Hi all,
I need to split a large file in two pieces to get it on Double Density disks.
I used an app back in the day called WinSplit 1.0 that still works nicely.
But my receiving system is DOS only and wont run WinSplit.
Is there an equivalent out there that would work in DOS 3.30?
Thanks
You can use ARJ or RAR to specify the archive split size. As it will compress the file it could even fit one disc.
Requests are also possible... /msg kixs
Thanks, RAR 3.93?
Use whatever you want to split it
then on your receiving system,
join the files using copy /b file1+file2 file
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PKzip was how I did this back in the day, but any dos level archiver should be able to do this for you.
PKzip would automatically break the file into disk sized chunks if you included the drive into the path eg
pkzip -add a:\file.zip *.*
I assume other archivers would act much the same
Thanks, but no luck yet
RAR 3.93 don't seem to run under DOS 3.30. It just produces some weird characters when I try to run it.
I split my file in 3pcs in WinSplit 1.0 and used the /b to merge but got "0 files copied"
I'll try PKzip next, thanks
your filenames are PCV10__A.00x in the dirlisting
your filenames are PCV10_A.00x in the copy command
😒
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I'd guess RAR is too new. Back than I used ARJ. As far as I remember rar has the same syntax as arj.
Requests are also possible... /msg kixs
weedeewee wrote on 2022-04-29, 10:29:your filenames are PCV10__A.00x in the dirlisting
your filenames are PCV10_A.00x in the copy command😒
Solved! Well spotted : )
Thanks
STX wrote on 2022-04-29, 11:14:
Nice old school software site, thanks
