Re: using DLITE compression program w/ Dpressed files !

Warren H. Minix (minix@inet.net)
Tue, 5 Nov 1996 18:43:46 -0500

I wonder if the compression might not be a problem for the hypertext
pointers, in that it might be trying to locate something to jump to and
PKunzip which is still compressed with dlite.

Warren H. Minix
AES - (in potentia)
PO Box 411
Rockland, DE 19732-0411
USA

web: http://inet.net/~minix
email: minix@inet.net

>
> I am using DLITE run-time decompression program to economize the use of
memory
> on
> my omnigo.
>
> For example, I compressed the Pocket Quicken executable using DEPRESS
utility
> that works
> on my DOS PC (97 KB file was compressed to about 64KB) and then
transferred it
> to WORLD
> directory on my omnigo. I also put "dlite /I /F+" in my AUTOEXEC.BAT file
on
> omnigo.
>
> So far, it works fine.
>
> But, when I do the same for the help file pq______.000 and transfer it to
HELP
> directory or any other BOOKS and transfer them to DOCUMENT directory,
they can't be
> read. Book Reader shows the book but can't open it. Similarly, trying to
access Pocket
> Quicken help gives out an error message saying "erroneous file" or
something similar.
>
> Has anyone encountered this problem ? and any work arounds ?
>
> This becomes important because lotsa help files are quite BIG (esp.
hyper-text
> files for games etc.) and apps/games are useless w/o them.
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Hitesh
>