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SUBJECTS
PKZIP (Z & Zu), 910310
Jan 16, 2000

0504 -    ..
0505 - Summary/Objective
0506 -
050601 - Follow up ref SDS 22 0000, ref SDS 21 0000.
050602 -
050603 - Tried to do a date based file compression today, but it failed,
050604 - because the -t[date] parameter was entered as...
050605 -
050606 -
050607 -                z -P -a -r -t010500 cs c:\01\04\*.*
050608 -
050609 -
050610 - Evidently the prior version of pkzip cannot handle the 2 position
050611 - field for the date.
050612 -
050613 - Downloaded from Pkware...
050614 -
050615 -
050616 -                      http://www.pkware.com/
050617 -
050618 - ..
050619 - There are two versions, 16 Bit for DOS, 32 Bit for Windows. We
050620 - can install both versions to experiment for which version works best
050621 - for our objectives and requirements.
050622 -
050623 - Currently we have a DOS version installed in...
050624 -
050625 -
050626 -                      c: sd 01 z.exe
050627 -
050628 -
050629 - Version for DOS...
050630 -
050631 -                      PK263W16.EXE    A  681981
050632 - ..
050633 - Windows version...
050634 -
050635 -                      PK270WSP.EXE    A 1067555
050636 -
050637 -
050638 - On 941219 received an updated version of pkzip. ref SDS 1 0001 and
050639 - installed the code in....
050640 -
050641 -
050642 -                      c: 00 28
050643 -
050644 - Moved 16 bit version to...
050645 -
050646 -
050647 -                      c: 00 28 PK263W16.EXE
050648 -
050649 - ..
050650 - Copied the entire directory for current version to e:
050651 -
050652 -                      e: 00 28
050653 -
050654 -
050655 - Now will install new 16 bit version of pkzip.
050656 -
050657 - Executing...
050658 -
050659 -                      C>PK263W16.EXE
050660 -
050661 -
050662 - Returned an installation window saying...
050663 -
050664 -     Welcome to the PKZIP for Windows installation program. This
050665 -     program will install the SHAREWARE version of PKZIP 2.60.03 for
050666 -     Windows.
050667 -
050668 -  ..
050669 - This appears to conflict with information on the web that said this
050670 - is a DOS app.
050671 -
050672 - Got this installed, but could not figure out how to specify files to
050673 - be compressed, nor how to specify a date.
050674 -
050675 -     [On 000205 Morris confirmed that updated version of Pkzip does not
050676 -     support specifying filenames nor dates. ref SDS 27 0001
050677 -
050678 -     [On 020903 purchased version 5.0 professional edition, which
050679 -     Pkware technical support rep says supports filenames and dates.
050680 -     ref SDS 28 FG4O
050681 -
050682 - Logged onto Pkware website...
050683 -
050684 -
050685 -                      http://www.pkware.com/shop/
050686 -
050687 - ..
050688 - Sent a question to Pkware. ref DIT 1 0001
050689 -
050690 - Logged onto their Tech Support web site...
050691 -
050692 -
050693 -               http://www.pkware.com/support/response.html
050694 -
050695 -
050696 -     [On 000205 Morris confirmed that updated version of Pkzip does not
050697 -     support specifying filenames nor dates. ref SDS 27 0001
050698 -
050699 -     [On 020903 purchased version 5.0 professional edition, which
050700 -     Pkware technical support rep says supports filenames and dates.
050701 -     ref SDS 28 FG4O
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