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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / RGT•ZIPtools to be released this weekend

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GuySavoie
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Posted: 23rd Jan 2003 21:07
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I will be publicly releasing the RGT•ZIPtools commands this Sunday (US Eastern Time) for all DBPro owners (patch 3.1 required.) The download will be listed at the RGT site: [url]www.realgametools.com[/url]

For those not interested, move along. Nothing to see here...

For those interested, they are native third party commands that add ZIP file access to DBPro. Unzip files directly to a memblock, get the names of the files in the ZIP, etc. Supports password encrypted ZIPs also, so you can protect your media from prying eyes .

This includes good documentation, examples, the unZIP TPC DLL, and keyword highlighting files as well.

FYI: ZIP compression is not available in the public version.

Please direct questions to [email protected] - I don't frequent these forums often enough to provide support here.

--- Guy
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rapscaLLion
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Posted: 23rd Jan 2003 22:43
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I ordered from RGT, so I get this anyway but I would like to thank GuyS. I was really shocked at the reaction I saw in the RGT forums when GuyS announced the tools would only be released to those who bought from RGT. Some seemed to think they should get equal treatment. Well no, sorry! The tools are property of Guy Savoie, he can do with them what he chooses, and if he chooses to release the tools only to his customers, I can understand that.

So ya, Thanks

Alex Wanuch
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Mikko
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Posted: 23rd Jan 2003 23:55
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I understand ,why people are upset.

This means, that it's all right for
Darkbasicpro.com to make som commands
to DBP ,which only their customers get
fully ,but none of RGT's

I mean when we ordered it was only said,
that people in Europe should order from
darkbasic and in America from RGT.

Hmm... But there is another side also.
If Darkbasicpro hires Guy really as
a full-time member, then he vanishes
behind that DBDN -wall and we would
never hear from these rebellious
add-ons again...

Mikko

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 24th Jan 2003 04:39
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this is confusing because i have on my hard disk these zip tools i downloaded from RGT

does this mean what i have was like a Beta?
probably doesn't matter... have been meaning to checkout what was actually in that zip for almost 2weeks now, wish i had the time

ho hum back to KG's problems of the day hehee

Anata aru kowagaru no watashi!
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Kangaroo2
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Posted: 24th Jan 2003 23:08
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Thanks Vegeta, I appreciate it

Do I understand right that I won't be able to use this Zip thing cos I bough from this website not RGT? That sucks... I'm off to RGT cos this ultiliy/tool sounds useful - hope I CAN get it?

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Kangaroo2
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Posted: 24th Jan 2003 23:12
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Ahh I see, we get it NEXT month - thats fine, I understand customer loyalty etc. This ounds cool tho, looking forward to it

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IanM
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Posted: 24th Jan 2003 23:19
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No no no no no. No!

Guy is not an employee of DBS. He works for himself running Real Games Tools as a distributer of DBPro. If he wants to distribute something HE writes to HIS customers that is HIS RIGHT.

I really hope we are not going to have this kind of complaining on this forum too. There was too much of this on the RGT forums.
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MrTAToad
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Posted: 24th Jan 2003 23:33
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I'll only be able to add one half to my list...

Good news everyone! I really am THAT good...
http://www.nickk.nildram.co.uk/ for great plug-ins - oh my, yes!
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Kangaroo2
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Posted: 25th Jan 2003 03:42
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Sorry IanM, I do apperceiate the customer loyalty thing, and its totally his right, thats fine. But to make it not available at all would have been unfair - a small price would have been ok, I just wanted to use the utility Anyway it doesn't matter now, I'll b able to get it soon

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IanM
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Posted: 25th Jan 2003 10:53
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If you read the documentation in the zip file, you will see that you already had this chance (1st page last paragraph) - you just had to discuss it with Guy.

BTW, it also says in the documentation that he will be producing a version that allows compression at a later date - for RGT customers only.
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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 25th Jan 2003 14:34
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sounds like a big mess to me ... and to be honest i don't really care much cause Zip and Rar are pretty simple formats. Plus we already have LZH from DarkBasic Enhanced


i mean if he wants to release to RGT customers only then shouldn't be a problem - because its not likes it the DarkBasic Object Format loader or something and someone else will no doubt release their own at some point.

this is more of a case of time saving on the part of people, and no doubt its more of a big sorry for not packaging the manuals upon release

Anata aru kowagaru no watashi!
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GuySavoie
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Posted: 27th Jan 2003 02:32
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No. It is part of a continued commitment to my customers.

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GuySavoie
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Posted: 27th Jan 2003 07:32
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The RGT•ZIPtools are now available for download:

http://www.realgametools.net/forums/index.php?board=19;action=display;threadid=12180

Like I said, if you're interested, you're welcome to it. And if not, simply move along...

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SoulMan
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Posted: 29th Jan 2003 06:00
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By the way I would like to point this out.
Guy didn't say he wouldn't release them. Just at a later date for those that purchased in the UK. I feel that if he has to take time to sell a product in the US then he has the right to choose if he wants to release extras for his customers over here. Yes they are DBS sales, but at the same time RGT because he has to get the supply in, box it and then ship it. I am more than thankful that we have someone like Guy doing this. Some distributors never do this kind of stuff or put in this kind of work for their customers. If DBS did this stuff over on the UK side, I wouldn't mind waiting my turn.
Thanks Guy.
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