Short:    Aminet Readme Creator 3.1
Author:   stealth@sol.de (Jens Weyer)
Uploader: stealth@sol.de (Jens Weyer)
Version:  3.1
Type:     util/misc
Replaces: util/misc/ARC30.lha
Requires: OS 2.04+ / Lha

This is a little tool, that makes it
very very easy to create a .readme
file for any lha archive, if you want
to upload it into aminet.

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some FAQ for those, who are interested in:
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Creating is ok, but can i use existing
readme files ??

YES - ARC has a powerful load function since
V 1.6 (load function: v1.93 / strip spaces: v0.31),
which allows you to load and use any existing
readme file !

why did you add lzx support ?

Because it was demanded by some users.
BTW lzx algorithm is more efficient than lha,
and if it will replace the lha standard or if it
will be possible to upload lzx files into aminet,
then the program will be already able to manage
this. That's why.

And why did you add the other filetypes (jpg,mpg) ?

I just added these filetypes, because I saw, that the
user of this program could only create readmes for lha
archives, but the Aminet® also takes jpgs and mpgs...
So I added them to the filerequester pattern...
At this time, the archive info has no effect on them...
But I am thinking about including datatypes support,
to read out the dimensions of a jpg and include them
automatically then.. I don't know at this time...
Tell me, what you're thinking about it !

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if you often use this tool, so please
send me an email, i know it's FREEWARE,
but i like getting emails ;)

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This tool was tested using

     · Enforcer 37_73
     · MaxonDebug
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-= USE THE ORIGINAL =-

New features:

   V 3.1 : Recompiled with SAS/C 6.58 (faster than ever now ! :)) )
           Added Brainfile functions
           Added Uploader->Author overtaking
           Added cycling through input fields via RETURN
           Fixed archive listing parser for Lha 1.94
           Fixed bug in Type checking function

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IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE - TAKE A LOOK AT

      http://stealth.home.pages.de

FOR SUPPORT AND ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO ARC !!!
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Readme created with ARC 3.1 - Copyright (c)1996-98 by Jens Weyer.

============================= Archive contents =============================
Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------  -------------
    1636     859 47.4% 23-Dec-98 18:59:38  ARC.info
   39036   18226 53.3% 26-Dec-98 21:50:10 +ARC
      28      28  0.0% 12-Nov-98 21:25:32 +ARC.brain
    2972     627 78.9% 23-Dec-98 18:59:32 +ARC.info
    6697    1101 83.5% 12-Nov-98 21:24:14 +ARC.NDX
    1402     775 44.7% 06-Nov-98 19:29:06 +ARC.catalog
    2638    1212 54.0% 18-Dec-98 17:09:46 +ARC.cs
    1502     845 43.7% 21-Dec-98 18:02:08 +ARC.catalog
    1364     737 45.9% 23-Jan-99 16:25:46 +ARC.catalog
    2607    1171 55.0% 19-Dec-98 18:08:42 +ARC.cs
    1364     802 41.2% 28-Dec-98 19:41:14 +ARC.catalog
    2590    1275 50.7% 28-Dec-98 19:41:00 +ARC.cs
    1374     745 45.7% 17-Dec-98 22:10:14 +ARC.catalog
    1712     807 52.8% 17-Dec-98 21:39:58 +ARC_srpski.cs
    1082     638 41.0% 25-May-98 15:00:26 +ARC.catalog
    2058    1014 50.7% 25-May-98 15:03:34 +svenska.ct
    1636     866 47.0% 23-Dec-98 18:59:32 +Doc.info
   41099   14423 64.9% 26-Dec-98 22:03:18 +ARC.guide
    1446    1001 30.7% 23-Dec-98 18:59:04 +ARC.guide.info
   25270    8845 64.9% 23-Jan-99 16:26:58 +ARC_italiano.guide
    1446     997 31.0% 23-Dec-98 18:59:04 +ARC_italiano.guide.info
   23441    8872 62.1% 28-Dec-98 19:41:58 +ARC_polski.guide
    1446     999 30.9% 23-Dec-98 18:59:04 +ARC_polski.guide.info
   23282    8562 63.2% 23-Dec-98 18:51:12 +ARC_srpski.guide
    1446    1000 30.8% 23-Dec-98 18:59:04 +ARC_srpski.guide.info
    1274     602 52.7% 23-Dec-98 18:50:24 +English
    2441    1123 53.9% 29-Dec-97 11:18:46 +Readme.First
    1636     871 46.7% 23-Dec-98 18:59:32 +Icons.info
    1873     955 49.0% 28-May-98 21:04:26 +ARC.guide.info
    3082    1765 42.7% 20-Aug-98 18:48:10 +ARC.info
    1636     870 46.8% 23-Dec-98 18:59:32 +Install.info
    1288     498 61.3% 23-Dec-98 18:59:22 +Deutsch.info
    1288     499 61.2% 23-Dec-98 18:59:22 +English.info
   11023    2761 74.9% 23-Jan-99 16:28:30 +Install_ARC
    1289     497 61.4% 23-Dec-98 18:59:22 +Italiano.info
    1287     497 61.3% 23-Dec-98 18:59:22 +Polski.info
    1287     497 61.3% 23-Dec-98 18:59:22 +Srpski.info
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------
  219978   87862 60.0% 23-Jan-99 16:28:54   37 files

Operation successful.