Zip Advanced

Zip Advanced zips one or more files into a single archive with a configurable level of compression and an optional ZIP password.

Use Zip Advanced instead of the destination-level "Zip" checkbox if any of the following zip features are needed.

• Password - Although not very secure, Zip Advanced can apply a password to a zip archive.
• Multiple Files - The destination-level Zip checkbox will zip each file into its own individual zip archive. If you need to zip multiple files together instead, use Zip Advanced as a "run once after all downloads" process instead.
• Specific Zip Filename - To determine the zip filename, the destination-level Zip checkbox strips any given file extension and appends .zip to the filename. If you need to preserve the entire original filename in the name of the zip archive or want to substitute it with something else, use the Zip Advanced process and apply the name you want in the appropriate destination configuration.

Input Parameters

• ZipAdvanced_Password - An optional password to apply to the Zip file. Default is blank, which indicates no password is to set on the Zip archive.

  CAUTION: Using a password to protect a Zip archive is not usually enough protection to thwart a determined hacker.

• ZipAdvanced_Compression - Specifies the level of compression. Higher numbers equal higher compression levels. Higher compression levels take more time. The compression values are 0 - 9. The default "5".
• ZipAdvanced_PreserveDirs - Determines if MOVEit Automation should preserve the directory structure of the files while zipping. This only applies to folders after the source path. The values are Yes or No. The default is No.
• ZipAdvanced_IgnoreOriginals - Determines if MOVEit Automation should ignore the original, unzipped files after zipping. This applies to scripts that are run only one time after all source files are downloaded, and before any files are uploaded to destination hosts. The values are "Yes" or "No". The default is "Yes". If the value is set to "No", you must filter the original files out for destinations.
• ZipAdvanced_ArchiveType - Specifies the type of archive to create. The values are "7z", "tar", and "zip". The default is "zip".

Output Parameters

• ZipFileSize - Number of bytes in the zip file. This and other size parameters are populated only if the Zip file is successfully created.
• ZipFileSizeKB - Number of kilobytes (KB) in the zip file.
• ZipFileSizeMB - Number of megabytes (MB) in the zip file.
• ZipFileSizeGB - Number of gigabytes (GB) in the zip file.

Notes

None of the parameters are required. The parameter default values are used unless otherwise specified. For compatibility with previous versions of a script, if no parameters are specified, the script will work the same.

The ZipAdvanced_IgnoreOriginals="No" option allows you to delete the original files later in the task without re-downloading them. It is only used if the script is run once after all downloads.

Zip Advanced recursively includes subfolders in its archives if the "Include Subfolders" option was set on any task sources.

Zip Advanced requires that the task-level "Cache Files" option is set to "Use Original Names" when run once after all downloads. To set this option:

• In Web Admin, click TASKS, click a task name, Click Task Settings . In the Advanced row, click Edit.
• In the Admin Console right-click a task name and select Edit Task Info...

This built-in script can be run per-file or once-after-all-files.

This built-in script cannot be run as the first step of a task.

Example #1

Al wants to download several *.rpt files from an FTP server, include a readme.txt from his local computer, and zip the entire package together in a highly compressed Zip archive.

To accomplish this with MOVEit Automation:

1. Create a new task with a source, process, destination and schedule.
2. Point the new source to the FTP server and use *.rpt as the file mask.
3. Select "Zip Advanced" as the process.
4. Set process parameters:
   • ZipAdvanced_Compression = "9"
   • Run = "Once After All Downloads"
5. Add a second source to the task and point it at the local "readme.txt" file.

The final task has:

• Two sources: one FTP server and one local,
• The Zip Advanced process (set to run after material is downloaded from all sources), and
• Any destination that you specify.