DMS and DOpus 4.17

[swift240]

Hi all,
I am using Dopus 4.17.
I did have a version in the past that delt with DMS files to floppy disc.
Since I have lost that version I can not remember for the life of me how to use DMS in DOpus.
There is the commands in DOpus for LHA, LXZ and even ZIP but none for DMS files.

Does any one remember the command that I can use in DOPus for DMS please?

TIA,

Mike.

[AmigaPete]

You need to edit your configuration to either add a button or buttons or set up click-move-click type functionality. I use buttons to create, test and write DMSs.

To create:

1. Go into DOpus config.
2. Click on buttons.
3. Pick an empty button.
4. Pick a name, like 'Make DMS'.
5. In the command line field make sure you have AmigaDOS selected and enter "DMS read (d)(RsEnter DMS filename) from DF1:"
6. Make sure that "Output window" is checked in the list of options at the bottom.
7. The command line assumes that you have DMS executable in your C: directory (or somewhere in the command path).

To write:

Do 1 - 3 as above.
4. Pick a name. like "Write DMS".
5. In the command line field make sure you have AmigaDOS selected and enter "DMS write (f) to DF1:".
6. Make sure that you have checked CD Source, Output window, and Run asychronously in the list of options.
7. Again, this script assumes that you have DMS executable in C: (or somewhere in the command path).

Both of these scripts are set to use DF1: and you could use DF0: or put the option in to choose which drive you want to use at the time of execution (assuming you have more than one floppy drive).

Basically, what you are doing is letting DOpus run the AmigaDOS commands using the information you supply from DOpus - DMS file name, output drive, etc.

If you want I could send you my config file. PM with your email if so.

Peter

[swift240]

Ok, thank you for that Info.

 :-)  :-)

[A4000_Mad]

@ AmigaPete

Great post thanks from me too :-)

My Dopus UNZIP button works fine for unpacking, but I get corrupted files when I use my ZIP button. Can you give similar instructions for zipping up files with Dopus please?


A4000 Mad

[AmigaPete]

@A4000_Mad,
This problem does seem to ring a bell but I'll get back to you later - having some problems with WinUAE at the moment. As far as using a file compressor on Amiga goes it may be best to always use LHA. So once you get the ZIPs unZIPped then LHA them.

What you need to do first is see if you can successfully perform the ZIP operations in a shell. Open a shell and type "ZIP" and hit Return to get a list of possible parameters. Try some tests - unzip then zip some files. That will determine if the problem is with ZIP or DOpus. If the ZIPping and unZIPping goes fine in the shell then there is something wrong in the DOpus "script". What you want to do is mimic what you typed in the shell in the command line in the DOpus button editor. Make sure that the type of command is AmigaDOS, then type in the command while substituting the DOpus "functions" - (f) = first selected entry with path, (d) = destination directory name, etc.

My configuration for zipping files is (including quotes);

ZIP "(d)(RsEnter ZIP archive name).ZIP" {O}

with the following checked;
CD source
Do All Files
Output Window
Recursive directories
Rescan destination

Hope this helps,
Pete  :-)

[A4000_Mad]

@ AmigaPete

Thanks for your help. I much prefer LHA files as well, but I wish to be able to send zip files to people that are using a PC.

My ZIP button in Dopus is in fact set up exactly the same as yours. At the time of zipping up in Dopus there is no indication of any errors occuring. It is when I use my UNZIP button on the newly created file that I get a lot of reports like 'bad CRC ad79e81 (should be d686bf377)'

However, I have no problem using my UNZIP Dopus button to unpack zipped files that have been e-mailed or downloaded into my PC.

Could you kindly confirm that your UNZIP Dopus button is:-

Amigados  SYS:C/UnZip {f}


A4000 Mad

[rkauer]

Your copy of the ZIP command is corrupted! Download a new copy from Aminet.

[AmigaPete]

My unzip command is set up under filetypes - doesn't use a button. Under these settings the parameters for double-click are;

C:unzip -l {f}

The -l parameter only does a listing of files. Not sure if that will make a difference - probably not. My unzip executable is 85900 bytes - if that helps.

Pete  :-)

[A4000_Mad]

@ rkauer

Spot on mate. My Zip executable was 71796. But I downloaded a new one of 79176 and all is zipping up and unzipping perfectly with Dopus now :-)


@ AmigaPete

Thanks again. My UnZip executable was only 54596. But I've now got a new one at 95140 :-)


I'm really pleased to have that problem sorted out guys  :cheers:

A4000 Mad

[seanys]

Thanks, Pete (and Mike, for asking in the 1st place).

This post saved me from trying to dredge up the particulars of DOpus configuration from my aging brain.