GetPackerCaps

GetPackerCaps tells Totalcmd what features your packer plugin supports.

int __stdcall GetPackerCaps();

Description

Implement GetPackerCaps to return a combination of the following values:

Constant	Value	Description
PK_CAPS_NEW	1	Can create new archives
PK_CAPS_MODIFY	2	Can modify existing archives
PK_CAPS_MULTIPLE	4	Archive can contain multiple files
PK_CAPS_DELETE	8	Can delete files
PK_CAPS_OPTIONS	16	Has options dialog
PK_CAPS_MEMPACK	32	Supports packing in memory
PK_CAPS_BY_CONTENT	64	Detect archive type by content
PK_CAPS_SEARCHTEXT	128	Allow searching for text in archives created with this plugin
PK_CAPS_HIDE	256	Don't show packer icon, don't open with Enter but with Ctrl+PgDn

Omitting PK_CAPS_NEW and PK_CAPS_MODIFY means PackFiles will never be called and so you don’t have to implement PackFiles. Omitting PK_CAPS_MULTIPLE means PackFiles will be supplied with just one file. Leaving out PK_CAPS_DELETE means DeleteFiles will never be called; leaving out PK_CAPS_OPTIONS means ConfigurePacker will not be called. PK_CAPS_MEMPACK enables the functions StartMemPack, PackToMem and DoneMemPack . If PK_CAPS_BY_CONTENT is returned, Totalcmd calls the function CanYouHandleThisFile when the user presses Ctrl+PageDown on an unknown archive type. Finally, if PK_CAPS_SEARCHTEXT is returned, Total Commander will search for text inside files packed with this plugin. This may not be a good idea for certain plugins like the diskdir plugin, where file contents may not be available. If PK_CAPS_HIDE is set, the plugin will not show the file type as a packer. This is useful for plugins which are mainly used for creating files, e.g. to create batch files, avi files etc. The file needs to be opened with Ctrl+PgDn in this case, because Enter will launch the associated application.

Important note:

If you change the return values of this function, e.g. add packing support, you need to reinstall the packer plugin in Total Commander, otherwise it will not detect the new capabilities.