How to Work with Processes > Working with the Data File Processes Group

Process Purpose

The Add to Archive process is used to add files to an Archive file (compressed file).

Note that the archive files .zip and .zipx are valid and that multipart archive files are NOT supported.

When you add a process, you are required to define its settings. This occurs in the process's properties window which is displayed automatically after having added the Add to Archive process.

If any subsequent edition is required, double-click the process to open its properties window and enter the necessary modifications.

Fill in the following options:

Archive
Path + Archive Name	Enter the name and path of the archive file to use or click to select the variable with the intended value.
Files to Add
File Name (or Wildcard) column	Enter the name and path of the files to add or click to select the variable with the intended value. (A wildcard could be *.png)
If Error
Go to	Select a target location from the drop-down or the list, if an error occurs in the execution of the “Add to Archive” operation. See Detail of a window below.

Use the editing icons to the right of the table to move the rows up and down and to delete or add more rows.

Detail of a window:

"S:Menu" is a screen included in the same program as the process.

"R:Routine_1" is a routine included in the same program as the process.

If required, use the icon on the upper right corner of the process properties window:

Use the icon to attach any relevant notes to this process. Click it and enter your notes in the resulting text box. These notes will be displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window (in the "Notes" field) and in the "Developer Report".

After filling in the required options, click to conclude or to abort the operation.

The added process is displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window.

You can use relative paths to refer the file(s) you want to use in your project. See Working with Aliases.

Use the right-click in MCL-Designer's input boxes to access some related options as well as the general "Cut", "Copy"; "Paste"; "Search" actions (active/inactive according to the current context).

Ex: If you right-click the "Variable" input box (included in a "Conversion's" properties window), you are provided with general editing/search actions and other more specific options such as "Variable Select" (see "Variable Select") ;"Variable Insert" (see "Variable Insert")"Insert Special Character" (see To Insert Special Characters into a Control's Text Input Field) and "Localization Select" (see Localization List).

If you right-click another input box, it nay provide other possibilities.