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Printing and Archiving
24.2 Archiving Projects and Libraries
Programming with STEP 7
544 Manual, 05/2010, A5E02789666-01
24.2.2 Requirements for Archiving
To archive a project or library, the following requirements must be fulfilled:
• You must have installed the archive program in your system. The link to STEP 7 is explained in
the online help topic "Procedure for Archiving/Retrieving."
• All the data for the project without exception must be in the project directory or a subdirectory
of the project. When working with the C development environment, it is possible to store data in
other locations. These data would then not be included in the archive file.
• If you work with WinZip in MS Windows 7 and want to archive a multiproject, the destination
directory must be neither selected nor open in the Explorer. You will find more information in
the documentation of the archiving program.
24.2.3 Procedure for Archiving/Retrieving
You archive/retrieve your project or library using the menu command File > Archive or File >
Retrieve.
Note
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.
When retrieving, the retrieved projects or libraries are automatically included in the project/library
list.
Setting the Target Directory
To set the target directory, use the menu command Options > Customize in the SIMATIC
Manager to open the "Customize" dialog box.
In the "Archive" tab of this dialog box you can switch the option "Check target directory on retrieval"
on and off.
If this option is deactivated, the path set in the "General" tab of the same dialog box for "Storage
location for projects" and "Storage location for libraries" is used as the target directory for retrieving.
Copying an Archive File to Diskette
You can archive a project/library and then copy the archive file to a diskette. It is also possible to
select a floppy disk drive in the "Archive" dialog box as the target directory.