Project archiving

The tool makes it easy to archive a project with its settings. The entire project is packed and compressed into ZIP format. The project settings are saved in an additional projinfo.ini file, which is also included in the ZIP file. You can restore an archived project using the Project Restore tool

Archiving can be started from the projects / Project properties menu or from the identical menu under the Project properties button on the projects tab. The utility window contains five groups of options with which you can specify the range of files included in the archive, the name of the target file, compression, etc.

Target file
Point to the path and enter the name of the target file (*.zip). The default name for the ZIP archive is created based on the following template "projectname_(yyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm-ss).zip".

Archived files
Using two switches, you can exclude from archiving:

• backup files * .bak
• additional document information files *.add

Description of the archive
In this field you can enter a short description that will give you an idea of what the project contains when you want to restore it using the Restore Project tool.

Password protection
If you wish, you can protect the archive with a password to prevent unauthorised people from viewing it. To do this, enter your password and repeat it in the next field.

Archiving method
Use the options in this group to specify the type of compression of the archive file. You can set either no compression or a compression ratio:

• best compression
• normal compression
• fast compression
• fastest compression