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December 28th, 2003, 11:51 AM
steppenwolf

chain saw spliter

i split netscape 4.08 into 7 parts ,put them on disc .in win 98 they are numbered 1-7 but in win 3.1 they are all or i saw 3 at least are called 1 . part 1

the merge thing didnt work either,, it goes into dos then goes back to win 3.1
December 28th, 2003, 09:58 PM
Vernon Frazee
steppenwolf> i split netscape 4.08 into 7 parts ,put them on disc .in win 98 they are numbered 1-7 but in win 3.1 they are all or i saw 3 at least are called 1 . part 1

the merge thing didnt work either,,

Try this:
1. In Windows 98, rename each of the 7 files so that the filename itself is no more than 8 characters, then a dot ("."), then with a file extension that is no more than 3 characters.
  
  (MS-DOS and Windows 3.x only recognize names that have a name of up to 8 characters with an extension up to 3 characters).
2. Copy each of these 7 files over into the same directory on the Windows 3.1 machine.
3. Use a command similar to the following to concatenate (combine) the files back into a single .ZIP file:
  
  Code:
  
  copy /b file.001+file.002+file.003+file.004+file.005+file.006+file.007 ns408.zip
  
  (Of course you'll need to replace the "filenames.ext" that I used here with the names you used on each file).
steppenwolf> it goes into dos then goes back to win 3.1

May not have enough memory to shell to DOS. Either exit from Windows to DOS or boot from a MS-DOS boot diskette.
December 29th, 2003, 04:32 AM
steppenwolf

thanks for the information

all these names would also work though ?copy /b file.001+file.002+file.003+file.004+file.005+file.006+file.007 ns408.zip

whats the /b? b drive?or batch file?
December 29th, 2003, 06:24 AM
Vernon Frazee
/b = binary

Type:
- copy /?
for brief help. For more details, type:
- help copy
or see this page: http://www.vfrazee.com/ms-dos/6.22/help/copy.htm
December 29th, 2003, 10:38 PM
steppenwolf

i thought i wrote a reply and it didnt seem to go in

where do i type all this? in dos ?
December 30th, 2003, 07:09 AM
Vernon Frazee

Quote:

Originally posted by steppenwolf
where do i type all this? in dos ?

Yes. :)
December 30th, 2003, 12:31 PM
steppenwolf

so i type this at a:?

it just automaically loads? i dont type copy to c or *.* c:?
December 31st, 2003, 04:36 PM
Vernon Frazee

There are many different ways to do it. The easiest way though is to get into the same drive:\directory in which you placed the 7 split pieces of your file, then type:

Code:

copy /b file.001+file.002+file.003+file.004+file.005+file.006+file.007 ns408.zip

and press [Enter].
January 2nd, 2004, 12:42 PM
steppenwolf

i typed all that at c: and it did nothing and i i wonder if the merge file is even a zip file anyway..
January 3rd, 2004, 04:05 AM
jerry4dos

When you say "nothing happened" . . .

Did you wind up with a "NS408.ZIP" file in the directory where you had all the "pieces" you assembled it from?

Jerry
January 3rd, 2004, 06:49 AM
Vernon Frazee
If you'd like to learn how to split a file and then recombine the split parts back into a single file, get on a system running Windows 95/98/Me and follow these instructions, (exactly as shown):
1. Click Start|Run, type in command /c md c:\NewStuff and press [Enter].
2. Click the link below to start downloading the "Netscape Navigator Standalone 128-bit encryption for Windows 3.1" browser.
  
  http://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communic...ne/n16d408.exe (8.7MB)
  
  When you get the "Save As..." dialog box, your cursor will be in the "File name:" box with the filename "n16d408.exe" highlighted. Hit the [Home] key, type in c:\newstuff\ before the filename and press [Enter]. (In other words, you are going to save the file as "c:\newstuff\n16d408.exe" [without the quotes]).
3. Click the link below to start downloading "SPLIT version 4.97".
  
  (SPLIT divides a file, at specified points, into smaller files).
  http://64.70.165.184/vfrazee/files/split497.exe (42KB)
  
  When you get the "Save As..." dialog box, your cursor will be in the "File name:" box with the filename "split497.exe" highlighted. Hit the [Home] key, type in c:\newstuff\ before the filename and press [Enter]. (In other words, you are going to save the file as "c:\newstuff\split497.exe" [without the quotes]).
4. When the downloads are both done, click Start|Run, type in command and press [Enter].
5. At the DOS prompt, type the following three commands, pressing [Enter] after each:
  
  Code:
  
  c: cd\newstuff dir
  
  You should now be in the C:\NewStuff directory and see the following two files:
  
  Code:
  
  N16D408 EXE 9,093,595 01-03-2004 5:50a n16d408.exe SPLIT497 EXE 43,008 01-03-2004 5:50a split497.exe
  
  (Note: The date and time stamp will probably be different because you'll be downloading them on a different day and/or at a different time then I did).
6. Type:
  
  Code:
  
  split497
  
  (and press [Enter]) to start extracting split497.exe. Click the [OK] button to get rid of the WinZip advertising box. In the next WinZip box, replace the "C:\Windows" that's in the "Unzip to folder:" box with "C:\NewStuff" (without the quotes) and click [Unzip]. Then click [OK] and [Close] to get rid of the two WinZip boxes.
  
