Archiving and Retrieving Path

Hi All,

Could anyone please help with archiving. I have Step 7 V5.5. I recently installed winzip  but my Step 7 is not archiving. It displays and exit code error after trying to archive. I have checked the directory path as shown in the attachments below. In Simatic manager when you click on Options>Customize gets you into the window I have attached.

Could anyone please check and update me please?

Thanks

Hi Tawome,

I appreciate your response. I went to work last night came back went to bed and just back online now and tried your solution. 

Unfortunately it has not worked. I realise the my WinZip is stored in C//Program Files rather than Program Files(86). I have copied Winzip to the latter, changed the Archive path to it and restarted PC but its not worked. Some of the screen shots are attached below and the next post as well.

And the other strange thing, TIA portal  which is installed on the same PC as S7 5.5 is Archiving and Retrieving well.

Well, I'm not working tonight so I'll be on it whole night. It's driving me crazy.

Thanks for your help.

Hi.

RenFlower

Hi Tawome,

I appreciate your response. I went to work last night came back went to bed and just back online now and tried your solution. 

Unfortunately it has not worked. I realise the my WinZip is stored in C//Program Files rather than Program Files(86). I have copied Winzip to the latter, changed the Archive path to it and restarted PC but its not worked. Some of the screen shots are attached below and the next post as well.

To make it clear - PKZIP is distributed with Step7 V5.5. It has been known to Siemens user for like forever. I would be very surprised if PKZIP is not installed as Step7 now use it to keep project sizes under control (educated guess).

It is possible that WINZIP requires some option codes to go with the archiving facilities. So best to note the configurations that is available to you.

Personally I use the free software 7zip. I know very well where the projects are stored thus archive it in position. Multiple archive formats can be handled with ease (opinion).

On later versions of TIA Portal (V14 SP1 and later) the archiving has become so good that 7zip offers very little advantage. If this is true with Step7 V5.6 is unknown, but Step7 V5.5 still had me turn to 7zip.

I suggest to see if you can get the 'native' choice of PKZIP to work for your Step7 V5.5.

BR

Thanks #dP

I appreciate your reply it' s prompted me to check the PKzip as I may have accidentally uninstalled it along with my other zip over a year ago. Maybe that's why it's not working. I'll check and get back to you.

Thanks again

RenFlower

Thanks #dP

I appreciate your reply it' s prompted me to check the PKzip as I may have accidentally uninstalled it along with my other zip over a year ago. Maybe that's why it's not working. I'll check and get back to you.

Thanks again

I have only expanded (read: "translated" ) on the thoughts of the German gentleman. Please read his answer also with "new eyes" and rate his contribution for its usefulness.

I have no access to Step7 V5.5, so I leave you in the hands of others. Good luck.

Thanks #dP,

I installed the free version of PKZip and I still had a few problems until I tweaked the path which is now archiving without showing any errors. The only problem I am having is, it's not giving me the options of  where I would like to store it rather, it automatically stores it in s7Proj. I have been trying to delete that path from the archive customization but it won't have it.

Any Ideas?

I'm not sure about the retrieving yet but it works well on TIA portal.

Thanks