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Subject  :  Front End for Pkzip for OS/2?
Author  :  BigWarpGuy
Date  :  14 Nov, 2003 on 14:21
Is there a 'front end' for Pkzip for OS/2 (which can still be downloaded from Hobbes at http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/archiver/pkos2250.exe ). I am not talking about the one mentioned in the news article (main page of OS/2 World) but asking if there are any others.

Can one make a 'front end' for Pkzip for OS/2 using DrDialog?


BigWarpGuy
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Subject  :  Re:Front End for Pkzip for OS/2?
Author  :  abwillis abwillis@comcast.net
Date  :  18 Nov, 2003 on 14:58

BigWarpGuy (14 Nov, 2003 15:21):
Is there a 'front end' for Pkzip for OS/2 (which can still be downloaded from Hobbes at http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/archiver/pkos2250.exe ). I am not talking about the one mentioned in the news article (main page of OS/2 World) but asking if there are any others.

Can one make a 'front end' for Pkzip for OS/2 using DrDialog?


Well a very simple unzip front end in rexx:

/* Open directory in wps */

call RxFuncAdd 'Sysopenobject', 'RexxUtil', 'Sysopenobject'

say arg(1)
curdir = directory(.)
unzipdir='d:\tcpip\tmp\unzip'
say unzipdir
error=SysMkDir(unzipdir)
rc=sysopenobject(unzipdir,icon,true)
rc=sysopenobject(unzipdir,icon,true)
fileit = directory(unzipdir)
unzip arg(1)
exit

Just change the unzipdir to meet your needs and change the unzip arg(1) to the appropriate pkzip arguments.
Andy


Subject  :  Re:Front End for Pkzip for OS/2?
Author  :  rbri rbri@compuserve.com
Date  :  19 Nov, 2003 on 08:18
Try FM/2 (now as freeware available at Hobbes). This File manager has a nice integration of most of the available archivers arround.

RBRi


Subject  :  Re:Front End for Pkzip for OS/2?
Author  :  BigWarpGuy
Date  :  19 Nov, 2003 on 14:31
Thanks for the information. I will definitely check them out.
BigWarpGuy
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Subject  :  Re:Front End for Pkzip for OS/2?
Author  :  BigWarpGuy
Date  :  20 Nov, 2003 on 14:49
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/browser/fm2-3_02.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/browser/fm2-3_02src.zip
2003/05/02 (binarries and source code)
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/browser/fm2_301.zip
2001/03/08 (older version)
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/browser/fmt1_00.zip
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/util/browser/fmt1_00src.zip
2003/04/04 text mode (binaries and source code)

urls for FileManager/2. Not only free but one can download the source code.


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