Archive dialog box

Used to:

• open existing archive files and extract their contents.

• view and verify digital signatures.

Opens when Utilities > Archive is chosen.

Archive dialog box

To replicate (or package) a user environment, including DGN files and libraries, for use on another system, use the Create Package wizard (Utilities > Packager).

Icon bar

The most used functions are available as a set of icons.

Icon	Effect
Open Archive	Opens the Open Archive File dialog box, a standard MicroStation file open dialog box, which is used to select and open an archive file (with default file extension .mar). This is the same as choosing Open… from the dialog box's File menu.
Extract Files	If any files are selected in the Archive list box, opens the Extract Archive Files dialog box, which is used to select the path where an extracted file will be stored, as well as to select a few associated parameters. This is the same as choosing Extract… from the dialog box's Edit menu.
Verify Files	Verifies a digital signature within a file. This is the same as choosing Verify… from the dialog box's Signature menu.

File menu > Open…

Effect is the same as clicking the Open Archive icon.

Key-in: ARCHIVE OPENURL

File menu > Close

Clears the Archive list box, deselecting an archive file.

File menu > Info…

Provides summary information about the files listed in the Archive list box. Information provided includes compressed and expanded file lengths.

File menu > Test…

Executes a test to de-compress (extract) the archived files listed in the Archive list box. You are notified as each individual file is tested, and are informed if the test is completed successfully.

File menu > Create List…

Opens the Create List File dialog box, a standard MicroStation file selection dialog box with the addition of a List Only Files check box. The Create List File dialog box is used to select a path and filename for the file which will store the contents of the Archive list box.

If List Only Files is off, all the information in the list box is stored in the file. If List Only Files is on, only the filename information is stored in the file.

The default file extension is .lst. Clicking OK on the Create List File dialog box creates the list.

File menu > View Log…

Opens the Archive Log dialog box, which displays the results (whether successful or not) of the following operations: extracting files from an archive and file testing. The Archive Log can be saved.

File menu > Exit

Closes the Archive dialog box and terminates the Archive utility.

Edit menu > Extract…

Effect is the same as clicking the Extract Files icon.

Edit menu > Select All

Selects all files in the list box.

Edit menu > Select None

Deselects all files in the list box.

Signature menu > Verify

Effect is the same as clicking the Verify Files icon.

Signature menu > View Results

Opens the Signing and Verification Detailed Results text window, which summarizes the results of signing or verifying.

List box

Lists the constituent files of a currently opened archive file.

For each file listed, the following information is provided:

• Name
— The name of the compressed file, including its file extension, but not including its directory. Its directory is displayed in the Path column.

• Sigs
— The number of signatures on the file.

• Date
— The date of archive file creation.

• Time
— The time of archive file creation.

• Length
— The size in bytes of the file as reported by the operating system.

• Size
— The size in bytes of the file as compressed and found in the archive file.

• Ratio
— The ratio of the compressed size versus the uncompressed size. It is given as an inverted percentage (the higher the value, the better the compression).

• Type
— The type of compression performed during archive. Normally, files are compressed and will display COMPRESS in this field. However, in cases where Archive utility determines compression does not result in a savings of space, no compression is performed and the term STORED will appear in this column.

• Path
— The directory of the file.

In order to display all the columns of the list box, it may be necessary to resize the dialog box.