This utility is for: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Searching a ".ZIP" file to see whats inside of it. 2. Viewing files within a PKzip file 3. Extracting files from a PKzip file The utility has been only tested with PKZIP version 2.nn and should work on prior version (I suggest you upgrade to the lastest version of pkzip if you have not done so already!) Requirements: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. PKUNZIP.EXE must be accessible from the DOS PATH, for extracting files from within a zipfile. 2. LIST.COM must be accessible from the DOS PATH, for viewing. The lastest release of "PKware" has the power to view files with the option to pause after each screen full of data is displayed, but it can not do a scroll_back of data already displayed, hence we enlist the file viewer "list" by Vernon D. Buerg, for this task. How this is done is by using "|" to redirect PKunzip's output to LIST (see documentation of PKZIP and LIST for more information). 3. I utilize BLINKER version 2.n for its SWAP FUNCTIONS for running any external utilities, and if you wish you could replace these calls from BLINKER with OVERLAY or any similar style utilities. I rather use OVERLAY.LIB, but figured that more programmers have Blinker than Overlay? 4. No external libraries are used, but you could replace the shadow function with one written in assembly code, such as FT_SHADOW() from NANFOR.LIB which is faster and will save a few bytes in the final .exe size. PROGRAMMERS: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The original who programed the code to extract information from .zip files was, Micheal Todd Charron, and Kevin S. Gallagher updated code to be able to extract said data from the lastest version of PKware - version 2.nn. Screen I/O has been greatly altered by meself Kevin s. Gallagher out of seer bordom (and currently out of work) which is why there is so much FX in the program! INFORMATION ON LIST FILE VIEWER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright (c) 1983-1993 by Veron D. Buerg 139 White Oak Circle Petaluma, CA 94952 Data: (707) 778-8944 VOR 24 hour BBS -or- (707) 778-8841 MB 24 hour BBS -or- (415) 994-2944 VOR South 24 hour BBS Fax: (707) 778-8728 For orders only CIS: 70007,1212 GO IBMSYS ANY AND ALL DONATIONS (not at all reqiured) ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED AND EXCEPTED, SINCE I'AM OUT OF WORK! Kevin S. Gallagher 660 Woodward Drive Huntingdon Valley Penna. 19006 CIS: 70034,2313