Build Archive

After you create an archive definition, you can archive that definition by following these steps:

 

  1. To access the Create ColdFusion Archive page, click Tools>Create Archive in the left navigation frame of the ColdFusion Administrator.  

  2. In the Create ColdFusion Archive page locate the name of the archive definition that you want to archive and click Build Archive. The Build Archive page appears.

  3. In the Build Archive page, review the archive summary information then click Next to continue. The "Choose a file name page appears.

  4. In the Choose a file name page, do the following:

    1. In the File Name text box, specify the full path of where you want the archive to be stored followed by the name of the archive. Note that the archive name must have a .car extension.
      Example
      <drive>:\mydirectory\archivename.car .

    2. For UNIX users only -- if you need to run this archive as a privileged user, select the Run this archive as a specific user check box then enter any system account name in the User name text box and the corresponding account password in the Password text box. Note that the user name and password must match the existing user name and password for this system then the archive process will run as that user. If the user name and password do not match the existing user name and password for this system account the build procedure will fail.  

Tip Alternatively, you can click the Browse Server button to select the location where you want to store the archive. .

    1. Click Generate Archive to create the archive.

 

Results:

When the archive operation completes one of the following archive message appears:

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