Set execution action for *.7z compressed files [SOLVED]?

[Argolance]

Bonjour,
I don't remember the exact English words for the right click menu, in French "Définir l'action d'exécution"...
I would like to configure this action to open directly *.7z files while clicking on, exactly the same way opening *.zip files (... and others),
I tried many things, but didn't succeed.
Note: I have p7zip-full_9.20.1 installed.
Any idea?

Cordialement.

[musher0]

Hi Argolance.

Link it to UExtract by SFR. It's based on 7z.

BFN.

[Argolance]

Thank you a lot musher0!
I didn't know this program which is really perfect! I take it...
But this doesn't mean that the problem is "[SOLVED]"!

So, if possible, I still would like to get an answer.

À la tienne Étienne!

[OscarTalks]

Hello Argolance,

Add a MIME-type for it in /root/Choices/MIME-types
This would be a script named application_x-7z-compressed
Contents could be

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#!/bin/sh
exec /usr/local/apps/UExtract/AppRun "$@"

This opens UExtract with its GUI (when you left-click on a .7z file) so you can then click OK or choose another destination directory.
If you prefer it to just extract in the same directory immediately with no questions you can use exec uextract "$@" instead.

I just compiled p7zip-16.02 in Wheezy and added the MIME-type and it works fine in my tests.

[Argolance]

Bonjour,
Thanks for your reply.

Add a MIME-type for it in /root/Choices/MIME-types

It is exactly what I did (image 1) for my own use but I do not understand and was wondering why it is not possible to make it work using pupzip (Xarchive), exactly like for *.zip files, though the extension seems to be supported (image 2). If I try to do it, using ordinary configuration, Xarchive want to create a new archive or add files to an existent one.

I would like to correct this for ToOpPy users, without being forced to integrate the excellent "UExtract", which I will nevertheless upload to the repository as available program that user could install if it is really useful for him.

Cordialement.

[Argolance]

Just for information, our French member did18 created an application called CreArch which supports the most commonly used compressed files and can do very much more...

[OscarTalks]

Hello Argolance,

Try using exec xarchive "$@" in the MIME-type file (not pupzip).
This just extracts the archive in the usual way when you click on it.

UExtract has the advantage that it creates a containing directory to keep things tidy.

[Argolance]

Bonjour,

Hello Argolance,

Try using exec xarchive "$@" in the MIME-type file (not pupzip).
This just extracts the archive in the usual way when you click on it.

I tried this too but typing Xarchive instead of xarchive, so it couldn't work properly... Now, it is OK (without "exec" before xarchive)

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/root/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/MIME-types/application_x-7z-compressed: line 2: exec: exec: introuvable
/root/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/MIME-types/application_x-7z-compressed: line 2: exec: exec xarchive: introuvable

UExtract has the advantage that it creates a containing directory to keep things tidy.

I noticed this "tidy" thing. As said above, I keep it for my own use: this program is quite perfect.
Thank you a lot.

Cordialement.

[Argolance]

Bonjour,
French translation file available.

Cordialement.