OpenArchiveWriteStream Method (archiveNumber, archiveName, truncate, compressionEngine)

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Deployment Tools Foundation OpenArchiveWriteStream Method (archiveNumber, archiveName, truncate, compressionEngine)

Opens a stream for writing an archive package.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

Stream OpenArchiveWriteStream(
	int archiveNumber,
	string archiveName,
	bool truncate,
	CompressionEngine compressionEngine
)

Function OpenArchiveWriteStream ( 
	archiveNumber As Integer,
	archiveName As String,
	truncate As Boolean,
	compressionEngine As CompressionEngine
) As Stream

Stream^ OpenArchiveWriteStream(
	int archiveNumber, 
	String^ archiveName, 
	bool truncate, 
	CompressionEngine^ compressionEngine
)

Parameters

archiveNumber (Int32): The 0-based index of the archive within the chain.

archiveName (String): The name of the archive that was returned by GetArchiveName(Int32).

truncate (Boolean): True if the stream should be truncated when opened (if it already exists); false if an existing stream is being re-opened for writing additional data.

compressionEngine (CompressionEngine): Instance of the compression engine doing the operations.

Return Value

Stream
A writable Stream where the compressed archive bytes will be written, or null to cancel the archive creation.

Remarks

If this method returns null, the archive engine will throw a FileNotFoundException.

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

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