BSArch shortcut - package or unzip or double-click to get information

BSArch - The best tool for working with archive files (like .bsa) in Bethesda games. But to use it you should know what command line is and have to type all commands and paths. Therefore, I'm willing to post a .bat file that performs all the regular procedures.

describe

What can BSArch do? Pack, unzip and display archive information. When packaging, it will automatically set flags based on future archived content.

Supported games: Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, Skyrim Special Edition, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Fallout 4. How do .bat files work?

You use it, it sends a command to the console, and if everything is OK, it runs BSArch and tells it to do something. Wiki on what is a bat file.

how to do

Preparation

Download BSArch.

Download this module.

Create a folder anywhere with any name (I'll call it the "parent folder").

Place bsarch.exe and all 5 .bats in the parent folder.

Filling

Create a folder package in the parent folder.

Pack the files for archiving (so the relative path should be something like "parent folder\pack\textures", "parent folder\pack\scripts", etc.).

Rename your parent folder according to the name of the archive.

Acceptable names are: tes3/tes4/tes5/fo3/fnv/sse/fo4/fo4dds. Explanation under spoilers:

Spoilers: Show

Double-click "pack.bat". BSArch will tell you when the job is complete.

Before starting a new package: Remove files from package, delete/rename new.bsa.

Unboxing

Place the archive in the parent folder. There should only be one archive.

Double-click "unpack.bat".

Get file information

Place the archive in the parent folder. There should only be one archive.

Double-click "info.bat"/"info-list.bat"/"info-dump.bat".

What information you will get:

info.bat: format, version, file number, archive and file flags

info -list.bat: All of the above plus a list of files and their relative paths

INFO-dump.bat: All of the above plus size/hash of archive contents

Things to note

pack.bat does not use the parameters "-af:value", "-ff:value", "-z", "-share" because they are needed in rare cases and would overcomplicate bat.

What these parameters are and how to use them - check out BSArch's page.

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Description

What BSArch can do? Pack, unpack and show archive info. When packing, it sets the flags automatically based on future archive's content.

Games supported: Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, Skyrim Special Edition, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Fallout 4.

How my.bat files works?

You use it, it send command to console, and if all okay, it runs BSArch and tell it to do stuff. Also wiki about what is bat files.

How to

Preparations

Download BSArch.

Download ths mod.

Create a folder (I will refer to it as "parent folder") anywhere with any name.

Put bsarch.exe and all 5.bat's in parent folder.

Packing

In parent folder create folder pack.

Put into pack your files to archivate (so relative paths should be like "parent folder\pack\textures" "parent folder\pack\scripts" and so on).

Rename your parent folder depending on what the archive is for.

Accepted names are: tes3 / tes4 / tes5 / fo3 / fnv / sse / fo4 / fo4dds. Explanations under spoiler:

Spoiler:

Show

Double-click on "pack.bat". BSArch will tell you after work is done.

Before starting a new packing: remove files from pack, remove/rename new.bsa.

Unpacking

Put archive in parent folder. There's should be only one archive.

Double-click on "unpack.bat".

Get archive info

Put archive in parent folder. There's should be only one archive.

Double-click on "info.bat" / "info -list.bat" / "info -dump.bat".

What info you get:

info.bat: format, version, number of files, archive and file flags

info -list.bat: all above and list of files with their relative paths

info -dump.bat: all above and sizes/hashes of archive content

Note

pack.bat doesn't use parameters "-af:value", "-ff:value", "-z", "-share" because they needed in rare cases and overcomplicate bat's.

What are those parameters and how to u …