Extract Archive Dialog
In this dialog you can customize an Extract Archive operation. The archive will be
extracted in the location where the operation is added. Such operations will be presented with
this icon:
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The supported archive file types are: ZIP, JAR,
WAR and EAR.
When extracting from an installed file archive, it's recommended to base the extraction on
the component's installation status using the Condition field.
General
Source Path
The source path of the archive file. The operation will extract the contents of this archive at install time. This is a Formatted Type field and you can reference folder paths or files using Smart Edit Control.
Adding an Extract Archive operation while a file with any of the above supported extensions is selected, will automatically set the Source Path field to the appropriate value. If a File Download operation is selected instead, the Source Path field will be set automatically as well.
To download an archive file and extract its contents at install time, you can configure a
File Download operation then add an
Extract Archive operation.
Condition
Specify a condition for the extract archive operation. Use the button on the right to show the Edit Condition Dialog.
Override existing files
Check this option to override existing files.
Remove archive after extraction
Remove the archive file after its contents have been successfully extracted.
Remove extracted files on uninstall
Remove the extracted files when the package is uninstalled.
Impersonate installing user
Check this option if you want extract the archive as the user installing the application, not under the Local System account.
Error Policy
If an error occurs
This combobox sets the behaviour in case the files cannot be extracted from the archive. The following behaviour can be set:
- abort installation and rollback
- skip the archive and continue the installation