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*                            cli.datatype 39.7                            *
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*                        Written by Stefan Ruppert                        *
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*         Recompiled for working with AMIGA OS 3.5 by Dirk Busse          *
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This is a datatype to launch extern CLI programs and to display their
standard output. At the moment there are the following commands included :

dms -- display information about a dms file
lha -- display the contents of a lha/lzh archive (using Stefan Boberg's lha)
tar -- display the contents of a tar archive (using GNU-Tar)
tar-gzip -- display the contents of a gzip'd tar archive (using gzip and
            GNU-Tar). This requires a installed pipe package.
nroff -- display the contents of a nroff file (using groff and man.datatype)


This software is Freeware, but not in the public domain !


It's strictly forbidden to include this archive in any kind of software
collection except Fred Fish's AmigaLibrary, Aminet FileServer , Meeting
Pearls CD's and BBS Fileareas or by a explicit permission from me !

This software is provided "as is". No representations or warranties are
made with respect to the accuracy, reliability, performance, currentness,
or operation of this software, and all use is at your own risk !

If you have any suggestion or comments please contact me :


Stefan Ruppert
Windthorststrasse 5
65439 Floersheim am Main
GERMANY

EMail:
ruppert@informatik.fh-wiesbaden.de
ruppert@goofy.zdv.uni-mainz.de
ruppert@amigaworld.com
WWW:
http://home.pages.de/~Ruppert/
http://www.amigaworld.com/support/htds/


Changes to last release :

cli.datatype 39.6 (6.7.97) :

- now compiles also with gcc (thanks have to go to Gunther Nikl)
- now opens a NIL: filehandle for the external command to avoid
  default con: windows
- replaced some descriptors with versions from Detlef Würkner.
  See also contrib directory

cli.datatype 39.7 (27.12.99) :
(By Dirk Busse <dbusse@debitel.net>)

- The source of the cli.datatype is still the same as V39.6. But the
  cli.datatype in the V39.6 archive doesn't work with AMIGA OS3.5.
  Therefore I have recompiled it with the SAS/C Compiler V6.58.
  The 68000 version was compiled with the compiler options:
    CPU=68000 OPTTIME NOSTKCHK NODEBUG STRMERGE SMALLDATA SMALLCODE NOICONS
  and the 68060 version with:
    CPU=68060 OPTTIME NOSTKCHK NODEBUG STRMERGE SMALLDATA SMALLCODE NOICONS
  They were both linked with:
    SC SD MAP $(MODNAME).map HLSXF PLAIN NOICONS STRIPDEBUG
  (If I compile it with OptPeep or OptimizerGlobal it won't work with
   AMIGA OS3.5.)
  Installation:
  Just copy one of the new cli.datatype0x0 over your old cli.datatype.


Problems with the cli.datatype:

- The EMailer Voodoo doesn't shows the content of lha archives in the right
  part of the window. The output of the cli.datatype trashes the Voodoo
  window. This is a problem of all versions of the cli.datatype and happens
  also under AMIGA OS3.1.

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
[generic]                 1509    3570  42.3% -lh5- 6cb2 Dec 27  1999 cli_dtc39_7.readme
[generic]                  508    1392  36.5% -lh5- 7e18 Dec 27  1999 cli_dtc39_7.readme.info
[generic]                 1884    3012  62.5% -lh5- a061 Dec 27  1999 classes/DataTypes/cli.datatype.000
[generic]                 1881    3016  62.4% -lh5- 7b41 Dec 27  1999 classes/DataTypes/cli.datatype.060
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total         4 files    5782   10990  52.6%            Jan  1  2000