Compression
- 30 Jan 2026
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Compression
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Applies to: Lasernet 11
The Compression engine and modifier are used to decompress and compress ZIP archives stored in JobData.
The engine is able to both decompress and compress. It is used when you have a ZIP archive containing more than one file for which you wish to generate jobs.
The engine is also used to ZIP multiple jobs into one archive.
Properties
A range of properties can be set to control the resulting ZIP archive.
Password | If ZIP archive must be encrypted, a password is required. |
Encryption key length | Length of the encryption key. |
Self-extracting archive | Lasernet generates a self-extracting executable rather than a ZIP archive. Extension of the file will be set to |
Compression level | The higher the value, the smaller the ZIP file is. Higher values take a longer time, but should not be set lower unless a real performance problem exists. Can be overruled at runtime via JobInfo CompressionLevel. |
Filename JobInfo | Name of file for ZIP archive. |
JobInfo FullFilename must be specified. Paths are supported, excluding the drive letter.
Decompress
All files in the ZIP archive are extracted to individual jobs. Password-protected archives are supported.
A range of JobInfos are set on the created jobs, to mimic those set by a File Input module:
ArchiveFilename
CompressionLevel
FileLastModified
Filepath
Filename
FullFilename
Filesize
FilesizeCompressed
Extension
FilenameWithoutExt
Combining
Select the Combining tab and activate Enable Job combining to embed multiple jobs into a ZIP container. For more information about combiner settings, see Combining Jobs.