ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFilterOption(Module as String, Option as String, Value as String)

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormat(FormatCode as Integer)

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormat7Zip

Lasterror property is set.
7zip support in MBS Plugin is very limited.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatArBsd

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatArSvr4

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatByExtension(FileName as String, defaultExtension as String = "")

e.g. pass "test.zip" for file name and ".zip" for default extension (if filename has none).
Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatByName(Name as String)

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatCpio

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatCpioNewc

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatGnutar

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatIso9660

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatMTree

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatMTreeClassic

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatOption(Module as String, Option as String, Value as String)

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatPax

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatPaxRestricted

Lasterror property is set.

Some examples using this method:

• /Compression/Archive/Write tar Archive

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatRaw

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatShar

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatSharDump

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatUstar

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatV7tar

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatWArc

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatXar

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetFormatZip

Var a as new ArchiveWriterMBS

a.SetFormatZip
a.ZipSetCompressionDeflate

Var f as FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("test.zip")
if not a.CreateFile(f) then
  break // failed
  
else
  
  Var data as string = "Hello World test file. Hello World again."
  
  Var e as new ArchiveEntryMBS
  e.PathName = "Hello World.txt"
  e.Size = lenb(data)
  e.Permissions = &o0644
  e.FileType = e.kFileTypeRegular
  
  a.WriteHeader e
  call a.WriteData data
  
  a.FinishEntry
  
  a.Close
end if

Lasterror property is set.

Some examples using this method:

• /Compression/Archive/Write encrypted zip Archive
• /Compression/Archive/Write zip Archive

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetOption(Module as String, Option as String, Value as String)

Lasterror property is set.

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetOptions(Options as String)

Var a as new ArchiveWriterMBS
a.SetOptions "hdrcharset=UTF-8" // for unicode file names

Lasterror property is set.

The options to pass to writer.
This is a comma-separated list of options. Option names can be prefixed with module name.

Sample options:
compression=9
zip:encryption=zipcrypt
zip:encryption=aes128
zip:encryption=aes256
zip64
gzip:compression-level=9
hdrcharset=UTF-8

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetPassphrase(Password as String)

Var a as new ArchiveWriterMBS

a.SetFormatZip
a.ZipSetCompressionDeflate

a.SetOptions "zip:encryption=zipcrypt" // enable encryption
a.SetPassphrase "HelloWorld" // set password

Alternatively you can use the Passphrase event.
Lasterror property is set.

Some examples using this method:

• /Compression/Archive/Write encrypted zip Archive

ArchiveWriterMBS.SetSkipFile(DeviceID as Int64, FileNo as Int64)

This is generally set to the dev/ino of the archive being written.
Lasterror property is set.