Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Archive.AddContainer

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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

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.

The plugin does not check for duplicate file names in the archive.

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") ]