sapcar

SAPCAR is a tool for compressing and decompressing files, similar to WinZip or tar. SAP uses it to handle the files they deliver. The files compressed with SAPCAR typically have the extensions ".CAR" or ".SAR".

This role installs sapcar.exe on Windows systems by downloading the installation file from a specified local URL.

Requirements

No requirements needed.

Role Variables

Here are the available variables with their default values:

• sapcar_url: http://repo/install_files/sapcar_721_win_x64/SAPCAR_1320-80000938.EXE
• sapcar_url_username: null
• sapcar_url_password: null

This variable is the URL for downloading the SAPCAR installation file. Username and password are optional.

• sapcar_executable_dest: C:\Windows\sapcar.exe

This is where the executable will be placed. Do not change this location unless absolutely necessary. If a change is needed, ensure it is a location included in Windows' PATH environment variable.

Dependencies

No dependencies required.

Example Playbook

Here’s an example of how to use this role, including how to pass in variables:

- hosts: sapservers
  vars:
    sapcar_url: http://local_apache/install_files/sapcar_721_win_x64/SAPCAR_1320-80000938.EXE
  roles:
    - jpmat296.sapcar

License

BSD

Author Information

This role was created in 2020 by Jean-Pierre Matsumoto.