mARK 1.9

Short:        Simple Gui for LhA, LZX, UnZip & Xad.
Author:       Roger Håseth
Uploader:     panterhz yahoo no (Roger Håseth)
Type:         util/arc
Version:      1.9
Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 2.0.4


   --+  Introduction  +--

mARK is a very simplistic requester based script, which allows you to easily
extract files from archives. mARK does this by acting as a kind of front-end
to various (un)archivers, where it will try to use whatever suitable ones it
finds on your Amiga.  You will be able to extract all files from an archive,
or you can use pattern matching for extracting just a few. mARK is also able
to create lists that shows the contents of file archives,  where the lists
will automatically be opened by using MultiView.

With the correct (un)archivers in place, mARK is able to extract lha, lzx &
zip archives, and with the xadmaster system installed, almost any kind of
archive type is supported.


   --+  Requirements  +--

Any Amiga with Kickstart 2.04 or higher.

For mARK to be any useful, you will need some kind of (un)archivers installed
on your Amiga. A basic setup might be LhA and the xadmaster system, just pick
the xadmaster version that best suits your Amiga, and don't forget about the
free keyfile as well. Here's where it all can be found on Aminet:
  util/arc/lha_68k.lha
  util/arc/xadmaster000.lha
  util/arc/xadmaster020.lha
  util/arc/xadmaster060.lha
  util/arc/xadmaster-key.lha

This distribution contains a few other files that might be required. They were
gathered from the below archives, where only the most essential file from each
archive is included here. For more stuff, just download the following:
  util/batch/GetString100.lha
  util/libs/ReqToolsUsr.lha
  util/sys/MSys-1.2.lha
  util/batch/RequestFileR3.lha


   --+  Installation  +--

This is really simple! Just copy mARK to wherever you like. A proper location
for it might be the Utilities drawer on your Workbench partition. Then start
the Install_Files script for installation of some files that might be needed
by mARK. Have in mind that only files required for your system will be copied,
and that no existing files will be overwritten.


   --+  Version history  +--

V1.9 - mARK does now support xadmaster's ability to extract files from disk
       images (ADF, DMS, ISO and HDF). But it requires that the images have
       correct file extensions though.


   --+  Background info  +--

The mARK script is something that originally was created for my Amiga911 Maker
project, but I decided to release it as a seperate distribution as well. This
in case somebody will find it useful.  The included version of mARK has been
slightly modified in order to make it somewhat more generic.

More info about the Amiga911 Maker project, and the various boot disks + packs
that can be created with it can be found at:  www.amiga911maker.site11.com

In addition, there is also my other site at:  www.rhz1.com