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Below is a list of command-line applications (also known as console applications) that are tested to work with Decompression Chamber (DC). DC does not work with any of the graphical user interface (GUI) versions of these utilities, however, the GUI version often has to be installed in order to access the command-line application. Applications other than those listed below, and versions other than those tested, may not work with DC.
Tested utilities:
RAR:
RARSOFT’s RAR.EXE (versions 2.70, 2.80, and 2.90 beta 2)
ACE:
ACE Compression Software's ACE32.EXE (version 2.0)
ZIP:
WinZIP's WZZIP.EXE v1.0 (build 3181)
PKZIP's PKZIPC.EXE v4.00 [Limited Compatibility]
Download and installation notes:
RARSOFT’s RAR.EXE:
This application is available from the authoring company's website at http://www.rarsoft.com/.
To install the command-line application, you must download and install the
WinRAR (more generically known as the RAR Archiver) package from http://www.rarsoft.com/download.htm.
ACE Compression Software's ACE32.EXE (version 2.0)
This application is available from the authoring company's website at http://www.winace.com/.
To install the command-line application, you must download and install the
"Commandline Ace" product. Mirrors that make the "Commandline
Ace" product available are linked to from various places on their website.
WinZIP's WZZIP.EXE (version 1.0 build 3181)
This application is available from the authoring company's website at http://www.winzip.com/.
To install the command-line application, you must download and install the
"WinZip" product first. Once that is installed, you will need to
install the "WinZip Command Line Support Add-On" from http://www.winzip.com/wzcline.htm.
PKZIP's PKZIPC.EXE (version 4.00) [Limited Compatibility]
This application is available from the authoring company's website at http://www.pkware.com/.
To install the command-line application, you must download and install the
"PKZIP for Windows" package from http://www.pkware.com/products/pkzipwin.html.
[NOTE: Due to the lack of any form of "success" message at the end
of operations, manual verification of the success of extraction operations
is necessary by the user.]
Other Notes:
PKZIP's PKZIP.EXE v2.04g (and earlier) for DOS, and 2.50 for DOS are fully incompatible with “DC”.
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