Object Archive Compression Plug-in Pak
                                       (c) 1996 Stardock Systems Incorporated


                                       Welcome!

                                       Stardock Systems Incorporated has provided the Object Archive
                                       Compression Plug-in Pak to enhance the archive capabilities of
                                       Object Desktop and Object Desktop Professional.  Using the power of
                                       the OS/2 Workplace Shell, you can now access more archive formats
                                       than ever before.  Archive files are treated just like desktop
                                       folders!

                                       Important:  Do not attempt to install the Object Archive Compression
                                                   Plug-in Pak to any version of Object Desktop or Object
                                                   Desktop Professional prior to version 1.5.2.  This
                                                   includes versions 1.5.1, 1.5.0, or 1.0 with or without a
                                                   FixKit applied.  Versions prior to 1.5.2 do not have
                                                   support for archive plug-ins.

                                                   To determine which version of software you are currently
                                                   running, choose "Help->About Object Desktop..." from the
                                                   Desktop popup menu.

                                       Object Archive Compression Plug-in Pak v1.0
                                       (c) 1996 Stardock Systems Incorporated
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                                       The Compression Plug-in Pak adds support for the following formats:

                                                   .RAR            * RAR compression and archive format
                                                   .TAR            TAR Unix archive format
                                                   .TAR.GZ         GZIP-ed TAR file (compressed)
                                                   .TAZ            Compressed TAR file
                                                   .TGZ            Compressed TAR file
                                                   .TAR.Z          Compressed TAR file

                                       * RAR is Copyright (C) 1993-96 by Eugene Roshal
                                         Please remember to register your copy.

                                       We have tested with GNU tar 1.09, GZIP 1.2.4, and RAR 2.00.  Other
                                       versions later than these should work, but are unsupported until
                                       we have a chance to verify their operation.

                                       We are not providing copies of the actual archive programs with this
                                       Compression Plug-in pak.  The next page lists places on the internet
                                       you can download these utilities.

                                       Object Archive Compression Plug-in Pak v1.0
                                       (c) 1996 Stardock Systems Incorporated




                                       To find out more about the tested archive programs, please point
                                       your internet web browser to any of the following URLs:

                                           RAR Information:

                                           mailto:ftp.rar@knowledgebase.fi

                                           Current tested version of RAR:

                                           ftp://ftp.elf.stuba.sk:/pub/pc/pack
                                           ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.4/os2/archiver/rar200p.exe


                                           Current tested version of GZIP:

                                           ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.4/os2/archiver/gz124_32.zip

                                           Current tested version of TAR:


                                           ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.4/os2/archiver/gnutar.zip

                                       Object Archive Compression Plug-in Pak v1.0
                                       (c) 1996 Stardock Systems Incorporated




                                       Note: the following executable names are ussumed to be in your
                                       OS/2 SET PATH= environment variable.

                                                   RAR.EXE     RAR compression/archiver
                                                   TAR.EXE     TAR archiver
                                                   GZIP.EXE    GZIP compression

                                       If you do not have these programs available in the PATH, you
                                       can alternately open the template object properties (settings)
                                       notebook for each of the Empty.TAR and Empty.RAR files and
                                       specify the fully qualified path in the "Path" page.








                                       Object Archive Compression Plug-in Pak v1.0
                                       (c) 1996 Stardock Systems Incorporated




                                       The following are limitations of the archiver support in this
                                       release:

                                           1.  Tar cannot extract a file contained in a subdirectory
                                               without the full path to that file.  Subdirectories are
                                               always re-created.  A warning is issued when this is done.

                                           2.  Gzip cannot create a .gz file on a FAT file system properly.
                                               By the gzip documentation, it seems as if a .TGZ file
                                               is to be created in this case.  It seems the person
                                               responsible for the port only tested on HPFS.

                                       These limitations may change in the future, so watch for new
                                       releases of the Compression Plug-in Pak.





                                       Object Archive Compression Plug-in Pak v1.0
                                       (c) 1996 Stardock Systems Incorporated




                                       Ready to install.

                                       Please ensure you have uninstalled any previous versions of the
                                       Compression Plug-in Pak software before continuing.

                                       For future reference keep a copy of this install.cmd file to
                                       uninstall or reinstall features later.

                                       The following command line switches can aid in changing configurations
                                       at a later date:

                                           /NR     Skip class registrations
                                           /JC     Just create objects
                                           /NC     Don't create objects
                                           /K      Destroy existing template objects before creating
                                           /I      Specify installation directory
                                           /NU     Do not copy updated DLLs