Pack Method (streamContext, files, maxArchiveSize)

Deployment Tools Foundation Pack Method (streamContext, files, maxArchiveSize)

Creates an archive or chain of archives.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public abstract void Pack(
	IPackStreamContext streamContext,
	IEnumerable<string> files,
	long maxArchiveSize
)

Public MustOverride Sub Pack ( 
	streamContext As IPackStreamContext,
	files As IEnumerable(Of String),
	maxArchiveSize As Long
)

public:
virtual void Pack(
	IPackStreamContext^ streamContext, 
	IEnumerable<String^>^ files, 
	long long maxArchiveSize
) abstract

Parameters

streamContext (IPackStreamContext): A context interface to handle opening and closing of archive and file streams.

files (IEnumerable<(Of <(<'String>)>)>): The paths of the files in the archive (not external file paths).

maxArchiveSize (Int64): The maximum number of bytes for one archive before the contents are chained to the next archive, or zero for unlimited archive size.

Remarks

The stream context implementation may provide a mapping from the file paths within the archive to the external file paths.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArchiveException	The archive could not be created.

Assembly: Microsoft.Deployment.Compression (Module: Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.dll) Version: 3.0.0.0 (3.9.1006.0)