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From: ankh@diku.dk (Klaus Ambrass)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: VT100KAY.LBR problems
Keywords: what the hell is going on?
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Date: 17 Mar 91 18:36:08 GMT
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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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