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                            ArcAdd.dopus5 v1.3

              by Dave Clarke (4wd@connexus.apana.org.au)

            originally based on scripts by John Crookshank

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Disclaimer:
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If this software does something that you think has resulted in the
complete annihilation of your system, a colour change in the red seas of
Mars, unpredictable projectile vomitting, a cessation of hostile activity
everywhere (usually by the application of nuclear weapons), or works like
it was supposed to, then I accept no responsibility :-)


Description:
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Adds selected files to a 'list' of files to archive, then calls an archiver
to do the archiving.

You can select files across different volumes, even floppies, for archiving
into a single archive.


Requirements:
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To fully install and use the contents of this archive you will need the
following:

         ARexx - part of AmigaDOS since release 2
         DirectoryOpus v5 - v5.11 minimum
         LhA - ubiquitous Amiga archiver, Stefan Boberg
         LZX - Latest byte cruncher, J. Forbes and Co., Data Compression
               Technologies.
         ZIP - V1.9h, Mark Adler + others


Installation:
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Copy ArcAdd.dopus5 into DOpus5:Arexx/

Then set up a couple of buttons as follows:

    Name:          Add to list
    Function:
    ARexx          DOpus5:ArcAdd.dopus5 {Ql} {Qp}

    Flags:         Run Asynch


    Name:          Archive List
    Function:
    ARexx          DOpus5:ArcAdd.dopus5 {Ql} {Qp} ARC

    Flags:         Run Asynch


Optional extra Buttons:

    Name:          Clear List
    Function:
    Command        Delete T:infiles.txt


    Name:          Edit List
    Function:
    ARexx          DOpus5:ArcAdd.dopus5 {Ql} {Qp} EDIT

    Flags:         Run Asynch


Find the line in the script that goes 'Copy SYS:Useful/'||archiver||' T:' and
edit to reflect your path to LhA, ZIP, and LZX.

NOTE: See attendant button config for the general idea, ArcAdd_Buttons


What it does:
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The first button grabs all the selected files/dirs in the source lister
and adds them to a list, T:infiles.txt, giving you a running total after
you've added some.

The Second button reads in the list and after asking you the archive name,
and the archive type, starts adding them into the archive.  You'll be
notified when archiving has finished.

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NOTE: If no source lister is available when the Archive function is
      called, then the script will quietly exit. ie. Nothing will happen.
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If you selected files that were on floppies that have since been removed,
a System Requester will pop up asking for that volume to be inserted.


Feedback:
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I can be reached in the following ways:

      Usenet:    4wd@connexus.apana.org.au

      MAXsNET:   86:303/213 (Dave Clarke)
                 (MAXsNET is the Australian network originally started
                  for MAXsBBS support)


Distribution:
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"Use her, abuse her, she can take all that you've got." - Iron Maiden

I hereby proclaim a new generation of software:

AW - "ApathyWare" - I don't care what you do with it, and even the software
                    doesn't care what you do with it :)


History:
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V1.0 - First one, it worked.

V1.1 - Now checks for a source lister before archiving.
     - You can now select whether to use LZX or LhA.

V1.2 - If EDIT keyword is used in calling line, (i.l.o. ARC), then
       the command 'ed' will be called on the archive list file.
     - Now doesn't check for a Source lister, (maybe it will again
       when the ARexx interface has stabilized :)

V1.3 - Added ZIP support.
     - Uses DOpus5.11 STEMs for grabbing files and dirs.