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Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:09:32 -0700
From:	Colin Campbell <cmcampb@roadrunner.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Can I process a .RAR file using OS/2?

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Tom Brown wrote:
> The Archive Viewer in eCS should do it, according to the help file!
>
> Colin Campbell wrote:
>> I have downloaded a .RAR file which will purportedly update the
>> software for my car's GPS Navigation computer.
>>
>> I don't know whether I have to use Windows to "unpack" this file, or
>> whether up to date OS/2 software is available. And, once I have it
>> unpacked, am I likely to be able to burn a CD using RSJ CD Writer?
>> (I have the NTFS driver that allows me to read my Windows disk
>> drive(s).)
>>
>> Can anyone give me a recipe for handling this file?
>> Thanks,
>> Colin
>
Tom,
Archive Viewer (in eCS 1.24) says it will decode .TAR files, but not
.RAR. I tried it anyway, and promptly got an "Unknown File Type" error
message.
Colin

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