I'm running some tests. I have some files of the type that I've been zipping and "rarring" together. In the case of the ZIP files, when I right click on any of the items within, I see the "Open with Auto-Extract" context menu. But when I try this with a RAR file, that menu item not there.
Is there any way to be able to include that menu in the RAR files too, so I can auto-extract all contents by right clicking any of the fileds (and not only by executing one of the masked files; like .exe)?
I want it to work the same as it work in the ZIP files; when you trigger that action, all the contents are extracted to the temp folder, and then that file where you right-clicked on gets opened; but now it has all the context of the rest of the files to run, as they are all in the temp folder together.
Here are some comparison images of what I'm missing, so maybe it's better to see it there. I want the same menu item that appears within the ZIP files, to be on the RARs too.
(I know that running the EXE would do this automatically; this is just an example. What I'm referring to is files that don't have any executable, random extensions [so I can't keep adding the masks for auto-extract in Preferences])
I'm not trying to do anything custom though and, also, if I understood correctly, that thread is not what I'm asking here (in there they want to extract and automatically go to that folder).
What I'm asking here is trying to understand what DO is doing. Why is the native "Open with Auto-extract" menu item showing on ZIP files but not in RARs? And can that native functionality be added to RARs? If double-clicking the exe in the RAR gives the prompt to auto-extract (and it works fine; I've tested, temp folder gets created with all files in the RAR), then I supposed it should be possible. Maybe it was a design decision from Leo and the team to put that context menu item only in ZIP files and it's hardcoded there? That's why I'm trying to understand and; potentially, add to RARs. I don't want to do any custom code for this; I'd just rather hear that they didn't want to include it there and that would be it.
Thanks Leo, so there is no way to make that menu appear in other archive types? I guess the solution would be adding the desired extensions in Preferences to "Auto-Extract"; then, when double clicking, the prompt comes in.
