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PD/!MULTIARC/DOCS/MANUAL
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File contents
!MultiArc (v1.03)
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Intoduction
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This program allows entire directories of files or applications to be
archived automatically. For each file/application a seperate archive is
created, this is useful (well I find it useful) for archiving batches of
files ready to uploaded to BBS systems.
Usage
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This program is simple to use, just drag the two directories onto the
white icons on the main window, then click 'start'.
A status window will appear showing the progress, clicking stop on this
window will stop the process.
From the icon bar menu an options window can be displayed. This alllows you
to set the type of compression used, whether the files are moved or deleted
and whether the archives are in Arc or PC format. Clicking save in this
window will make the current settings default.
If the 'crunch' option is set to on the BBC compatible 'Crunch' compression
will be used, otherwise 'Squash' compression will be used.
If the 'move' option is selected the files will be deleted after they are
archived, otherwise they will be left intact.
By defualt the archives are in Archimedes format but if the 'PC Format'
option is set then PKArc style headers will be used. If this option is
selected when just SparkFS is loaded then PKZip Imploding will be used.
If the 'strip !' option is selected then when !MultiArc comes accross any
applications, the '!' will be automatically removed from the archive name.
So for example, if you were archiving the '!Edit' application it would be
stored in an archive called 'Edit'.
During the archiving process it is not possible to access the icon bar menu
to prevent these options form being changed.
For a reminder of these options use the !Help application.
NB. When both SparkFS and Spark are loaded, MultiArc will use Spark to do
all the archiving.
Problems
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There are one or two small bugs/problems:
Care must be taken to ensure that there is sufficient disc space for the
new archives. If during the archiving process the destination disc is filled
this is not reported because Spark doesn't seem to send any error messages.
It is not possible to archive to or from the root directory. I don't really
see need for this option but if you want it I could add it.
Sometimes when the source and destination path names are too long Spark
crashes, I'm not sure if this is my fault or not.
Finally
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Thanks go to Lee Archer for pointing out several serious errors and testing
the new versions and Jonathan Martin for the info about 'EnumerateTasks'.
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If for any reason you should want to contact me, my address is:
S.D.Vincent
130 Baginton Road
Styvechale
Coventry
CV3 6FS
I can also be reached on Arcade (user #98) and Cryton (user #817).
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I| 00000560 66 20 74 68 65 20 27 73 74 72 69 70 20 21 27 20 |f the 'strip !' | 00000570 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 20 69 73 20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 |option is select| 00000580 65 64 20 74 68 65 6e 20 77 68 65 6e 20 21 4d 75 |ed then when !Mu| 00000590 6c 74 69 41 72 63 20 63 6f 6d 65 73 20 61 63 63 |ltiArc comes acc| 000005a0 72 6f 73 73 20 61 6e 79 0a 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 |ross any. applic| 000005b0 61 74 69 6f 6e 73 2c 20 74 68 65 20 27 21 27 20 |ations, the '!' | 000005c0 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 61 75 74 6f 6d 61 74 69 |will be automati| 000005d0 63 61 6c 6c 79 20 72 65 6d 6f 76 65 64 20 66 72 |cally removed fr| 000005e0 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 20 61 72 63 68 69 76 65 20 6e |om the archive n| 000005f0 61 6d 65 2e 0a 20 53 6f 20 66 6f 72 20 65 78 61 |ame.. So for exa| 00000600 6d 70 6c 65 2c 20 69 66 20 79 6f 75 20 77 65 72 |mple, if you wer| 00000610 65 20 61 72 63 68 69 76 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 |e archiving the | 00000620 27 21 45 64 69 74 27 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 |'!Edit' applicat| 00000630 69 6f 6e 20 69 74 20 77 6f 75 6c 64 20 62 65 0a |ion it would be.| 00000640 20 73 74 6f 72 65 64 20 69 6e 20 61 6e 20 61 72 | stored in an ar| 00000650 63 68 69 76 65 20 63 61 6c 6c 65 64 20 27 45 64 |chive called 'Ed| 00000660 69 74 27 2e 0a 0a 44 75 72 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 |it'...During the| 00000670 20 61 72 63 68 69 76 69 6e 67 20 70 72 6f 63 65 | archiving proce| 00000680 73 73 20 69 74 20 69 73 20 6e 6f 74 20 70 6f 73 |ss it is not pos| 00000690 73 69 62 6c 65 20 74 6f 20 61 63 63 65 73 73 20 |sible to access | 000006a0 74 68 65 20 69 63 6f 6e 20 62 61 72 20 6d 65 6e |the icon bar men| 000006b0 75 0a 74 6f 20 70 72 65 76 65 6e 74 20 74 68 65 |u.to prevent the| 000006c0 73 65 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 66 6f 72 6d 20 |se options form | 000006d0 62 65 69 6e 67 20 63 68 61 6e 67 65 64 2e 0a 0a |being changed...| 000006e0 46 6f 72 20 61 20 72 65 6d 69 6e 64 65 72 20 6f |For a reminder o| 000006f0 66 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 |f these options | 00000700 75 73 65 20 74 68 65 20 21 48 65 6c 70 20 61 70 |use the !Help ap| 00000710 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 2e 0a 0a 0a 4e 42 2e |plication....NB.| 00000720 20 20 57 68 65 6e 20 62 6f 74 68 20 53 70 61 72 | When both Spar| 00000730 6b 46 53 20 61 6e 64 20 53 70 61 72 6b 20 61 72 |kFS and Spark ar| 00000740 65 20 6c 6f 61 64 65 64 2c 20 4d 75 6c 74 69 41 |e loaded, MultiA| 00000750 72 63 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 75 73 65 20 53 70 61 72 |rc will use Spar| 00000760 6b 20 74 6f 20 64 6f 0a 20 20 20 20 20 61 6c 6c |k to do. all| 00000770 20 74 68 65 20 61 72 63 68 69 76 69 6e 67 2e 0a | the archiving..| 00000780 0a 0a 50 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 73 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |..Problems.-----| 00000790 2d 2d 2d 0a 54 68 65 72 65 20 61 72 65 20 6f 6e |---.There are on| 000007a0 65 20 6f 72 20 74 77 6f 20 73 6d 61 6c 6c 20 62 |e or two small b| 000007b0 75 67 73 2f 70 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 73 3a 0a 0a 43 |ugs/problems:..C| 000007c0 61 72 65 20 6d 75 73 74 20 62 65 20 74 61 6b 65 |are must be take| 000007d0 6e 20 74 6f 20 65 6e 73 75 72 65 20 74 68 61 74 |n to ensure that| 000007e0 20 74 68 65 72 65 20 69 73 20 73 75 66 66 69 63 | there is suffic| 000007f0 69 65 6e 74 20 64 69 73 63 20 73 70 61 63 65 20 |ient disc space | 00000800 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 0a 6e 65 77 20 61 72 63 68 |for the.new arch| 00000810 69 76 65 73 2e 20 20 49 66 20 64 75 72 69 6e 67 |ives. 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