Here, in one place, is a list of the most up-to-date freeware offerings I've made available to the IBMSYS Forum on CompuServe ("GO IBMSYS"): [71230,2500] Lib: 6 ZFV.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 30304 Title : ZIP Format View v1.13, 15-Oct-94 Keywords: RTK ZFV ZIP SFX ARCHIVE COMPRESS Allows you to see how a ZIP file is laid out on disk. Uses windowing to step down to lower levels of detail. Displays header offsets and most field values, including their interpretation. Admittedly, this program isn't for everyone. For the curious and those with a need to know, however, this program displays technical data on ZIP files that I haven't seen in any other program. New: Fewer "Out Of Memory" errors - recompiled under the "Compact" memory model. [71230,2500] Lib: 6 FIX.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 29253, Count: 5, 29-Sep-94 Last:29-Sep-94 Title : File Fix 3.05: Binary Editor 9 Keywords: RTK FIX FILE VIEW EDIT TEXT BINARY ASCII HEX RECORD Binary editor, with record orientation, which allows searches for either text or hex strings. Default record size automatically set to maximum allowed by number of lines on screen. (Maximum record size is 576 bytes with a 50-line screen.) The program draws from a common library of routines shared with other programs I've written. Color or black-and-white mode automatically determined at program start-up. Freeware. Upl/Auth: Raymond T. Kaya [71230,2500] Lib: 3 CRC.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 7649, Count: 1, 29-Sep-94 Last:29-Sep-94 Title : Cyclic Redundancy Checker v1.20, 02/08/92 Keywords: RTK CRC CRCDIR ARC ARJ LZH LZS PAK ZIP ZOO Displays 16- and 32-bit CRC's of files or directory contents. 16-bit CRC same as for ARC, LZH, LZS, PAK and ZOO files. 32-bit CRC same as for ARJ and ZIP. "CRC filespec" displays individual CRC's for the specified file(s). "CRC path" displays accumulated CRC's of all files contained in the specified directory. May be used to compare files/directories on physically separated machines, or to see if changes have occurred over time. Re-upload of program dated 08-Feb-92. Freeware. Upl/Auth: Raymond Kaya [71230,2500] Lib: 7 CAL.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 28292, Count: 116, 24-Mar-94(25-Jul-94) Last:25-Sep-94 Title : Configurable calendar for important events Keywords: RTK CALENDAR HOLIDAY EASTER REMINDER DIARY APPOINTMENT DBF MOUSE Displays 6 or 12 (VGA/50-line mode) months at a time. Navigate using keyboard or mouse. Reminder for recurring or unique events. Preset to highlight several holidays and a few other events, but user-configurable to flexibly highlight other recurring or one-time-only events instead. Event definitions are kept in the common .DBF format, so the user must have access to a program able to edit this format, if event customization is desired. This is one of my most often used programs. Freeware. v1.04. Upl/Auth: Raymond Kaya [71230,2500] Lib: 7 RCALC.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 25249, Count: 137, 01-Apr-93(11-Apr-94) Last:29-Sep-94 Title : Non-TSR dec/hex/bin/oct expression calculator Keywords: RTK CALCULATOR DECIMAL HEX BINARY OCTAL EXPRESSION FLOAT Non-TSR dec/hex/bin/oct expression calculator. Also decimal floating-point. Supports modulus (%) and exponentiation (^) in addition to the four basic arithmetic operations. Input window is editable and allows nested parentheses and extra space characters. Calculator can be repositioned on screen. Freeware. Upl/auth: Raymond T. Kaya [71230,2500] Lib: 6 DBV.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 44522, Count: 90, 06-Apr-94 Last:17-Sep-94 Title : DBF View 1.23-Viewer for dBASE-compat. .DBF files Keywords: RTK DBV DBF DBASE CLIPPER FOXBASE FOXPRO DATABASE DBV v1.23. Simple viewer/editor for dBASE-compatible .DBF files. Switch between record and browse modes. Does single-field, scan-across searches. Editing of fields enabled by command-line switch. May be used to search a directory for .DBF files regardless of filename extension (/F2). Freeware. [71230,2500] Lib: 6 RV.