ZIP ONE FILE OR MANY FILES USING MULTIPLE DISK
This must be done in DOS.
This will Zip the Folder you are in and all its sub-folders.
First you must download PKZIP for DOS.
The page you just came from tells you the page to download PK250DOS.EXE.
After you have downloaded them and have run the above file, Put them in C:\WINDOW\COMMAND.
You will need to make two BAT files. A .BAT file is a file that you can put commands in and it will do the multiple commands without you have to type it over and over.
The first one we will call BU.BAT, short for BACKUP.BAT.
The next one we will call RS.BAT, short for RESTORE.BAT.
These .BAT files assume that pkzip and pkunzip are in the C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND folder.
There are a lot of BACKUP.EXE files and RESTORE.EXE files, so we don't want to use those words.
Open NOTEPAD and copy and paste the Following code into NOTEPAD.
ECHO OFF
CLS
ECHO PUT DISKETTE IN AND HIT ANY KEY
PAUSE
PKZIP -&vw -r -p A:\THISFILE *.*
copy c:\pkunzip.* A:\
copy c:\WIDNOWS\COMMAND\pkunzip.* A:\
copy c:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\pkzip.* A:\
COPY BU.BAT A:\
COPY RS.BAT A:\
You must SAVE the above code as c:\BU.BAT
Next we need to make the RS.BAT file.
Open NOTEPAD again.
Copy the following into NOTEPAD.
CLS
PKUNZIP -o -d A:\THISFILE
SAVE the above code as C:\RS.BAT.
Now we have the BAT files SAVE in C:\ or what is know as the MAIN Directory.
To use these BAT files to ZIP across multiple 1.44 meg disks, you must COPY these BAT files to the FOLDER you want put on the 3 ½ inch floppy disk.
Go to START\PROGRAMS. You will see an icon with the name MS-DOS.
Click on it and you will see [ c:\windows ] just type [ cd\ ]
You will see [ C:\ > ]
Type [ copy bu.bat C:\Name of the folder ]
Type [ copy rs.bat C:\Name of the folder ]
There is a SPACE between COPY and RS.BAT and BU.BAT
Then Type CD\ Name of the folder.
You must have enough FLOPPYS to hold all of the files. Also remember that all the files that are on the floppys will be ERASED.
The FLOPPYS have to be kept in order, so number them.
Now you are ready.
All you have to do is type [ BU.BAT ] and follow the instruction that will appear on the screen.
Now when you get to the friend's house or the Office,
Go to START\PROGRAMS. You will see an icon with the name MS-DOS.
Click on it and you will see [ c:\windows ] just type [ cd\ ].
You will see [ C:\ > ].
Put the LAST Floppy in A: drive.
Type [ MD NAMEOFFOLDER ].
Type [ CD NAMEOFFOLDER ].
you should see [ c:\NAMEOFFFOLER ].
NAMEOFFOLED is any 8 or less lettered name you want
Type [ copy a:\ *.bat ]
Type [ copy a:\ pk*.* ]
Put the first disk in A: drive
Type RS.BAT
It will asked you to put the LAST disk in A: Drive.
It will then tell you to put the FIRST disk back in.
Follow the Yellow BRICK ROAD from there.
FOLLOW the YELLOW BRICK ROAD means, Follow the instructions.
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If you have any trouble or questions. Email me at jwelborn@mtnhome.com
PKZIP -&vw -r -p A:\THISFILE *.*
If you just want JPG file you can change *.* to *.jpg or any other DOS combination
or if you just want one EXE file like netscape.exe, replace the *.* with netscape.exe