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 at 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