Command ‘Extract Archive’¶

Function: The command extracts a project archive, that was created with the command Save/Send Archive. You have to configure which objects of the archive CODESYS shall extract and in which directory of the file system they will be copied.

Call: Main menu File ‣ Project Archive

The file extension of an archive is .projectarchive.

After the archive is selected, the dialog Extract Project Archive opens to configure the extract parameters.

Dialog Box ‘Extract Project Archive’
Dialog ‘Advanced’

Dialog Box ‘Extract Project Archive’¶

This dialog box shows the contents of the project archive. You can exclude complete categories or single objects from categories by clearing the check boxes () from the extraction.

Locations¶
Extract into the same folder where the archive is located	The archive is extracted to the same directory.
Extract into the following folder	The contents of the archive are extracted to the given path.
Advanced	Opens the Advanced dialog box for you to define where special and additional files from the archive are extracted.

Contents¶
Items	Shows the contents of the archive structured in object categories. : The object is extracted. : The object is not extracted.
Comment	Comment that was entered when creating the project archive

Extract

If an extracted file has the same name as an existing file in the target directory, then a dialog box opens, prompting whether the local file should be replaced. The decision can be applied automatically to any additional conflicting names. In this case, you have to select the

Apply to all objects and files check box.

Dialog ‘Advanced’¶

Repositories¶
Install devices into	Drop-down list with currently available repositories. Select the repositories, in which CODESYS shall install the devices and the libraries of the archive.
Install libraries into

Additional files¶
By default the “additional files” are set to Do not extract. Select the entries in the table and chose one of the following options:
Extract into project folder	Folder of the project file
Extract into folder	User defined folder
Do not extract	Default