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From: mspacek@fquest.fidonet.org (Mark Spacek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Thoughts on DC Utilities
Keywords: DC Squish, DC XTractor Plus
Message-ID: <59FJZ1w162w@fquest.fidonet.org>
Date: 28 Mar 91 21:30:15 GMT
References: <1991Mar27.132532.15360@sol.cs.wmich.edu>
Organization: Future Quest BBS 512-834-1992  1:19/23
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dodgson@sol.cs.wmich.edu (Harry Dodgson) writes:
>  [lots of stuff deleted]
> - -My main problem with DC Squish is that sometimes when
> - -I unsquish a program, it leaves a squished copy in the folder
> - -that I can't delete.  I guess it sets a read only bit, but I
> - -can't seem to clear it.  
> > DC claims this is a TOS problem (I use V1.2).  What happens is
> > that TOS leaves two files in the folder with the same name (a 
> > Squished and unSquished version), and then gets confused when
> > trying to erase one.  The solution is to rename one, and then
> > reboot.  Then you can get rid of the offending file.  A bit of a
> > hassle.  DC says that they will consider circumventing the problem 
> > in the next version by using their own delete routine instead of 
> > relying on TOS.
>  
I thought this only happened when you were using it on an accessory or 
auto folder program that was currently in use and TOS denied access to.  
Seems to me that if there were a way around this that they certainly 
would have found it, maybe not.  I've seen people try to rename the files 
and delete them, but that doesn't help.  Just reboot without that .ACC or 
.PRG, do your stuff, then boot with it again.  If its not accessories or 
auto folder programs you are talking about then you should be using 
PFXPAK, it will give you better compression (I haven't been able to 
compare the latest DC-Squish's compression to PFXPAK, in fact, I'm not 
sure what version I did the comparison with, maybe 1.0.  I can find out 
if its important)....  Glad to read some comments on the new DC-Utils, I 
was gonna buy it at the San Antonio dealer a couple weeks ago, but they 
were out.  Anyway...

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