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[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,, it goes into dos then goes back to win 3.1

[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:

   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.

[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?

[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

[steppenwolf]

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

where do i type all this? in dos ?

[Vernon Frazee]

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

Yes.

[steppenwolf]

so i type this at a:?

it just automaically loads? i dont type copy to c or *.* c:?

[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:

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

and press [Enter].

[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..

[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

[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:

   c:
   cd\newstuff
   dir

   You should now be in the C:\NewStuff directory and see the following two files:

   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:

   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:

   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:

   dir

   (and press [Enter]) and you should see the following 11 files:

   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:

   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:

    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:

    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:

    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.

[jerry4dos]

Vernon, your patience absolutely SCARES me!

Jerry

[Vernon Frazee]

Sorry about that.

[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

[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:

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