Short: XPK (un)packer with complete GUI, ARexx port & more Author: Victor Ducedre (victord@netrover.com) Uploader: Victor Ducedre (victord@netrover.com) Version: 1.7 Type: util/pack Date: 11-Jan-2000 Requires: OS v37+, util/pack/xpk_User.lha XPKatana is a GUI/ARexx interface provied to XPK users. It features: o Complete, Style Guide-compliant GUI (no need for any external library!) o Can pack and unpack files using any XPK sub-library installed on your system. o Can unpack files packed with non-XPK packers, using xfdmaster.library. o AppIcon, allowing easy "drag'n'drop" usage. o Features a special "Test Mode", allows you to benchmark a given set of packers on a selected file, and tell you which one gave the best compression ratio (can also output complete results to a file). o Make use of FileID.library (included) for file type analyzing, helping you to decide which packer to use on a given file. o Complete ARexx port, allowing easy interfacing with other applications, providing them with XPK support (DOpus5 and Final Writer example scripts are included). o Automatic script generation - allows easy batch jobs. Copyright --------- Except where otherwise indicated, all files in this distibution are Copyright © 1996-2000 Victor Ducedre, All Rights Reserved. See documentation for full details of use and redistribution. XPKatana is Shareware: a fee of $10 US is required if you're regularly using this program and you like it - although it's not crippled in any way. ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 1317 730 44.5% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +DefIcons_kat.rexx 3033 1240 59.1% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +DO5-Pack_kat.rexx 2532 1121 55.7% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +DO5-Unpack_kat.rexx 1753 799 54.4% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +Examine_kat.rexx 2810 953 66.0% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +FW-Unpack_kat.rexx 2342 1050 55.1% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +Pack_kat.rexx 1615 780 51.7% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +Unpack_kat.rexx 3887 1330 65.7% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +Docs.info 56520 18474 67.3% 11-Jan-00 03:36:52 +XPKatana.guide 2425 1250 48.4% 13-Jul-97 19:53:10 +XPKatana.guide.info 95336 35895 62.3% 11-Jan-00 03:18:04 +XPKatana 3014 1403 53.4% 10-Jan-00 21:25:06 +XPKatana.info 1543 839 45.6% 11-Jan-00 03:41:50 +XPKatana.readme 3869 1271 67.1% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +ARexx.info 2302 845 63.2% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +FW-Pack_kat.rexx 2486 1345 45.8% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +Deutsch.info 2465 1335 45.8% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +English.info 2487 1348 45.7% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +Français.info 2487 1341 46.0% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +Italiano.info 3633 1113 69.3% 15-Nov-99 01:42:34 +Norsk 2484 1342 45.9% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +Norsk.info 3678 1119 69.5% 15-Nov-99 01:42:44 +Português 2488 1348 45.8% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +Português.info 25392 13876 45.3% 08-Jul-98 17:51:22 +FileID.library 16750 6978 58.3% 08-Jul-98 14:32:50 +FileID_lib.catalog 3859 1262 67.2% 11-Aug-99 01:43:06 +Install.info 3760 1166 68.9% 15-Nov-99 01:41:48 +Deutsch 3614 1061 70.6% 15-Nov-99 01:42:02 +English 3720 1117 69.9% 15-Nov-99 01:42:14 +Français 3815 1177 69.1% 15-Nov-99 01:42:26 +Italiano -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 267416 104908 60.7% 11-Jan-100 20:04:18 30 files