Marking thousands of files as permanent

[bdube]

Hello,

In a synchronized folder, I have a few thousand files that need to be marked permanent so that they are not uninstalled. It would take a long time to mark the files individually. Is there a way to mark all the files at once?

Thank you,
Brian

[Liviu]

Hello Brian,

You can achieve this using our PowerShell automation support.

For example, the script below marks all file components from the "Common" folder as permanent:

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$advinst = New-Object -ComObject AdvancedInstaller
$project = $advinst.LoadProject("C:\Your Application.aip")

function Set-FilesPermanentRecursively($folder) {
    # Process files in the current folder
    foreach ($file in $folder.Files) {
        $component = $file.Component
        $component.Permanent = 1
    }

    # Recurse into subfolders     
    foreach ($subfolder in $folder.Folders) {
        Set-FilesPermanentRecursively $subfolder
    }
}

# Get the "Common" folder
$selectedFolder = $project.FoldersComponent.Folders | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "Common" } | Select-Object -First 1

# Run the recursive function
if ($selectedFolder -ne $null) {
    Set-FilesPermanentRecursively $selectedFolder
} else {
    Write-Host "Common folder not found."
}

$project.Save()

Please make sure to update the project path and folder name according to your project.

Hope this helps! Let us know if you have any questions.

Best regards,
Liviu

[bdube]

This worked great. Thank you!

Brian

[Liviu]

You're always welcome, Brian!

Best regards,
Liviu