UD129471@NDSUVM1.BITNET (02/11/91)
Why not try using Omega-Q from Q-link to de-arc the file? Omega-Q will dissolv e almost any kind of compression known. The only thing I've ever known to not be able to do is to unzip a file.
treesh@vangogh.helios.nd.edu (02/11/91)
I already have several IP numbers for FTP sites, but could someone supply me with IP numbers for some of these 'internet bbs system' that I might be able to telnet too? Thanks much. ctfm
CTuna@cup.portal.com (Image - BBS) (02/12/91)
I use Omega-Q too, so not sure of this, but I believe the syntax is; arc -e "filename", 08 Not sure if the quotes are needed, and change the device number (08) as needed. Hope this helps!
cs4344af@evax.arl.utexas.edu (Fuzzy Fox) (02/13/91)
I believe the ARC dissolve command is as follows: arc/x d:filename [pattern] The 'd:' is the driver specifier for the source archive '.arc' file. Note that the file must have the name '.arc' at the end, or ARC won't find it. Valid drive letters are 'a:' for drive 8, 'c:' for drive 9, and only if you have a nifty dual drive will you even think about using drives 'b:' or 'd:'. Drives A and C are what most people have. The 'filename' is the name of the '.arc' file to dissolve. The files that come out of the archive will be put on the 'default' drive. This is normally drive 8, but you can change it to another device by typing 'a: [RETURN]' or 'c: [RETURN]' (I mean press the RETURN key, ya know?) before you type the 'arc/x' command. You shouldn't specify the optional '[pattern]' argument unless you only want to pull some of the files out of the archive. To dissolve the entire archive, just use 'arc/x d:filename' by itself. To make an archive, use this command: arc/a d:filename d:files... The filename (with '.arc' added) will be created on the drive you specify. For 'files', specify the filenames to archive. Wildcards like '*' are your best bet. Note that filenames are separated by spaces, so you can't archive a file that has a space in its name, unless you use a wildcard like '*' or something with '?' in it. For instance, to archive the files "hello there" and "big data", I would need to do this: arc/a a:archive c:hello?there c:big?data Note that if these files are the only files on the disk, the command 'arc/a a:archive c:*' would have worked much more easily. -- begin 644 .signature H5&AI<R!S<&%C92!U;FEN=&5N=&EO;F%L;'D@;&5F="!B;&%N:RX-"L1S ` end