NWXTRACT

Extract and copy files from CD-ROM.

Synopsis

NWXTRACT path_filename | groupname [destination] [/option ... ] [/? | /VER]

Description

Use NWXTRACT at a workstation to extract and copy files from CD-ROM or the installation diskettes to the network or to local drives.

Options

path

Specify the path to the master data file (FILES.DAT).

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NOTE: Master data files are language-specific and are located in their respective language subdirectories in the directory tree.

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For example, the master data file for English (FILES.DAT) is located in the \NETWARE.40\ENGLISH directory.

filename

Specify the name of the file you want to extract.

groupname

Specify the name of the group of files you want to extract. A list of group names is available in online help.

destination

Specify the path where you want the extracted files copied to (if you do not want them copied to directories they were copied to at installation).

/option

Specify one of the following:

S=server |server object

copy files to their normal location on the specified server

T=type

specifies the type of file to be extracted; supported values for type are DOS, MAC, OS2, SER (server), UNX, WIN

/?

View online help. (Other parameters are ignored.)

/VER

View the version number of the utility and the files it uses to execute. (Other parameters are ignored.)

Examples

• To extract FILER.EXE from the diskette and put it in the normal location on server ACCT, type:
  
  NWXTRACT A:FILER.EXE /S=ACCT

• To extract NCOPY.MSG from the diskette and put it on drive C:, type:
  
  NWXTRACT A:NCOPY.MSG C:

• To extract the OS/2 FILER.EXE from the diskette and put it in the normal location on server ACCT, type:
  
  NWXTRACT A:FILER.EXE /S=ACCT /T=OS2