# 7ZIP password needs to be hardcoded

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/7zip-password-needs-to-be-hardcoded/3321
**Category:** Bugs
**Created:** [December 1, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/7zip-password-needs-to-be-hardcoded/3321 "2010-12-01T02:25:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![djmarks](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@djmarks](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/djmarks)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/7zip-password-needs-to-be-hardcoded/3321/1 "2010-12-01T02:25:51Z")

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We have a project which will use 7ZIP to Zip up a files set of directories, but we need to assign a password to the ZIP file.&nbsp; It is fine if we hardcode it. but if we try to use a Finalbulder project variable, it will not use the variable but it becomes %7zipPassword%.&nbsp; That is the password.&nbsp; We need to adjust the password depenent on a build process, read in from a branch configuration file, or passed in as a variable.

Looking to see how we can accomplish this.

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### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 10:59am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/7zip-password-needs-to-be-hardcoded/3321/2 "2010-12-01T10:59:29Z")

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Hi Dennis,   
  
 Which version of FinalBuilder are you using? I’ve just had a look over the code and our version history and the password not being expanded bug was fixed in FinalBuilder 6.2.   
  
 Regards,   
 Paul.

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### Author: ![djmarks](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@djmarks](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/djmarks)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2010, 10:38am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/7zip-password-needs-to-be-hardcoded/3321/3 "2010-12-06T10:38:01Z")

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Version 6.3.0.2172   
  
  
 I recall this project was converted from 5.5 up. I will see if I can put in the variable again into the Zip section of the project.

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### Author: ![djmarks](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@djmarks](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/djmarks)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2010, 10:50am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/7zip-password-needs-to-be-hardcoded/3321/4 "2010-12-06T10:50:59Z")

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Sorry, it looks like it is fixed with the latesr release.