Dearchiving Instructions
Files available for downloading from Toqua Website that are identified as
.zip files by their file name extension have been archived (compressed)
to save space and time during downloading. After an archived file has been
downloaded, it must then be dearchived (decompressed) on your system before the
programs and/or data comprising that file can be used.
A program that is needed to dearchive .zip files is one like:
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Requires Windows 98 or higher.
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Download this file to the hard drive on
your PC. Be sure that the zip file you have downloaded to be unzipped is in the
same directory with PKUNZIP or that PKUNZIP is in a directory that has a path
set to access any file on your system. Then, at the DOS prompt, type pkunzip
followed by a space and the name of the zip file you have downloaded. The
programs and files included in the .zip file will be generated on your
hard drive.
If you have trouble using archived documents, read our trouble-shooting page.
This page includes a brief overview of how the documents are supposed to work,
which applications run them, and some advice on solving problems with each type
of document.
File Naming Conventions
| Symbol |
Extension |
Notes |
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Metadata record for various files. |
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bmp |
A Computer Graphics Bitmap that must be downloaded and
viewed in an appropriate viewer. |
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cgm |
A Computer Graphics Metafile that must be downloaded
and viewed in an appropriate viewer. |
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com |
A PC executable module that can be executed after downloading
by typing the com name. This may also be a self-extracting archived file. |
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doc |
Microsoft Word files. |
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exe |
A PC executable module that can be executed after downloading
by typing the exe name. This may also be a self-extracting archived file. |
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dbf |
Dbase File. |
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gif |
A image Graphics Interchange Format file that may be
viewed within a Web browser such as Netscape. |
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html |
An HTML file that may be viewed within a Web browser
such as Netscape. |
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jpg |
A image JPEG file that may be viewed within a Web browser such as Netscape. |
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mdb |
Microsoft Access files. |
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pdf |
An Adobe Acrobat file that requires the use of an
Acrobat
reader available from Adobe, free of charge. Readers are available for
UNIX, Windows, MacIntosh and DOS. |
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ppt |
A Microsoft PowerPoint file. |
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pre |
Freelance graphics files. |
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txt |
ASCII text files that can be read on the screen or downloaded
and processed with a word processor or text editor. |
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wk4 |
Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet file. |
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wpd |
WordPerfect files. |
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xls |
Microsoft Excel files. |
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zip |
Zipped (Compressed) Files. "PKUNZIP.EXE" is a dearchiver
program used to dearchive compressed (ZIP) files that are downloaded from
the Toqua Website. The shareware version is available at
www.pkware.com. Windows programs, such
as WinZip are also available. |
Toqua Web Disclaimers
Listing of file types associated with products created by commercial vendors
does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the companies or their
products by Toqua Website or the BSA. For more information, please see the
Toqua disclaimer page.
