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.* Archiver Usage
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.* Copyright (c) 2006 Steven H.Levine
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.* 05 Jan 07 GKY Update extract dialog help
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:h2 res=91000 name=PANEL_EXTRACT.Extract from archives
:i1 id=aboutExtract.Extract from archives
:artwork name='..\..\bitmaps\extract.bmp' align=center.
:p.
To extract from an archive, select the archive(s), then select
:hp1.Extract:ehp1. from a context menu.
:p.
FM/2 presents you with a dialog that allows you to select the method of
extraction. :hp1.Normal:ehp1., the default, will extract all the files in the archive
to the extract directory without any paths which may be present in the archive.
This can create a problem if the archive contains files of the same name in
different paths (i.e. the last of theses files extracted will over write the
ones extracted earlier). :hp1.With Paths:ehp1. will extract the archive including the
any directories in the archive structure. This can be made the default by checking the
:hp1.Always Paths:ehp1. box. Regardless of which method is the default you may
select the other option on a one time basis without changing the default for future archives.
If you only wish to extract certain files you can select masks (i.e *.txt) for the files
you wish to extract. The command line box allows you to change or add extraction options.
See the help files for your archiver (e.g. zip.exe) for more information.
You can select the extraction directory (the directory to which the files will be extracted.
The default is the current directory or you can set a specific directory as the default on
the Archiver page of the Setting Notebook. You can set the :hp1.Filename as extract path :ehp1.
to have FM/2 create an extract path based on the archive name.The path is made as a subdirectory
to the directory the archive is in. You can use the :hp1.Walk:ehp1. button
find the directory you wish to extract to or you can type a path directly into the listbox.
If the path you type in doesn't exist FM/2 will offer to create it for you.
You can also drag file system objects onto the Extract Directory entryfield
to set the extraction directory.
:p.
If you check the :hp1.Remember...:ehp1. checkbox, this dialog will
remember some of its settings for the next time you use it. Uncheck
it and it'll forget them and use the defaults.
:p.
Click &OkayButton. to begin extracting from the archive, or
&CancelButton. if you change your mind.
:p.
You can also extract files from the archive in the :link reftype=hd
res=90200.Archive Container:elink. window using that window's menus;
double-click an archive file in an FM/2 main window to view the
archive listing.
:p.
Notes&colon.
:p.
I have a copy of ARC.EXE here that's 'broken' in that it won't extract
files unless given a DOS filemask (for instance, to extract all files
you need to enter *.* (not *) in the masks field). FM/2 normally gives
:hp2."*":ehp2. as the argument when you want to extract
everything, which most other archiver in the world understand.
:p.
The ZIP/UNZIP programs are case sensitive even though OS/2 itself is
not, so, for example, trying to extract "*.PKT" when the file inside the
archive is "01234567.pkt" will fail to extract the file -- you'd have to
use "*.pkt". If in doubt, use both or use the -C command line switch to
force UNZIP to ignore case.
:p.
I'm told there's a bug in some versions of 4OS2 that can cause
a call to an archiver to fail if the archiver has an extension (i.e.
UNZIP works, UNZIP.EXE doesn't).  If things fail for no apparent reason
and you're using 4OS2 you might keep it in mind.

:h2 res=90300 name=PANEL_ARCHIVE.Build an archive
:i1 id=aboutArchive.Build an archive
:artwork name='..\..\bitmaps\archive.bmp' align=center.
:p.
To build an archive, select some files, then select :hp1.Archive:ehp1.
from a context menu. You can add files to an existing archive by
link-dragging them onto the archive object, or dragging them onto an
:hp1.:link reftype=hd res=90200.Archive Container:elink.:ehp1. window.
:p.
FM/2 will ask you for the type of the archive by presenting you with a
listbox from which to pick an archiver.
After that, another dialog appears to let you modify how the archive that
will be created. Additional masks may be entered (remember that some versions
of ZIP and UNZIP programs are case sensitive), the archiver command line
tweaked, and so forth. Click &OkayButton. to create the archive, or
&CancelButton. if you change your mind.
:p.
Note that the archive name may be an existing archive, in which case
it's modified by adding the new files. If some of the files are
already in the archive, they're replaced.