ZipDrop (VERSION 1.00) Copyright (c) 1995 Ziff Davis Publishing Company
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First Published in PC Magazine Jan 23, 1996 (Utilities)
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ZipDrop by Jeff Prosise

ABOUT
       ZipDrop is an extension to the Windows 95 shell that makes it
easier to work with .ZIP files. It allows you to add files to a .ZIP
archive by simply dragging them over to the .ZIP archive icon and
dropping them in.

USAGE
       To install ZipDrop, copy ZIPDROP.DLL to a directory on your hard
disk and run ZDSetup. This adds lines to your Registry that tell
Windows 95 how and when to use ZIPDROP.DLL.

ZDSetup will ask you for the path of ZIPDROP.DLL. You can type the
pathname manually or use the Browse button to search for the file. 
Note that ZIPDROP.DLL won't show up in the Browse window if "Hide files
of these types" is checked in the View page of the Options dialog box
that pops up when you select View | Options in an Explorer window.

ZipDrop can be used with file icons in the My Computer folder or 
Explorer. Find the .ZIP file you want and drag it out to the desktop
for easy access. Then find the files you'd like to add to the .ZIP 
file and select them. If you drag the files with the left mouse button
and drop them on the .ZIP file, they will be added to the .ZIP file and
deleted from their former locations. If you hold down the Ctrl key while
dragging, the files will be copied rather than moved.

By default, dropping a folder on a .ZIP file icon zips only the 
contents of that folder. If you'd like to zip the contents of the 
subfolders as well, do your dragging and dropping with the right mouse 
button instead of the left. An Options dialog box will appear that lets
you choose to zip subdirectories, too and preserve pathnames. It also 
lets you decide whether to perform a move or copy independently of the 
up/down state of the Ctrl key.

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Jeff Prosise is a contributing editor of PC Magazine. His new book,
Programming Windows 95 with MFC, is scheduled to be published this
winter by Microsoft Press.
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