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Printing and Archiving
24.2 Archiving Projects and Libraries
Programming with STEP 7
Manual, 05/2010, A5E02789666-01 543
24.2.1 Uses for Saving/Archiving
Save As
With this function you create a copy of the project under another name.
You can use this function:
• To create backup copies
• To duplicate an existing project in order to adapt it for other purposes.
To use the fastest method of creating a copy, select the "Save As" option without rearranging in the
dialog box. The whole file structure from the project directory down is copied without a check and
saved under another name.
There must be sufficient space on the data medium to store the backup copy. Do not attempt to
save projects to diskette as there will not generally be sufficient space available. To transport
project data on diskette use the "Archive" function.
Saving with rearranging takes longer, but a message is displayed if an object cannot be copied and
saved. Causes for this may be a missing optional package or defective data for an object.
Archive
You can store individual projects or libraries in compressed form in an archive file. This
compressed storage procedure is possible on a hard disk or on a portable data medium (such as a
floppy disk).
Only transport projects on diskette in the form of archive files. If the project is too large, select an
archive program with which disk-crossing archives can be created.
Projects or libraries which were compressed into an archive file cannot be edited. If you want to
edit them again you must unpack the data which means retrieving the project or library.