AS/ZC (Zip Chunker)

AS/ZC is what we're calling the container format used for file fragments, by the arbitrary-format mode of several file splitting utilities developed by Scott Jibben / Jibben Software. Specifically:


 * Zip Chunker (ZC), v2.00+
 * Archive Sizer, renamed to Zip Chunker Pro (ZCP) as of v3.00
 * LHA Chunker

The filename extension was changed from .AS to .ZC in ZC v3.01 and ZCP v3.01.

Note that the flagship feature of these utilities is splitting standard archive formats, in which case the AS/ZC format is not used.

Identification
AS/ZC files are observed to start with ASCII "", followed by bytes, though it's unclear how much of this can be relied on as a signature.

Software
For DOS, except as noted.


 * Zip Chunker
 * (for reference; does not support AS/ZC)
 * - DOS, OS/2, Windows console
 * - DOS, OS/2, Windows console


 * Archive Sizer / Zip Chunker Pro
 * - DOS, OS/2, Windows console
 * - DOS, OS/2, Windows console


 * LHA Chunker

Links

 * Zip Chunker (Pro) website