e 27 74 20 6c 6f 61 64 65 64 20 62 79 |aren't loaded by| 00000550 20 53 70 61 72 6b 46 53 2e 20 46 75 6c 6c 20 76 | SparkFS. 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Mr. M. Sm| 00000940 69 74 68 0a 20 20 20 20 33 2c 20 46 69 6e 64 6f |ith. 3, Findo| 00000950 6e 20 43 6f 75 72 74 2c 0a 20 20 20 20 53 70 69 |n Court,. Spi| 00000960 6e 6e 65 79 20 48 69 6c 6c 2c 0a 20 20 20 20 41 |nney Hill,. A| 00000970 64 64 6c 65 73 74 6f 6e 65 2c 0a 20 20 20 20 53 |ddlestone,. S| 00000980 75 72 72 65 79 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 4b 54 31 35 20 |urrey.. KT15 | 00000990 31 42 44 2e 0a 0a 49 20 77 6f 75 6c 64 20 61 6c |1BD...I would al| 000009a0 73 6f 2c 20 6f 66 20 63 6f 75 72 73 65 20 77 65 |so, of course we| 000009b0 6c 63 6f 6d 65 20 64 65 74 61 69 6c 73 20 6f 66 |lcome details of| 000009c0 20 61 6e 79 20 62 75 67 73 20 64 69 73 63 6f 76 | any bugs discov| 000009d0 65 72 65 64 20 73 6f 0a 74 68 61 74 20 49 20 63 |ered so.that I c| 000009e0 61 6e 20 63 6f 72 72 65 63 74 20 74 68 65 6d 2e |an correct them.| 000009f0 0a 0a 45 6d 61 69 6c 20 6d 61 72 6b 40 66 69 6e |..Email mark@fin| 00000a00 64 6f 6e 2e 64 65 6d 6f 6e 2e 63 6f 2e 75 6b 0a |don.demon.co.uk.| 00000a10 0a a9 20 4d 61 72 6b 20 53 6d 69 74 68 2c 20 31 |.. Mark Smith, 1| 00000a20 39 39 36 0a |996.| 00000a24
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