Short:    XPK (un)packer with complete GUI, ARexx port & more
Type:     util/pack
Uploader: Victor Ducedre (victord@netrover.com)
Author:   Victor Ducedre (victord@netrover.com)
Date:     15-Nov-1999
Version:  1.6
Requires: OS v37+, util/pack/xpk_User.lha


XPKatana is a GUI/ARexx interface provied to XPK users.  It features:

 o Complete, Style Guide-compliant GUI (no need for any external library!)

 o Can pack and unpack files using any XPK sub-library installed on your
   system.

 o Can unpack files packed with non-XPK packers, using xfdmaster.library.

 o AppIcon, allowing easy "drag'n'drop" usage.

 o Features a special "Test Mode", allows you to benchmark a given set
   of packers on a selected file, and tell you which one gave the best
   compression ratio (can also output complete results to a file).

 o Make use of FileID.library (included) for file type analyzing, helping
   you to decide which packer to use on a given file.

 o Complete ARexx port, allowing easy interfacing with other applications,
   providing them with XPK support (DOpus5 and Final Writer example
   scripts are included).

 o Automatic script generation - allows easy batch jobs.

Copyright
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  Except where otherwise indicated, all files in this distibution are
Copyright © 1996-1999 Victor Ducedre, All Rights Reserved.  See
documentation for full details of use and redistribution.

  XPKatana is Shareware: a fee of $10 US is required if you're regularly
using this program and you like it - although it's not crippled in any way.

  Included Amigaguide documentation is in English.  The French documentation
included with previous versions may be updated and released separately, and
will likely be included in the upcoming XPKatana 2.0.