23 January 2008, 19:51 | #1 |
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yet another noob question
Ive looked around at the FAQ's, but I couldnt find anything that really explained it:
Imf ine with transfering things, but once theyre transfered what dyou do with the stuff? IE: that self extracting lha.run, where do you put the extracted files to use the app? Dyou have to use the shell to use it? Sorry I have never used workbench before and I cant find my manual cheers once again for your help Last edited by AliasXZ; 23 January 2008 at 19:59. |
23 January 2008, 21:40 | #2 |
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I won't be able to help you with this, but I think you need to provide a little bit more information about your setup, hardware and what you're trying to do to get any help at all.
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23 January 2008, 21:44 | #3 |
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sorry..
I just got this: http://aminet.net/package/util/arc/lha Which is a self extracting install for lha extractor. What im wanting to know is, when I dump the contents of it, say in Work: - do I just use the Amiga shell to use them? Is it the same with all Amiga software for workbench? Appologies I wrote the last post in a bit of a hurry |
23 January 2008, 22:04 | #4 |
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Well most commands end up in the C: assign which in most cases mean a drawer called c on the boot partition (SYS:). It's a similar case to the PATH variable in Linux. AmigaOS also looks for commands in places stored in PATH (just issue 'path' in shell to see what they are -- you can also add your own). If I remember correctly the order is as follows when the OS is looking for commands:
resident list (commands stored in kickstart or added via the 'resident' command) current directory drawers stored in PATH EDIT: I should have written $PATH since it's a variable |
23 January 2008, 22:07 | #5 |
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As you are discovering, doing it yourself is certainly the best way to learn, but if you want a quick solution, Install ClassicWb from Bloodwych. It is fully set up to extract Rar zip Lha.
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23 January 2008, 22:11 | #6 |
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ok cheers for classicwb
one more question though: I just extracted pc2amiga into my c: and tried to run the installer but it said "cant open your tool installer" is there anything special i need to do when extracting? |
23 January 2008, 22:12 | #7 |
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check that installer is in the c directory. If it is, then right click its icon and check its info for the version number.
Post that here. |
23 January 2008, 22:17 | #8 |
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If it's not in c/ you can copy it of the Install disk (root drawer).
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23 January 2008, 22:36 | #9 |
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There is no version number as I can see...
I stuck itin System3:C which is a hidden drawer, it does the same thing "Cant open your tool" |
23 January 2008, 23:28 | #12 |
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ok its on the amiga i extrated it to ramdisk, i take it I just put the "installer" in c ?
EDIT the sample test installers work so is i guess its ok... *phew* cheers my friend |
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