Expand Archive (7-zip) Action

InstallAnywhere 2013

You can use the Expand Archive (7-zip) action to expand a 7-zip or LZMA compressed archive file.

The Expand Archive (7-zip) action is available in the Install phase only.

Properties Tab

The Properties tab of the Expand Archive (7-zip) action customizer includes the following properties:

Expand Archive (7-zip) Action Customizer

Property

Description

Source

Specify the 7-zip archive file you want to expand by choosing one of the following options:

Selected Archive—Select this option and click Choose Archive to select the 7-zip archive you want to expand.
Existing Archive—Select this option and enter a path and file name for the 7-zip archive on the target system.

The supported archive file format is 7-zip archive (*.7z or *.xz) with LZMA compression.

Destination

Specify Path information to identify the destination information for the 7-zip archive, the location on the target machine where the 7-zip archive will be expanded.

Choose a platform-specific directory or location from the list, and then enter subdirectory information in the box.

Note: For information on how permissions are applied to files extracted from a Expand Archive (7-zip) action during installation, see Expand Archive Actions and Extracted File Permissions.

Rules, Tags, and Rollback Tabs

For information on the other tabs on this customizer, see the following:

Rules—Use this tab to add rules to the selected action. For more information, see Assigning a Rule to an Action and Rules Reference.
Tags—Use this tab to add build configuration tags to the selected action. For more information, see Assigning Tags to Project Elements.
Rollback—Use this tab to specify rollback behavior for the selected action. For more information, see Configuring Installation Rollback Behavior.