using dbmaker.exe (as captured from dos screen) dbmaker [option] output input valid options: -r Recurse subdirectories when building a database -u Unpack a database -v When used in conjunction with -u, views files in a database -q Quiet mode - no progress output -cN Specify compression level. N must be a number between 0 and 9. 0 means no compression (fastest), 9 means best compression (slowest). The default compression level is 9. output The output filename input The files you want to add/view/extract. Input can be specified as a single file, multiple files, or one or more response files (specified with @filename). In all cases, wildcards (? *) are supported. .... example: dbmaker.exe -u arcanum.dat