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 Created page with " ==Procedure Sample== OK, so for anyone out there who may need this, or a possible future self of mine in a couple of years' time:  1. Unpack your archive file with the commands:  "Unpack oldapp.@ /SHOW > oldapp.txt" -- this will let you know the target paths for uncompressed files  "Unpack oldapp.@ ." will expand all files in the current dir (".")  2. Edit oldapp.txt. This might look like this   ----8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<----  old..."  | 
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{{Software  | |||
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|Version=  | |||
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|Vendor= IBM  | |||
|License=  | |||
|Download={{FileLink|OS2Tk_4-5_2024-03-11.zip}}  | |||
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Pack.exe and Pack2 comes on the IBM OS/2 Toolkit package, usually installed at "C:\os2tk45\bin".  | |||
Unpack.exe comes bundle with OS/2 Warp.  | |||
==Version==  | |||
{|class="wikitable"  | |||
!Name||Date||Version||Size||Comments  | |||
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|pack.exe || 2001-09-25|| || 58,400 bytes||  | |||
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|pack2.exe ||2000-09-05|| || 73,600 bytes||  | |||
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|unpack.exe ||2002-09-10|| || 74,896 bytes||  | |||
|}  | |||
==Procedure Sample==  | ==Procedure Sample==  | ||
For anyone out there who may need to unpack and pack some files:  | |||
1. Unpack your archive file with the commands:  | 1. Unpack your archive file with the commands:  | ||
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==Links==  | ==Links==  | ||
* [https://www.os2world.com/forum/index.php/topic,2690.msg29549.html#msg29549]  | * [https://www.os2world.com/forum/index.php/topic,2690.msg29549.html#msg29549 OS2World Forum]  | ||
[[Category:Archivers]]  | |||
Latest revision as of 19:43, 7 May 2025
| Pack / Pack2 | |
|---|---|
| Version | |
| Vendor | IBM | 
| Author | |
| License | |
| Download | OS2Tk_4-5_2024-03-11.zip | 
| Website | |
Pack.exe and Pack2 comes on the IBM OS/2 Toolkit package, usually installed at "C:\os2tk45\bin".
Unpack.exe comes bundle with OS/2 Warp.
Version
| Name | Date | Version | Size | Comments | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pack.exe | 2001-09-25 | 58,400 bytes | ||
| pack2.exe | 2000-09-05 | 73,600 bytes | ||
| unpack.exe | 2002-09-10 | 74,896 bytes | 
Procedure Sample
For anyone out there who may need to unpack and pack some files:
1. Unpack your archive file with the commands:
"Unpack oldapp.@ /SHOW > oldapp.txt" -- this will let you know the target paths for uncompressed files
"Unpack oldapp.@ ." will expand all files in the current dir (".")
2. Edit oldapp.txt. This might look like this
----8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<---- oldapp.@ [...] ->\os2\dll\OldApp.dll ->\os2\help\OldApp.hlp [...] ----8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<----
and we need to transform that into something like this
----8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<---- [...] FixedApp.dll /H:\os2\dll\OldApp.dll FixedApp.hlp /H:\os2\help\OldApp.hlp [...] ----8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<----
to rebuild the archive using the new files instead of the old ones, while keeping their target paths. Save the list as FixedApp.lst, and type:
"Pack FixedApp.lst OldApp.@ /L"
to pack everything back. You should be good to go. Pack2 shares the same syntax, apparently.