acct069@carroll1.cc.edu (Ron) (04/27/91)
Instead of sending this off directly to Andy Nicholas, I decided to post it here to get some sort of input as to whether or not this is even possible... I use ShrinkIt (3.2.3) for doinf selective archiving of my hard drive on a weekly basis. I archive various sub-directories and files to offline 3.5" disks. It's kind of time consuming to sit and wait for ShrinkIt to finish one directory, and then select the next one, or next files. I was wondering if it'd be possible to implement a scripting langauge into ShrinkIt, so all you'd have to do is tell ShrinkIt to execute the commands located in a file. The commands would tell ShrinkIt while sub-directory to archive, what files, or all files, and then tell it where to place the archive. Maybe even be able to tell ShrinkIt to display a message telling the user to insert the next disk. I dunno, maybe it's impracticle, but it's been tossing around in my head, so I thought I'd get some input on it. Thanks, -- Ron | Lightning Systems, INC. | Apple // Forever! acct069@carroll1.cc.edu | (414) 363-4282 60megs | I feel the need carroll1!acct069@uwm.edu | 14.4k HST/V.32bis | for more speed...
kolesar@plains.NoDak.edu (Joe Kolesar) (04/28/91)
In article <9104271647.AA02207@carroll1.cc.edu> acct069@carroll1.cc.edu (Ron) writes: > [stuff deleted] >I was wondering if it'd be possible to implement a scripting langauge into >ShrinkIt, so all you'd have to do is tell ShrinkIt to execute the commands >located in a file. The commands would tell ShrinkIt while sub-directory >to archive, what files, or all files, and then tell it where to place the >archive. Maybe even be able to tell ShrinkIt to display a message telling >the user to insert the next disk. >I dunno, maybe it's impracticle, but it's been tossing around in my head, >so I thought I'd get some input on it. Yes, this would be impracticle on the 8-bit version of Shrinkit, as the code is already packed into a small enough area of memory, but perhaps not for GS-Shrinkit. What may be the easiest way would be for Andy to make GSHK as a shell executable, then you could write batch files, something to the tune of: GSHK -pack archive.shk directory echo "insert next disk" etc... MS-DOS and Unix systems have been doing this for years (sorry to make the comparison). >Ron | Lightning Systems, INC. | Apple // Forever! -- Joe Kolesar Mail: kolesar@plains.nodak.edu Flames: swiers@plains.nodak.edu Cleared by Iraqi Censors Disclaimer: Do you actually think I wrote this? Mr. Burns: "What a pathetic attempt to curry my favor." | "No matter where you Smithers: "Fabulous observation, sir. Just fabulous." | are, there you go." -- There's No Disgrace Like Home |
shrinkit@Apple.COM (Andrew Nicholas) (04/28/91)
In article <9104271647.AA02207@carroll1.cc.edu> acct069@carroll1.cc.edu (Ron) writes: >I was wondering if it'd be possible to implement a scripting langauge into >ShrinkIt, so all you'd have to do is tell ShrinkIt to execute the commands >located in a file. The commands would tell ShrinkIt while sub-directory >to archive, what files, or all files, and then tell it where to place the >archive. Maybe even be able to tell ShrinkIt to display a message telling >the user to insert the next disk. Actually, that's a very good idea because many, many people have expressed the desire to be able to automate what shrinkit and/or gs-shrinkit does (especially BBS sysops). Whenever (if ever?) I get around to doing ShrinkIt v4.0, that probably one of the features it will contain since it won't be single-load any more. andy -- Andy Nicholas GEnie & America-Online: shrinkit Apple IIGS System Software CompuServe: 70771,2615 Apple Computer, Inc. InterNET: shrinkit@apple.com
kms@pro-permian.cts.com (Kevin M. Smallwood) (04/30/91)
In-Reply-To: message from acct069@carroll1.cc.edu >I was wondering if it'd be possible to implement a scripting langauge into >ShrinkIt, so all you'd have to do is tell ShrinkIt to execute the commands >located in a file. The commands would tell ShrinkIt while sub-directory >to archive, what files, or all files, and then tell it where to place the >archive. Maybe even be able to tell ShrinkIt to display a message telling >the user to insert the next disk. I too would like to see this happen with the addition of two things. First of all, allow ShrinkIt (8 bit version) to be launched from a script of some sort that would feed it an automatic ProDos Quit path. (ie. boot/hard1/shrinkit;/bbs1/startup/) Once ShrinkIt was done running the 'script' that Ron was talking about, STARTUP on BBS1 would be automatically run. This would allow BBS sysops nationwide to back up their bbs on a nightly basis without having to BE THERE AT THE CPU to do it. I *like the idea of having a script that ShrinkIt could auto-exec. Andy -- how much can we squeeze out of you (considering the price of ShrinkIt)? Kevin >-- >Ron | Lightning Systems, INC. | Apple // Forever! >acct069@carroll1.cc.edu | (414) 363-4282 60megs | I feel the need >carroll1!acct069@uwm.edu | 14.4k HST/V.32bis | for more speed... ----- ProLine : kms@pro-permian : Kevin M. Smallwood Internet : kms@pro-permian.cts.com : 4415 Northcrest Dr. #2816 UUCP : crash!pro-permian!kms : Midland, Texas 79707 ARPA : crash!pro-permian!kms@nosc.mil : (915) 520-3010 (Modem) America Online : kms2 : (915) 520-3011 (Voice)
shrinkit@Apple.COM (Andrew Nicholas) (05/01/91)
In article <8939@crash.cts.com> kms@pro-permian.cts.com (Kevin M. Smallwood) writes: >Andy -- how much can we squeeze out of you (considering the price of >ShrinkIt)? Scripting was one thing I wanted to add to the 8-bit version when it became non-single-load (which is the biggest thing holding me back now, aside from the frequent disasters my GS experiences in California... 'nother story :-) When it becomes "non-single-load" is probably when I call it v4.0 andy -- Andy Nicholas GEnie & America-Online: shrinkit Apple IIGS System Software CompuServe: 70771,2615 Apple Computer, Inc. InterNET: shrinkit@apple.com