Automation Workshop includes the Zip Archive Information Action that automatically retrieves general information on the specified Zip archive. The retrieved information is stored into dynamic values that can be retrieved by any following Action.
Features & highlights
- Total compressed and uncompressed sizes of files, as well as the compression ratio is calculated.
- Automatically retrieves archived file names, the number of files, and list of zipped files.
- Multi-volume Zip archive support.
Usage examples
- Create reports of the saved disk space before uploading them to Amazon S3 Glacier service.
- Estimate and analyze data storage requirements based on file compression ratios.
- Email the most important details on a Zip archive along with the archive itself.
- Retrieve the list of files in the archive, and delete these files in a particular folder.
Documentation
- Archive · Provide the archive to retrieve information from Zip archive.
- Options · Set the Action state and custom display name, define automated error workarounds, and enable an option to log only critical errors.
Interconnect
- Zip Archive Information integration—Variables (manipulate data dynamically within a workflow) and Events (recorded entries that detail the activity within the system).
- Effortlessly streamline your automation processes by visually connecting your workflow using Variable Wizard—a powerful tool to access all 1,000+ variables—system, network, Triggers, Actions, globals, web, and much more…
- Moreover, not only utilize Zip Archive Information variables, but also seamlessly integrate them with a diverse array of other file and folder variables from local disks, mapped drives, network shares, and remote servers—FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, and more…
Quick access
To streamline your workflow creation, you can locate the Zip Archive Information Action throughout the entire Automation suite's search tools—including the knowledge base, menu, and Add Action feature—using the quick ยซZAIยป shortcut.
Archive handling…
Discover additional Actions for managing and manipulating compressed files and archives from both Windows and Linux operating systems.
Tutorials
- Zip files automatically to different daily archives.
- Unzip files automatically to convert archive tar.gz to zip.
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