  (You could now do a "dir" [without the quotes] {and press [Enter]} to see the two new files that were just extracted, "split.exe" and "split.txt").
7. Type:
  
  Code:
  
  split n16d408.exe ns b 1457664
  
  (and press [Enter]). This tells SPLIT.EXE to split file n16d408.exe into filenames beginning with ns, and to split using a byte size of 1457664. (1,457,664 bytes is the number of bytes free on an empty 3-1/2" floppy diskette).
8. When Split is done, type:
  
  Code:
  
  dir
  
  (and press [Enter]) and you should see the following 11 files:
  
  Code:
  
  N16D408 EXE 9,093,595 01-03-2004 5:50a n16d408.exe NS 001 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.001 NS 002 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.002 NS 003 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.003 NS 004 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.004 NS 005 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.005 NS 006 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.006 NS 007 347,611 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.007 SPLIT EXE 20,352 11-30-1989 12:06a SPLIT.EXE SPLIT TXT 6,560 11-30-1989 12:02a SPLIT.TXT SPLIT497 EXE 43,008 01-03-2004 5:50a split497.exe
  
  You could now copy each of the NS.00? files to individual 3-1/2" floppy diskettes for transfer to another PC.
  
  For now though we're just going to recombine these files, using a different filename, to see if it'll actually work.
9. Type:
  
  Code:
  
  copy /b ns.001+ns.002+ns.003+ns.004+ns.005+ns.006+ns.007 ns408w31.exe
  
  (and press [Enter]). This tells the DOS copy command to use binary mode to combine (concatenate) files ns.001, ns.002, ns.003, ns.004, ns.005, ns.006 and ns.007 into a file named ns408w31.exe.
10. Type:
  
  Code:
  
  dir
  
  (and press [Enter]) and you should see that the original n16d408.exe file and the new ns408w31.exe are exactly the same size, like so:
  
  Code:
  
  N16D408 EXE 9,093,595 01-03-2004 5:50a n16d408.exe NS 001 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.001 NS 002 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.002 NS 003 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.003 NS 004 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.004 NS 005 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.005 NS 006 1,457,664 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.006 NS 007 347,611 01-03-2004 5:50a NS.007 NS408W31 EXE 9,093,595 01-03-2004 5:50a ns408w31.exe SPLIT EXE 20,352 11-30-1989 12:06a SPLIT.EXE SPLIT TXT 6,560 11-30-1989 12:02a SPLIT.TXT SPLIT497 EXE 43,008 01-03-2004 5:50a split497.exe
11. Just to be sure though, we'll use the DOS FC (File Compare) program to compare, byte by byte, the two files. Type:
  
  Code:
  
  fc n16d408.exe ns408w31.exe
  
  (and press [Enter]). When FC is done, it should respond with the message "FC: no differences encountered".
  
  If you had combined these 7 ns.00? files on another PC, you could now run your new ns408w31.exe file, (by typing ns408w31 {and pressing [Enter]}), and the "Netscape Navigator Standalone 128-bit encryption for Windows 3.1" browser should start the installation routine.
January 3rd, 2004, 06:13 PM
jerry4dos

Vernon, your patience absolutely SCARES me!

Jerry
January 3rd, 2004, 06:17 PM
Vernon Frazee

Sorry about that. :D
January 5th, 2004, 03:59 AM
steppenwolf

ok thanks vernon .. all that information makes my head spin though.. maybe ill have use for it ..or is there a short version?maybe ill redo it all
January 5th, 2004, 04:48 AM
Vernon Frazee

Short version? Hmmm... After downloading the two files above into the "c:\newstuff" directory, get to DOS and type the following 6 commands, pressing [Enter] after each:

Code:

c: cd\newstuff split497 split n16d408.exe ns b 1457664 copy /b ns.001+ns.002+ns.003+ns.004+ns.005+ns.006+ns.007 ns408w31.exe fc n16d408.exe ns408w31.exe
January 8th, 2004, 10:51 PM
J A L

Vernon... Absolutely great stuff I am copying it for future reference.

I don't know why but I found myself laughing. At the end! Good Job! :D :D

I just reread your whole process and it is perfect! You are the dos guy let me tell you! Such detail and explanations too! With checks for what your doing to make sure it all goes well. To top all this greatness off you give a link to a file splitter that looks like a real good one I don't have.

I hope I am not sounding like I'm sucking up, kissing butt etc... I really am admiring the detail you put in. It is outstanding!
January 10th, 2004, 04:32 AM
Vernon Frazee

Wow, Thanks J A L. Really appreciate it. :)
January 11th, 2004, 01:08 PM
steppenwolf

thanks vernon

i havent been able to concentrate on it lately..
i dont know why it didnt work the first way explained..
maybe i used corrupted floppys with bad sectors
January 11th, 2004, 07:55 PM
Vernon Frazee

You're Welcome steppenwolf. :)

As far as a floppy with bad sectors, know what you mean. I it hate when that happens. :)