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                           ║  FILE UTILITY 4.1 ║
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                           By Robert J. Simoneau

     Let me start by saying that my BBS has converted to PAK files vice
   ARC files.  For the stake of this program, they are treated the same.
   Just use the ARC extention when the BBS is using ARC's.   
     This program is to aid you in file transfer time by not requiring
   you to download a complete ARC or PAK file when you want just one or two 
   files contained in the ARC/PAK file.
     You can view available files, view pak contents, view text files
   within an pak, search for a file within all pak files, extract a file
   from an PAK.  The file created by this program is called TEMP(node).PAK. 
   Example:  If you connect to node two (2) it would be TEMP2.PAK

   SUGGESTED USE:

   I am looking for a file called BROWSE.COM.  I would use search to find
   which PAK file it is in.  Then I would extract it.  Next I want a file 
   called LIST.COM, so I would follow the same steps.  Once I got all the
   files I want, I would exit back to RBBS.  I would then download
   TEMP(node).ARC/PAK, which would contain the files.  If during the use
   of the program, you forget which files you have already done, You can
   view your PAK file with option 2 to see.

   COMMANDS AVAILABLE:

   1] View available files:  This command allows you to see a list of all
      available ARC/PAK files on my BBS.

   2] View ARC/PAK contents: This command will list all files inside an ARC/PAK.

   3] View a text file:  This command allows you to read a text file from
      within an ARC/PAK.  This can be used to read program updates and such.
      Be sure the file you choose is an ASCII file, Com files & EXE files can
      cause unpredictable results.

   4] Search for a file:  Allows you to search all ARC files for a particular
      file.  This can take some time.  It will tell you the arc the file is
      in.  If it is not in an PAK file, but is in the download directory,
      it can be downloaded as is from RBBS.  File names contained in an PAK
      file are depicted by a * in front of the name.

   5] Extract a file:  Input the name of the PAK when prompted, and the names
      and extensions of the file you want extracted.  If you want more then
      one file in the arc, separate the names with a space.  The files ext-
      racted will automatically be added to a file called TEMP +  the node
      you called in on.  Example TEMP1.ARC or TEMP1.PAK.  The extention is
      determined by the Archive Utility being used by the SYSOP.  Can be 
      ARC or PAK.

   6] Read the instructions for the program.

   7] Exit File Door:  Quits this door program.

                                                     Bob Simoneau