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 24179, Count: 397, 14-Mar-94 Last:25-Sep-94 Title : Dir lister & utility for ARC ARJ LZH PAK ZIP ZOO Keywords: RTK ARC ARJ LZH PAK ZIP ZOO LHARC LHA SFX Customizable archive lister & utility. Currently supported are ARC, ARJ, HYP, LZH, LZS, PAK, SQZ, ZIP & ZOO. Displays ZIP- or LZH-style compression ratios. Various sort options. Converts self-extracting archives back to normal. Misc. other features. New: Updated for the new ARJ security envelope. Improves handling of ZIP files with many extra bytes at the end. Version 2.51. Freeware. [71230,2500] Lib: 6 RVS.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 46083, Count: 752, 06-Mar-94 Last:29-Sep-94 Title : View & extr. contents of ARC ARJ LZH PAK ZIP ZOO Keywords: RTK ARC ARJ LZH PAK ZIP ZOO LHARC LHA SFX Shell for viewing and extracting the contents of several archive types. Calls on user-selectable external programs to extract and view. Currently supported are ARC, ARJ, HYP, LZH, LZS, PAK, SQZ, ZIP and ZOO. Displays either ZIP- or LZH-style compression ratios. Various sort options. New: The view option has been extended to work from outside, as well as from within, archives. The problem with extracting from an LZH file with SHARE.EXE has been fixed. Freeware. U/A: Raymond Kaya (Prev. Download=626) [71230,2500] Lib: 7 HOLIDA.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 11374, Count: 62, 17-Feb-94 Last:28-Sep-94 Title : Holiday 1.0;List holidays from command line Keywords: RTK HOLIDAY EASTER FEDERAL POSTAL DATE CALENDAR CHRISTMAS Command-line utility for listing selected U.S. holidays falling within a range of dates. You may specify a starting year or date. By default, lists all holidays for the year starting from your system date. Switches are available to: show Easter and Ash Wednesday only, show Federal (Postal) holidays only, and to modify the range of dates searched. A pause option is also included. Freeware. [71230,2500] Lib: 6 DIRXC.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 13693, Count: 88, 30-Jun-93 Last:03-Sep-94 Title : DirXC 1.10-DirX Command-line lister Keywords: RTK DRX DIRX AXE DIET EXEPACK ICE LZEXE PKLITE TINYPROG Smaller, simpler version of DirX for when you just want a listing of compressed and uncompressed files. Listing is redirectable to printer or file. Mimicks DOS's DIR command, to an extent. No sorting is performed. New: Updated for PKLITE 1.15 compressed .COM files. Also, indicates compression types using full names (e.g. "pklite" and "diet") rather than cryptic abbreviations. Upl/auth: Raymond Kaya [71230,2500] Lib: 6 DIRX.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 34408, Count: 128, 30-Jun-93 Last:02-Sep-94 Title : DirX 1.10-Directory of eXecutables Keywords: RTK DRX DIRX AXE DIET EXEPACK ICE LZEXE PKLITE TINYPROG Shell for detecting files compressed by several executable file compressors. Calls on user-selectable external programs to transparently compress and uncompress files from within the program. Currently supported are AXE, DIET, EXEPACK, ICE, LEXEM, LZEXE, PKLITE, SCRNCH, SHRINK and TINYPROG. New: Updated for PKLITE 1.15 compressed .COM files. Also, no longer messes with your DOS-level screen colors. Upl/auth: Raymond Kaya [71230,2500] Lib: 6 RVB.ZIP/Bin Bytes: 7532, Count: 68, 01-Apr-93 Last:16-Sep-94 Title : Sets unique errorlevels based on archive type Keywords: RTK ARC ARJ LZH PAK ZIP ZOO SFX BATCH ERRORLEVEL Here's a simple utility that does little more than return a unique ERRORLEVEL code based on archive format. Does a cursory check for invalid archives. Currently supported are ARC, ARJ, HYP, LZH, LZS, PAK, SQZ, ZIP & ZOO. Usage: RVB filename.ext. Contains a sample .BAT file which simply displays the type of archive. Use it as a starting point to create your own (batch-file) utilities to list, compress, extract, etc. Free program. Contact: ======== Raymond T. Kaya CompuServe: 71230,2500 P. O. Box 1436 Internet: 71230.2500@compuserve.com Honolulu, HI 96806