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From: long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long)
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Subject: Re: DiskDoubler
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Date: 17 Aug 90 16:11:11 GMT
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>Does anybody out there have any experience with DiskDoubler?

I've got 3.0 and love it. It can open compressed files either from a
double-click in the Finder, or from an SFGetFile (decompress on the way in,
compress on the way out). It's an excellent product. I'd say I save roughly
50% in file size. Another nice feature is that it decompresses Stuffit
archives into their own folders.

I do have one problem though, OF COURSE with Microsoft Excel v1.5. I've
compressed all my worksheets, and while a double click from the Finder will
open them correctly, I cannot open them from an SFGetFile. The decompression
starts, then I get a message about "folders nested too deeply". I've moved the
program and the sheets into various folders, and nothing helps. Any ideas? I
suspect this is not Salient's fault.

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