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Hi, guys. I'm new to this forum. I have a question. Is it possible to make batch file search for specified archive and 7za.exe paths on the computer so when it does find the paths, write them to temporary .txt file, then insert the archive path directly to 7-Zip command line for extraction (so it would know from where to extract from). And then insert 7za.exe path (so it would know where extract to)?

Thanks in advance.

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d_a_r_k said:

and 7za.exe paths on the computer

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what do you mean by that part? The path to 7-zip?

If so, then if 7zip is part of your environment variables, then you don't need to specify the path to 7zip.
7zip has the ability to use what 7zip calls a filelist. It will hold the directories you want to use to zip up. you could have it find the files and then write them to the file list and then have 7zip use the filelist to run from.

Something like

7z a -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -ms=on mybackup.7z @filelist

see where filelist is? That is an actual file called "filelist" It holds the directories that I want to include in the above line. They have to be separated each on a new line and in quotes

"C:\mydirectory"

I have no idea how to search for the directories and write them to the file in a batch file though. Would probably be pretty easy to do in something like Python though.

btw : Welcome to the forums.

Later,

C:\

Thank you for your reply, CPrompt Unfortunately I get an error, maybe I did something wrong. Have a look

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8017/52705706.png

so you are trying to extract the archive "basecontent" right? That's what the "x" switch does.

the x and e switch does not use the filelist, that is only used for what files and directories are used to make the compression.

So, is there a way to open and read a file in a batch file? I don't know batch stuff at all.
The command to extract would be

7z x basecontent.7z -oc:\mydirectory

notice there is no space between the -o and the path to where you want to extract the files. You'll get an error if there is.

Maybe you can have the directory for extraction stored in a file? And then have the batch file read that file and put the directory into a variable to be passed to the 7z command? Like I said, I'm not a batch file guy but there are some here that are. Hopefully they will chime in and help out with that.

I am actually working on a Python program using 7zip which is funny that you pop in and ask a question about it

Later,

C:\

Is there a switch that would allow to point the path to the archive?
Also the -o swith works only if the destination folder has name without any spaces: e/g new folder (that won't work), newfolder (but this will work).



7z x c:\specified\input\path\basecontent.7z -od:\specified\output\path\new folder
pause

(Edited by d_a_r_k on 02-25-2010 16:06)

that's because you need to place the path in quotes (
7z x c:\specified\input\path\basecontent.7z -o"d:\specified\output\path\new folder"
should work
or potentially
7z x c:\specified\input\path\basecontent.7z "-od:\specified\output\path\new folder"

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Tyberius Prime said:

that's because you need to place the path in quotes ( 7z x c:\specified\input\path\basecontent.7z -o"d:\specified\output\path\new folder"should workor potentially7z x c:\specified\input\path\basecontent.7z "-od:\specified\output\path\new folder"

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Now that's what I'm talking about! Thank you Tyberius Prime. Now the last thing I wanna ask. Is there some kind of switch that would show extraction progress in percentage value, instead of flooding the whole window?



7-Zip (A) 9.10 beta Copyright (c) 1999-2009 Igor Pavlov 2009-12-22

Processing archive: test.7z

Extracting content\rar.txt
Extracting new\rar.txt
Extracting rar\rar.txt
Extracting content\readme.txt
Extracting new\readme.txt
Extracting rar\readme.txt
Extracting content\whatsnew.txt
Extracting new\whatsnew.txt
Extracting rar\whatsnew.txt
Extracting content\copying.emx
Extracting new\copying.emx
Extracting rar\copying.emx
Extracting content\rarfiles.lst
Extracting new\rarfiles.lst
Extracting rar\rarfiles.lst
Extracting content\copying.rsx
Extracting new\copying.rsx
Extracting rar\copying.rsx
Extracting content\emx.exe
Extracting new\emx.exe
Extracting rar\emx.exe
Extracting content\rar32.exe
Extracting new\rar32.exe
Extracting rar\rar32.exe
Extracting content\rsx.exe
Extracting new\rsx.exe
Extracting rar\rsx.exe
Extracting content\emx.dll
Extracting new\emx.dll
Extracting rar\emx.dll
Extracting content\default.sfx
Extracting new\default.sfx
Extracting rar\default.sfx
Extracting rar
Extracting new
Extracting content

Everything is Ok

Folders: 3
Files: 33
Size: 3461829
Compressed: 483636
Press any key to continue . . .

(Edited by d_a_r_k on 02-25-2010 20:34)

Hello,

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(Edited by Tyberius Prime on 07-07-2010 17:01)

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