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7 Zip Path

The location of the 7-zip executable for zip operations requiring 7-zip.

The value is surfaced to generated SSIS projects as the ZipPath project parameter and package variable, for zip operations that call the external 7-Zip executable. The built-in file compress and archive script tasks use the in-process GZip library and do not depend on this path.

When to Change This Setting

Set it to the 7-Zip installation folder on the machine executing the packages when your solution includes steps that call 7-Zip; otherwise the default can be left as is.

SettingInteraction
Zip Output FileCompresses extract files using the built-in GZip library
Zip Archive ImportCompresses archived import files using the built-in GZip library

Notes

  • This setting is part of the Core settings category.
  • The default value for this setting is C:\Program Files\7-Zip.