Forum - Public Discussion and Support
https://www.ghisler.ch/board/
What is a problem to add reference to external 7zip.exe like in cases of ARJ and LHA packers?HolgerK wrote:Total Commander does not support packing of 7zip archives (only if you install a packer plugin).
Are you agree that I will leave your note? It can be relevant for discussion with other forum members.HolgerK wrote:Sorry I'd already deleted this post.
Regards
Holger
1. Why 7zip packer behavior should be different from other external packers: ARJ, LHA, RAR, UC2 and ACE archivers?MVV wrote:Why don't you want to use packer plugins for 7Z? It is much more convenient than a binding to console packer...
posting.php?mode=quote&p=326015MVV wrote:Keep in mind that TC is able to unpack 7Z archives itself [...] Packing to 7Z is available via shell context menu (with standalone 7-Zip), or via TC pack dialog with plugin (Alt+F5) [...]
But you didn't answer my question: "What are advantages of using TC plugins for 7z vs 7-zip 16.04 installation (or its portable version)?"MVV wrote:Packer plugins provide much better integration into TC: control, progress indication, Unicode support etc. Some packer plugins simply use external packers, e.g. Total7zip just uses your standalone 7-Zip libraries.
And, you can always create a button that will pack selected files/folders using any desired external packer, and it will work almost like Alt+F5 dialog (the only difference is that Alt+F5 dialog excludes ignored and hidden files).
Actually I did.misvin wrote:But you didn't answer my question: "What are advantages of using TC plugins for 7z vs 7-zip 16.04 installation (or its portable version)?"
With plugin, you can pack files with same Alt+F5 dialog to 7Z just like to ZIP, set all pack options in a GUI dialog (Total7zip plugin shows the same options dialog as 7-Zip, older 7Zip plugin shows its own dialog), watch pack progress in the same TC pack progress window, send it to background (if supported by plugin) etc. Unicode is not a problem in case of external 7-Zip because it also supports it, but it is a problem in case of old external packers.misvin wrote:I see advantages in using Total Commander as an archiver shell (Total Commander can work with packed files as if they were directories...) but I don't understand when you talk about "much better integration into TC: control, progress indication, Unicode support etc" in case of 7-Zip. Please explain it.
Well, buttonbar button (or assigned hotkey, or menu item) allows starting portable external packer.misvin wrote:If a user has installed 7-Zip version, he always can use the context menu from TC (Right-Click => 7-Zip) to add files to archive, and the user doesn't need "to create a button that will pack selected files/folders".
E.g. it works fine for me with 7-Zip 16.04, I've just fixed paths to 7-Zip in Total7zip.xml and removed old 7-Zip 9.22 files from plugin directory:The plug-in uses original 7-zip files, and you can use the latest version of 7-zip to update the plug-in.
Code: Select all
<path path_7z_dll="%ProgramFiles%\7-Zip\7z.dll" path_7zG_exe="%ProgramFiles%\7-Zip\7zG.exe" />Nothing against.misvin wrote:Are you agree that I will leave your note? It can be relevant for discussion with other forum members.
Regardsghisler(Author) wrote:I don't see the advantage compared to the existing plugins. But including an unpack-only dll would help the "normal" users, though, who would get a 7zip download and don't know what to do with it. Advanced users could still install one of the 7zip plugins.