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From: shrinkit@Apple.COM (Andrew Nicholas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Possible ShrinkIt addition???
Message-ID: <52122@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 28 Apr 91 05:43:12 GMT
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In article <9104271647.AA02207@carroll1.cc.edu> acct069@carroll1.cc.edu (Ron) writes:

>I was wondering if it'd be possible to implement a scripting langauge into
>ShrinkIt, so all you'd have to do is tell ShrinkIt to execute the commands
>located in a file.  The commands would tell ShrinkIt while sub-directory
>to archive, what files, or all files, and then tell it where to place the
>archive.  Maybe even be able to tell ShrinkIt to display a message telling
>the user to insert the next disk.

Actually, that's a very good idea because many, many people have expressed
the desire to be able to automate what shrinkit and/or gs-shrinkit does
(especially BBS sysops).

Whenever (if ever?) I get around to doing ShrinkIt v4.0, that probably one of
the features it will contain since it won't be single-load any more.

andy

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