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      STACKER NOTE                                         STACKER NOTE
                            STACKER CONFIGURATION
           (Applies to Stacker for Windows & DOS 4.0 and MS-DOS 6)
      STAC FAX  4004 (02-16-1994)
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      BACKGROUND: THE STACKER.INI FILE
      
      Stacker 4.0 uses the STACKER.INI file to provide configuration
      information for your Stacker drive, regardless of your DOS
      version. The switches and entries in STACKER.INI are similar to
      the format of Stacker 3.1. Each option is listed on a separate
      line. All Stacker 3.1 "/" options were left unchanged. New
      switches and options include /SYNC or /SYNC+, /AUTO, /P=10, #.
      Each switch should appear only once in the file. You can get more
      details from the User's Guide, on-line Help, and README files.
      The STACKER.INI file may be edited by typing "ED /I" at the DOS
      prompt.
      
      Except for those that are marked "New", the switches below have
      the same effects as they did in the Stacker 3.1 STACKER.INI file.
      
      STACKER.INI Switch  Function
      /-AUTO  Disables Auto Mounting (default)
      /AUTO NEW Enables Auto Mounting
      /BD=x  Base drive letter to start new Stacker drive letters
      # NEW Forces base drive letter to skip next available letter
      /C=n  Sets cluster size to n (where n=4, 8, 16, 32)
      /DIR=<stacker path>  Path to STACKER directory
      /EMS  Loads buffers into Expanded Memory
      /I-  Turns off Command Interceptor
      /M=nn  Sets Stacker cache to nn (where nn = 1-64KB)
      /NB  No buffers
      /ND  No double buffers
      /NW  No Warning when used with DR-DOS 6
      /P=n     Sets compression tuning (where n=0 - 9)
      /P=10 NEW Sets compression tuning to MaxSpace
      /Q-  Turns off quiet mode of Stacker driver at boot time
      /RP=n  Reserve n replaceable drives, default=0
      /SW=jk mn ...  Swap drive j: with k:, m: with n:, etc.
      /UM  Loads buffers into UMB area
      
      The switches below have the same effect as they did in Stacker
      3.0's SSWAP.COM command line.
      
      SSWAP Switch  Function
      /W- Don't do default SPART.PAR search/update
      /W=<windows dir> Update SPART.PAR in windows dir
      /W+<windows dir> Do default search and update SPART.PAR in dir
      /SYNC or /SYNC+                NEW Synchronize boot files between
      compressed and uncompressed drives. Used on DOS versions that do
      not support preloading compression drivers.
      
      Multiple Swapping
      
      This multiple swap switch is rarely used because the /SW option
      (described in the General Syntax Rules that follow) on the
      STACVOL lines handles standard swapping. This switch appears at
      the top of the file, but swapping doesn’t occur until all drives
      have been mounted. No more than 26 swaps are permitted.
      
      Multiple Swap Switch  Function
      /SW=jk mn xy After mounting all drives, swap drive pairs J: with
      K:, M: with N:, X: with Y:, etc.
      
      STACVOL Modifiers that specify mount method
      
      Three modifiers for STACVOL names specify the mount method. The
      modifiers are mandatory and follow the STACVOL name separated by
      a comma.( , ).
      
      Modifier  Mount Method
      RP Mount replaced
      SW Mount swapped, using next available drive letter
      NS Mount unswapped, using next available drive letter
      
      GENERAL SYNTAX RULES
      
       1.  The "\" preceding the STACVOL name is optional.
       2.  Whitespace (tab or space character) is allowed anywhere
           except within a defined word or specific name. Whitespace is
           allowed before or after an "=", but not after a "/".
       3.  A line can have a maximum of one item, except for STACVOL
           line modifiers RP, SW, and NS (which are always the second
           item on a line). The /SW switch may have multiple arguments.
       4.  None of the text is case-sensitive.
       5.  Semicolon ( ; ) followed by a space indicates the start of a
           comment. At least one whitespace must appear before the
           semicolon unless it is at the beginning of a line.
       6.  Maximum line length is 132 characters. Stacker Setup may
           truncate any excess when it modifies the file.
      Example
      
      This STACKER.INI file shows syntax variations. It is not
      necessarily consistent with itself, and normally is not this
      large.
      
      Syntax   Variation
      /dir=c:\stacker ; Specifies location of Stacker dir
      /ems ; Use expanded memory
      /rp=2 ; Reserve 2 replaceable drive letters
      /bd=i ; Begin assigning drive letters at I:
      # ; Skip the next drive letter then begin assigning
      ; drive letters.
      /sw FM ; Swap drive F: with M: (after mounting)
      c:\stacvol.dsk,sw ; Swap, use next available for host drive
       ; A comment on a line by itself is allowed as are blank
       ; lines
      d:\stacvol.000,ns ; Don't swap, use next available drive letter
      * ; Reserve drive letter
      E:\stacvol.dsk,sw ; Mount drive E swapped
      F:\stacvol.000,ns ; Don't swap drive F (note that /sw option
      ;above will cause F: to swap with M: later)
      g:\stacvol.dsk,rp ; Mount drive g replaced
      
      
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