Robert_Salesas@mindlink.UUCP (Robert Salesas) (02/12/91)
You might want to look at PAK V2.51 as an alternative to PKZip. Or you can take a look at LHARC or its derivatives. The source is available for the LHarc style programs. Most of this can be found on CIS. Don't know about FTP. Rob
cmercer@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (Carolyn R. Mercer) (02/12/91)
I'm looking for file compression software to embed within the installation section of a commercial software project. I am looking at PKZIP, and I'd like to know about any alternatives. If any of you have any experience with this type of software, positive or negative, please let me know. I'll summarize and post the responses if there is sufficient interest. Thanks in advance, Carolyn Mercer
dougs@videovax.tv.tek.com (Doug Stevens) (02/13/91)
In article <1991Feb12.001009.15189@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>, cmercer@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (Carolyn R. Mercer) writes: > I'm looking for file compression software to embed within the installation > section of a commercial software project ... If anyone wants to really embed (ie, integrate with an executable installer), Pkware also offers a library form of the zip tools now. I was unaware of this until about a week ago. This apparently allows your tools to access and modify zip files without having to exec or spawn to external executables. No connection with Pkware except as a satisfied user.
derek@sun4dts.dts.ine.philips.nl (derek) (02/13/91)
cmercer@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (Carolyn R. Mercer) writes: >I'm looking for file compression software to embed within the installation >section of a commercial software project. I am looking at PKZIP, and I'd >like to know about any alternatives. If any of you have any experience with >this type of software, positive or negative, please let me know. I'll >summarize and post the responses if there is sufficient interest. >Thanks in advance, >Carolyn Mercer To my knowlwedge, the only compression suite in the public domain is LHARC. That is, if you want to include compression and inclusion into a library in your commercial package, only LHARC will do - you would need a licence or at least permission from the copyright holders for any of the other packages. However, if you only want to uncompress a library that you have prepared, then the situation is very different. Certainly Rahul Dhesi's zoo and pkunzip, and even arc format uncompression from libraries are all PD, and may be used. Sources for all these can be found in the SIMTEL20 archives: check out: the <MSDOS.ZOO> directory (3 files needed) <MSDOS.ZIP>DEZIP20.ARC ZIP extractor with Turbo Pascal 5.0 source <MSDOS.ARC-LBR>LHARCSRC.ARC TurboC/OPTASM source code for LHarc & its SFX and other files in these three directories. Good luck. You might also look at <MSDOS.CATALOG>PIBCAT17.ARC which has pascal sources for unpacking most things. Hope this helped, Best Regards, Derek Carr DEREK@DTS.INE.PHILIPS.NL Philips I&E TQV-5 Eindhoven, The Netherlands Standard Disclaimers apply.