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How to place zipped files back in their original folders

Q: Is there a way to place the zipped files back in their original folders? I just want to zip the folders and leave them in their original location. I need to ONLY zip the “ART” folder inside this subfolder. Maybe we could schedule a Remote support session to help me work through it?

A: This should be possible using our scripting option.

• As Source we need to add a Windows folder with the following setup:
  • Add %VSA as Source
  • %VSA is a parameter (Var String A) which will contain data from the script that we’ll add in a next step

• Open our Pascal Script option:

• Enable and add the following ‘On Rule Begin’ Pascal Script
  • Do not forget to adjust the ctSourceDir Const
  • The ctSoureDir is the directory you want us to scan for ‘Art’ subfolders.

var
  iList: Integer;
  tmpList1, tmpList2: TStringList;
Const
  ctSourceDir = 'C:\Test\In_ZIP';
Begin
  psExitCode:= 0;
  psVSA := '';
  // ... add your code here
  tmpList1 := TStringList.Create;
  tmpList2 := TStringList.Create;
  Try
    tmpList2.StrictDelimiter := True;
    tmpList2.QuoteChar := #0;
    tmpList2.Delimiter := ';';
    psListPaths(ctSourceDir, '*.*', 1, tmpList1);
    For iList := 0 To (tmpList1.Count - 1) Do
    Begin
      psListPaths(tmpList1.Strings[iList], 'Art', 1, tmpList2);
    End;
    // Check
    If tmpList2.Count > 1 Then
    Begin
      psExitCode := 1;
      psVSA := tmpList2.DelimitedText;
      //
      psLogWriteStr('Source folders: ' + psVSA);
    End;
  Finally
    tmpList1.Free;
    tmpList2.Free;
  End;
End.

• Folder structure of our ctSourceDir ( C:\Test\In_ZIP );

• Filename Exclude Filter Setup (optional):
  • We added *.zip as Filename Exclude Filter since we are placing the created zip file back in the directory which we are scanning for files, just to sure.

• Directory Filter Setup:

• Function Setup:

• ZIP as Destination Setup:

• Zip as Destination Setup:
  • Zip all files found during scan to a single destination file
  • Adjust zip filename to Zipped-Art
  • Select ‘Add to archive if exists, otherwise create new archive’
  • Add .zip as extension

• Result after Rule is triggered:

If you need any help with this “place zipped files back” question, please let us know.

Best Regards,

Limagito Team

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