Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!portal!sv!news From: leonardr@svc.portal.com (Leonard Rosenthol) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: I just downloaded StuffIt Classic and... Message-ID: <1990Nov8.022125.25495@svc.portal.com> Date: 8 Nov 90 02:21:25 GMT References: <2780@esquire.dpw.com> <2787@esquire.dpw.com> <1990Nov7.101621@hari.Viewlogic.COM> Sender: news@svc.portal.com Reply-To: leonardr@svc.portal.com (Leonard Rosenthol) Organization: Software Ventures Corporation. Lines: 22 In article <1990Nov7.101621@hari.Viewlogic.COM>, peter@hari.Viewlogic.COM (Peter Colby) writes: > I personally HATE the installer for a number of other reasons (like it > doesn't work for me, and I can't interrogate it to find out what files > are there so I can decide what I need or what I happen to be missing from > the last time it crapped out on me. > You didn't hear this from me, but I will give away a secret...The Stuffit Classic Installer (and ANY OTHER product which uses the Aladdin Installer Technology) is really two parts. The data fork of the file is a standard Stuffit Deluxe Archive, while the resource fork contains that standard resources like CODE, etc. What this means is that you can open an Installer file with Stuffit (Classic/Deluxe) by doing either an Option-Open or choosing Show All from the Open Dialog. This will open the Installer up like any other archive and you can extract files manually to your hearts content! -- Leonard Rosenthol Software Ventures Corp. MicroPhone II Development Team