Date   : Sun, 17 Mar 1991 18:36:08 GMT
From   : zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!dkuug!diku!ankh@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Klaus Ambrass)
Subject: Re: VT100KAY.LBR problems

cwcst1@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Carol Coates) writes:


>   Greetings. I must have taken a mouthfull of that stupidity-potion.
>   That file, VT100KAY.AZM, is *ALREADY* uncompressed! Sorry about
>   that last post, folks. 

Well, I had that prob myself once.
Way back then, it was due to the packing format applied by who ever packed
the file in the first place.
       I have an Amstrad cpc6128 and found that sometimes, when you CRUNCH a
file you can UNCR it, but not UNCRLZH it. I know it sounds loony, but the
two programs are in fact different.
       Maybe you have them same prob here. I dunno.
       You might try to TYPE the file and look at the displayed content. If
you get something containing a string of text that looks like a filename within
the 100 bytes or so, it probably IS still packed - one way or the other.
       Perhaps your file is simply renamed? (probably tried that already, but
don't blame me for telling you the obvious though :-))
       Oh, another stupid thing I got worked out only last month is that
SOME people (Amsters) really use the PC's LHARC packing format to crunch the
files they want packed. I found that a small tool - LHRD - can extract files
from PC's *.LZH to CP/M standard files.
       If you still have a troublesome file then Kill The Bastard!

>   It hit me, after I had a snack... lack of calories, I guess ;-)

We'll come back to that later.

>   Take care.

Now, make up your mind!

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  <Klaus>  B-)                                           |  aka: ankh@diku.dk  |
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|"If you're free tonight, call me,                        |  Computer Science,  |
| and I'll come around and tie you up again."             | Univ. of Copenhagen |


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