Question about .DMS files

[motorollin]

You've been using Windows too long In AmigaDOS, forward slashes only go between directories or at the end of the path, not at the end of the volume.

Volume:Directory
Volume:Directory/Subdirectory
Volume:Directory/Subdirectory/

but not

Volume:/Directory

Edit - got rid of the smiles caused by a colon followed by a D in the paths

[Gavilan]

Use the DMS tool (probably on Aminet) to write the DMS file to a floppy disk. Then install the software from the disk.

and here's one which extracts to HD:
http://aminet.net/package/util/arc/DMS2HD1_6

Excuse my ignorance on this particular issue....but...what are the benefits of DMS2HD? Does it mean that any .DMS file will be installed straight on HD ant wont be necessary to put it on a disk???

[motorollin]

Excuse my ignorance on this particular issue....but...what are the benefits of DMS2HD? Does it mean that any .DMS file will be installed straight on HD ant wont be necessary to put it on a disk???

Exactly. It allows you to access the files within the DMS without having to write them to floppy first. After all, if you plan on using them from your hard drive, it can be quite annoying having to write to floppy first.

[slayer]

Btw, you should get hold of the DMS version which has a gui and then mount a 0-79 cylinder RAD disk if you simply just want to get something off it, instead of writing to an actual floppy...

and actually, just while I am pondering this, perhaps just use diskimage software that mounts most things as virtual disks (cd and dvd images included), haven't used it but it does exist and recently updated...

[Gavilan]

So, basically i can say goodbye to floppy discs? I mean, if i can install straight from .DMS to HDD, do i need to change path or anything? I like the idea of mounting a virtual unit also, i was just curious about if it would be possible just to decompress a .DMS file straight into my local hard disk, without doing anything else?
Brilliant! Must test that function now!!!!!

Thanks again my good friend moto!!!!

[orange]

if you want WIMP interface, there is a nice program called TSGUI by Thomas:
http://aminet.net/package.php?package=disk/misc/tsgui.lha

[motrucker]

Why not use "Decruncherface" (or DFace for short) and put a graphic front end on DMS? Makes it easy to use for everyone! Join the 21 century, and use a point & click front end.
There are other GUIs for DMS too all available on aminet.

Didn't mean to dis Thomas - some how I didn't notice there was a second page.