WinArcL
an Archive Contents Lister for Microsoft Windows
Copyright 1988 by Roy Green
All Rights Reserved

Vista Systems
Suite 455, 2444 Atlanta Highway
Athens, GA 30606
(404) 548-9813

This is version 0.1 of WinArcL. (alpha test, 1-6-88)
No warranty is expressed or implied.


The program included in this archive is intended to run under
Microsoft Windows.

WinArcL is a simple application designed to display the names of files
contained within an ARC-compatible archive file.  A future version will
operate on DWC, PAK, and ZOO-compatible archives, as well as the new 
format being designed by Phil Katz.  

This program was written as a test bed for a future full-powered archive
file manager for Microsoft Windows and OS/2 Presentation Manager.
I hope to have that program ready (at least in Windows form) for
distribution by Summer 1989.  The distribution method I will use
(Shareware or Commercial) has not been decided.

WinArcL can be started in two ways.  It can be started in the usual way by
double-clicking it's filename from the MS-DOS Executive.  In this way, 
WinArcL will immediately open the ARC Selection Dialog Box, from which 
the user can select an archive file to examine.
The second way to start WinArcL requires a one-time edit of the 
WIN.INI file.  Under the heading "[extensions]", enter the line 
"ARC=WINARCL.EXE ^.ARC".
If you use another extension for ARC-compatible files (some use ".PKA"), you
may enter a similar line, such as "PKA=WINARCL.EXE ^.PKA".  When this is 
done and Windows is executed again, double-clicking on a file with the .ARC
extension (or the one you used) will automatically call up WinArcL with
the contents of that file displayed.  See page 207 of the Windows User 
Guide.

This program may be freely distributed.  Contributions (monetary and 
commentary) toward the completion of the full-featured archive manager will
be welcomed at the above address.


Since this is an alpha-test version (a fancy name for "please look for 
bugs"), there are problems.  The only one that could be considered serious 
is that, when run as per the first method, the input focus goes to the 
dialog box, but then goes right back to the main window.  This is no big 
problem for mouse users, since clicking within the dialog box will restore 
the input focus.  However, keyboard users will have to remember to press 
Alt-F6 to switch the focus back.  This is really just a slight nuisance, 
as it only happens when WinArcL is started.


Enjoy!