What is the number which precedes each packer plugin entry?

[jdmarch]

What is the decimal number which precedes each packer plugin entry in the INI file? Is it a bit field so that TC will know which features the plugin supports?

[Hacker]

Yes. From wincmd.ini description:

1: Can create new archives
2: Can modify existing archives
4: Can handle multiple files in one archive
8: Can delete files from archive
16: Supports the options dialog
Do NOT add this number yourself, Total Commander will add it on the first load of the DLL.

HTH
Roman

[djk]

Do NOT add this number yourself, Total Commander will add it on the first load of the DLL.

But sometimes it's really useful to modify it

But as I know there are more options:

1=can create new archives
2=can modify exisiting archives
4=Archive can contain multiple files
8=can delete files
16=supports the options dialogbox
32=sSupports packing in memory
64=detect archive type by content
128=allow searching for text in archives
256=show as normal files (hide packer icon), open with Ctrl+PgDn, not Enter

[jdmarch]

Thanks, Hacker, I should have found that myself.

It seems that some plugins also use undocumented higher bits?:

bat=279,Y:\totcmd\plugin\c-makebat\makebat.wcx
ISO=192,Y:\totcmd\plugin\c-ISO\iso.wcx

====== EDIT: ======

OIC DJK has anticipated this question. Thanks!

[CADweazle]

It seems that some plugins also use undocumented higher bits?:

bat=279,Y:\totcmd\plugin\c-makebat\makebat.wcx
ISO=192,Y:\totcmd\plugin\c-ISO\iso.wcx

No - it's a IT-usual way to write multiple cases in one number for quick identifying:

e.g. 192 means 128 +64, or 279 is 256 + 16 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1
You see: the number is equal the sum of abilities .

Greetings,

[icfu]

CADweazle:
Read EDIT of jdmarch.

Icfu

[ghisler(Author)]

Btw, these numbers are documented in the plugin writer's guide on our addons page:

http://www.ghisler.com/plugins.htm