The contents of the archive may contain any number of directory trees and types of files, but only the compiled ABL code (r-code) and image files are used by AVM. Only uncompressed (r-code and image) files are supported in an archive file.

This section provides step-by-step instructions for setting up an archive file using the PROPACK utility.

To set up an archive file:
  1. Create the archive file with the PROPACK utility. (All archive files must have a .apl file extension.)
  2. Add the r-code files to the library with the PROPACK utility.
  3. Sign the archive file with the PROSIGN utility (optional).
  4. Place the archive file in the PROPATH.

For more information about the PROPACK utility, see Use the PROPACK utility. For more information about the PROSIGN utility, see Use the PROSIGN utility to sign and verify an archive. For more information about placing libraries in the PROPATH, see Libraries and PROPATH.