CLS-DiskSpan (UltraARC replacement)

[Razor12911]

CLS-DiskSpan

The freearc plugin allows Freearc splited archives, perfect for multi disk unpacking processes (Conversions etc.) also serves as a replacement for UltraARC.

CLS-DiskSpan unlike UltraARC which merged archives back in order for unpacking to be possible does not merge archives meaning less IO meaning more speed and better size output.

The method diskspan should come after all methods you would have used for compression.
e.g.
pzlib:t4+srep:m3f:lzma:ultra+diskspan:4.35gb:4.36g b

The disk span method comes with two parameters. The first parameter is for first volume size, the second one is for all volumes apart from the first.
e.g. diskspan:390mb:400mb, 390mb in this case is the first volume size then the rest of the volumes will be 400mb

For conversions:

CLS-DiskSpan comes with two parameters that can be executed directly from Freearc if cls is used.

"--sort" and "--makeiso"

--sort simply moves the created archives in their converted disk folders readying them for burning to disc, it automatically creates autorun.inf and places setup icons and etc.
--makeiso just creates disc images from the sorted folders with the use of "oscdimg.exe" which should be placed in the same folder as Freearc.

Known issues:

Theoretically CLS-DiskSpan should NOT work with file extension grouping (masks)
The archive should be fully solid for CLS-DiskSpan to work.
OpenDialog or random errors that occur in Inno Setup are due to long directory paths

With regards to this

Well I've deleted all my sources because of some s*** that happened a few days ago and only kept cls-diskspan because I wanted you guys to have this as a follow-up to UltraARC, also uploaded source as you can see for future development as I'm no longer coding as its a s*** job.

[Razor12911]

For CI/CIU or WPI or any ISDone script implementation follow these simple instructions:

Get the original script, preferably without UltraARC.
Simply add cls-diskspan.dll in [Files] and make sure you extracttemporaryfile
Add one archive to be extracted with the name data.bin.001
Example from WPI:

[Archives]
;Precomp 0.38, 0.40, 0.41 and 0.42
;Archive Types 7Zip, Freearc and WinRAR
PrecompVer=0.38
Archive1Type=Freearc
Archive1Source={src}\data.bin.001
Archive1Output={app}
Archive1Disk=1
Archive1Password=

Done

[KaktoR]

Thank you, will implement it in CIU in the next days.

Oh, and glad you are back (?)

PS: Can i also use your batch file for template CIU conversion script?

[Razor12911]

Go on, do as you please . It's just a text file anyways

[KaktoR]

I mean the one you use for your conversions

Thank you.

[Razor12911]

CLS_DISKSPAN_R1.7z\_examples\_conversion_example\D RAG_FOLDER_HERE.bat
it's the same is it not?

[KaktoR]

Ah yes lol.

Only saw pack.bat

[Simorq]

Thanks Razor12911

ZTool (0.0.19.8)
pZLib3 (3.0.1.0)
PrecompMT (0.46 ALPHA)
SuperREP (3.92)
ZStandard (1.3.2)
RAZOR Archiver (1.0.1)
XZ LZMA2 (17.1.0)
FreeArc Compression (FAZip 0.3)

DiskSpan Simple Installer v2 + TaskKill

[felice2011]

Great work, it always remains the problem that if a file is larger than the file size as is set inside the data folder, the file is not split as is set, but is only compressed in a single archive.
Also, the ability to obtain the output archives as: "Data1.bin, Data2.bin, Data3.bin" and not "Data.bin.001, Data.bin.002, Data.bin.003".

P.S:Thank you for coming back, do me a favor to a friend, remove that "Retired" and just leave "Coder"....

[Razor12911]

Originally Posted by felice2011

Great work, it always remains the problem that if a file is larger than the file size as is set inside the data folder, the file is not split as is set, but is only compressed in a single archive.

Make sure you don't use masks and block is set to solid.

Also, the ability to obtain the output archives as: "Data1.bin, Data2.bin, Data3.bin" and not "Data.bin.001, Data.bin.002, Data.bin.003".

There is source.

P.S:Thank you for coming back, do me a favor to a friend, remove that "Retired" and just leave "Coder"....

[78372]

Thanks for your last project friend, vultures will be happy seeing this. We will miss you man

[KaktoR]

Originally Posted by Razor12911

Fixed.

[Razor12911]

thanks but I think everyone just jumped for the download button and not read.

Originally Posted by Razor12911

With regards to this

Well I've deleted all my sources because of some s*** that happened a few days ago and only kept cls-diskspan because I wanted you guys to have this as a follow-up to UltraARC, also uploaded source as you can see for future development as I'm no longer coding as its a s*** job.

[KaktoR]

I had read it, and i think the majority of other peopple do the same.

[ImmortalArc]

Thanks razor for accepting my request
Bad things happened and you still supporting and giving your works to fileforums.
The hunger never ends man but asc is somewhat really needed man please help to that razor.
Asc is really missed any unreleased version ? Or update will be highly extremely respected.
Asc needed