Short: GUI for archivers LhA,LZX,DMS,DSQ v1.5 Uploader: johnw@kvnet.org (John Wells) Author: johnw@kvnet.org (John Wells) Type: util/arc Compressor Control Box - v1.5 Feb 12, 1996 by John Wells Requirements: I'm not sure, but I don't think CCB will run on pre-2.04 systems. I don't know anyone still using 1.3! It does work on 2.04 thru 3.1 DMSDescript (v1.1) (Included) View/Add File_id.diz to DMS files PackDev (v1.7) (Included) (De)Compress DiskSqueeze! files DirII (Included) Create Files.dsq for DiskSqueeze! DMS (v1.11+) (Not included) (De)Compress DMS files LhA (v1.38e+) (Not included) Manipulating LHA files LZX (v1.20e+) (Not included) Manipulating LZX and DiskSqueeze! files This program is a convenient interface for using several disk/file archivers. Currently, Compressor Control Box (hereafter known as CCB) supports the following archivers: LZX, LHA, DMS, and DSQ. HISTORY v1.5 - 12 Feb 96 Added 'batch mode' to the LhA-2-LZX and DMS-2-DSQ conversion routines, added tooltype support for defining the Source, Destination and temporary T: directories, as well as the ability to define where your favorite viewer is. If the ToolTypes are not found, the defaults of SYS: and C:MultiView will be used. Moved the 'Free Mem' indicator from the window title bar to it's location next to the 'Select Compressor' text for legibility. Re-arranged the 'History' in this document, to show the latest info at the top, removed the use of DLDiz (no longer needed), and enhanced the error-detection routines. v1.4 - 30 Jan 96 Ok, cleaned up the GUI, think I have the docs pretty well squared away now. I have (I think) complied with Dirk Vael's request to dump xDM and switch support to DiskSqueeze!, I hope he likes the way it has turned out. Fixed a bug in the creation of a new drawer for decompressing lha and lzx archives (thanks for spotting that, Ashley!), fixed the constant re-drawing of the program window, added the ability to delete the original or the new when converting from lha-to-lzx and when converting from DMS-to-DSQ. Added a bunch of progress indicators, so you won't think things are frozen when converting files, fixed the memory indicator (I hope), added a means of assigning T: to the hard drive if low on memory, fixed a serious bug in the DMS and DSQ routines (I won't tell what it was. If you found it, you know what it was). Changed the 'Abort' button to 'Reset All', which is what it was originally supposed to do (and now does). There might be more, but after 3 days sitting in front of Amy, I can't seem to remember! I would like to especially thank Ashley for doing the AmigaGuide for CCB. Looks great! v1.31 - 27 Jan 96 This was an emergency release, disabling the xDM portions of CCB. I received a message from the originator of xDM, Dirk Vael, asking me to remove xDM from the program. In haste, I simply disabled those functions pertaining to xDM and sent it out, to replace the v1.3 release. I'll get the GUI and docs cleaned up for the next release. v1.3 - 20 Jan 1996 Finally found a way to make LhA and LZX compress a directory and include the selected path ONLY, as well as the .info for the drawer (if it exists). What this means, is that you will no longer have files that un-compress to something like: WorkBench:Games/FavoriteOfAllTime/blah Instead, if you had elected to compress the drawer 'FavoriteOfAllTime/', containing 'blah' and such, it will actually only have the path of 'FavoriteOfAllTime/blah', just like it should! Also, I finally got around to fixing up some of the pull-down menus, take a look at them. One more thing. I found the program 'DMSDescript', which means that you can now View/Add a File_id.diz to DMS files. v1.3 - FIRST REGISTERED VERSION I decided to make the LhA-2-LZX and DMS-2-xDM options only available to registered users, have to give them some kind of benny for registering! Since v1.0 - v1.2 did not support this repacking option, it looks like v1.3 will be the first to give the un-registered users something to think about. I find the option VERY handy, since it is SO EASY TO USE! So come on, folks, go ahead and register. It really is worth it! :) v1.2 - 14 Jan 1996 Spruced up the appearance of the GUI somewhat, added a pop-up requester to the DeCompress option of LhA and LZX, to ask the user if a drawer should be created to put the contents into. Straightened up some code, got rid of some excess, added the 'About' menu item. Just little stuff, really. Oh, and I cleaned up this readme, too! v1.1 - 9 Jan 1996 Finally found a way to fix the niggling problem with selecting the device to use for DMS and xDM. The user can now select ANY floppy-type device for use by CCB. Added a 'history' function to the source/destination requesters, so that the last directory used will be the default (hope that is what you had in mind, Ashley!) Fixed the 'View/Add Diz' option, can now view the File_id.diz of LZX, LhA, DMS, and xDM archives, and can add a File_id.diz to LZX, LhA, and xDM files. Sorry, nothing for DMS (yet!). Added a Memory display to the title bar, good for keeping track of just how much ram you have left after crunching up several disks or directories. v1.0 - 1 Jan 1996 Initial release