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Archive.AddContainer

Adds a container value to the current archive.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Archive 13.1 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "Archive.AddContainer"; Container { ; FileName; TimeStamp } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
Container The container to compress.
We take the file name from container.
FileName The file name to use.
May contain relative path parts.
Pass empty to take file name from container.
"Documents/test.txt" Optional
TimeStamp Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 14.0 or newer.
The timestamp to use in the archive for the file.
Can be empty to use today.
"" Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Adds a container value to the current archive.
Please use Archive.Create before adding the first file and use Archive.Close after the last file to finish.
Filename is picked from the container.

Examples

Compress PDF containers into a zip file:

Set Variable [ $path ; Value: MBS( "Path.AddPathComponent"; MBS( "Folders.UserDesktop" ); "test.zip" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Archive.Create"; "zip"; "deflate"; $path) ]
If [ MBS("IsError") ]
    Show Custom Dialog [ "Failed to create zip archive." ; $r ]
    Exit Script [ Text Result: ]
End If
#
Go to Record/Request/Page [ First ]
Set Variable [ $destPage ; Value: 1 ]
Loop
    Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Archive.AddContainer"; Merge PDFs::InputPDF) ]
    Go to Record/Request/Page [ Next ; Exit after last: On ]
End Loop
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Archive.Close") ]

See also

Release notes

Example Databases

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Created 13th February 2023, last changed 5th January 2024


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