Using external archivers

APBackUp allows compressing source files with built-in Zip archiver or ANY external archiver. External Archiver Configuration is a file with .EMC extension placed in the APBackup working directory. This is just ordinary Windows INI file, so you can edit it in any text editor. APBackUp allows you to edit EMC in special "External archiver configuration editor". APBackUp comes with EMC files for some popular archivers (WinRar, jar, WinZip, arj, ace, ...).

If you want, you can easily create an EMC file for ANY other archiver.

For example, let's examine WinRar.EMC file:

[Options]
Comment="WinRar"
Comment - this is just a comment. This field is not used by APBackUp.

Ext=rar

Ext- this is an extension for created archive file

Command="C:\program files\Winrar\winrar.exe"

Command - the command line to start external archiver. Usually, a local path to the executable file. If you use EMC from distributive, enter the path valid for your computer.

ParamStr="[ArhCommand] [RecurseSw] [CompressLevel] [TmpDirSW] [AddWithArchiveAttr] [ClearArchiveAttr] [Priority] -ds -ed -y -idp [ExcludeSw] [SaveNTFSRights] "[ArchiveName]" [IncludeSW] [DeleteOriginalFile] " 

ParamStr - this line will be added as a parameter to the command line. All substrings with [] will be replaced with certain parameters for the tasks described below. You can use any switches not used in the task (f.e. "-ds"). Please note quotes (") in "[ArchiveName]" parameter: they are necessary to support long file names.

ReplaceCommand="a"

ReplaceCommand- Replace command for external archiver.

FreshCommand="f"

FreshCommand- Refresh command for external archiver

UpdateCommand="u"

UpdateCommand- Update command for external archiver

RecurseSw="-r"
 

RecurseSw - this switch will be included in ParamStr if the task is configured to include subfolders

NoRecurseSw=""

NoRecurseSw - this switch will be included in ParamStr if the task is configured to exclude subfolders

ExcludeSw=""-x@[ExcludeFilesList]""

ExcludeSw - switch for excluding files from archiving.

[ExcludeFilesList] will be replaced with the path to actual file generated by APBackUp, with the list of files to be excluded from archive

IncludeSW=""@[IncludeFilesList]""

IncludeSW - switch for including files for archiving.

[IncludeFilesList] will be replaced with the path to actual file generated by APBackUp, with the list of files to be included in archive

CompressStore="-m0"
CompressFastest="-m1"
CompressFaster="-m2"
CompressFast="-m2"
CompressNormal="-m3"
CompressSlow="-m4"
CompressSlower="-m4"
CompressSlowest="-m5"

Here you define switches to set the compression level. Program will select compression level specified in the task

SetTmpDir=""-w[TmpDir]""

SetTmpDir - Define temporary folder. [TmpDir] will be replaced with Temporary folder from the Program Options window.

AddWithArchiveAttr="-ao"

AddWithArchiveAttr - switch to be added to command line if the task is configured with "use archive attribute"

ClearArchiveAttr="-ac"

ClearArchiveAttr - switch to be added to command line if the task is configured with "clear archive attribute"

PriorityIdle="-ri1:0"
PriorityLowest="-ri7:0"
PriorityLower="-ri9:0"
PriorityNormal=-ri0:0
PriorityHiger="-ri11:0"
PriorityHigest="-ri14:0"

Here you define switches to determine archiver thread priority. Many external archivers do not use this option.

DeleteOriginalFile="-df"

DeleteOriginalFile - switch to be added to command line if the task is configured with "delete source files"

SaveNTFSRights="-os -ow"

SaveNTFSRights - switch to be added to command line if the task is configured with "Store NTFS rights"