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gamemaster wrote:Am I doing this right? What I do is make a new folder,put GOBREAD.EXE inisde it,copy the file I want extracted and past it in the same folder, then I take the file and drag it on top of GOBREAD.EXE.Nothing happens! All that does is a blank cmdpromt window pops up for half a second than disappears.I tried it with different files just to make sure and the same thing happens.If im not doing it right how am I supposed to?

gamemaster wrote:I got it running thanks. But what is the command I need to put in to extract a file?Can You give me an example of how id use it complete with the file path?

gamemaster wrote:Thats not what I mean. The folder where I have both the file I want to extract and GOBRREAD.EXE is K:\gbred I typed in K:\gbred\GOBREAD.EXE in cmdpromt and got the program started.The file I want to extract is data.pak.What do I type in order to extract it?

Anyone?

GOBREAD extracts all files from a containerfile into the current directory.

Syntax: GOBREAD [{/|-}switch] [containerfile] [{/|-}switch] [>output.log]
  or    GOBREAD {/|-}create{=|:}containerfile {/|-}switch  [>output.log]

Switches:
 LIST   Lists supported formats and their switches
 CHECK  Test if the format can be handled
 CREATE Create container file (not fully supported; format switch reqd.)
 VIEW[{=|:}D] List files with method, offsets, sizes and names;
        D = decimal, default: hex


Examples:
 GOBREAD DATA.PAK       = Extracts all files from DATA.PAK
                          if the format can be detected
 GOBREAD /check FILE.DAT= Shows which format would be used
 GOBREAD DARK.COB -DF   = Extracts all files from DARK.COB
                          forcing format "Dark Forces"
 GOBREAD /cbn file.cbn  = Same as above, but with other format
 GOBREAD -CREATE=REDNECK.GRP /GRP
                        = Creates the containerfile "REDNECK.GRP"
                          from all files in the current directory
                          of type "GRP-Files"
 GOBREAD -view=d data.pak Lists all files in the container with dec numbers

This program is freeware. Use it at your own risk. Only for private use.

gamemaster wrote:I type in GOBREAD Data.pak and it keeps saying GOBREAD is not recognized as an internal or external command.

asmxtx wrote: I have created GOBREAD more than ten years ago as a 16-Bit-DOS-program when I was a youngster in PC-assembler-programming.
Nowadays I wouldn't go up to a program in a way like this.
But the skeleton of GOBREAD includes all mechanisms to handle lot of file derivatives - and even with the usage of the newest 32Bit-processors instruction set - so I am bound to its scaffold.
It would cost it a lot work to convert it to a more modern script-like interpreter.
But if you think it helps you in any kind I would be grateful.