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  • Stored path
  • Encrypting a file in an archive
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Returns the characteristics of a file found an archive:
  • The name of the file and its stored path.
  • The initial size of the file.
  • The compressed size of file.
  • The date and time of file creation.
  • The date and time of file modification.
  • The date and time of file access.
  • The attributes of the file.
  • The file encryption mode.
The archive file can be identified by its number or by its path in the archive.
New in version 2025
WEBDEV - Server codeWindowsLinux The gzip format (.gz extension) is now supported.
Example
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Archive is zipArchive

// Ouverture d'une archive
ResOuvreArchive = Archive.Open("C:\MesArchives\Archive.zip")

IF ResOuvreArchive = 0 THEN
	...
	// Informations sur un fichier d'une archive
	ResInfoFichier = Archive.InfoFile("C:\Répertoire\Fichier.doc")
	// Affichage des informations du fichier
	Info("Les informations du fichier sont : ", ResInfoFichier)
	...
END
Syntax

Getting the details of a file identified by its index Hide the details

<Result> = <Archive>.FileInfo(<File index in the archive>)
<Result>: Character string
  • Empty string if the function failed (file not found in the archive, etc.).
  • Characteristics of the file found in the specified archive:
    <File path and name> + TAB + <Initial file size> + TAB +
    <Compressed file size> + TAB +
    <Date and time of file creation (YYYYMMDDHHmmSS)> + TAB +
    <Date and time of file modification (YYYYMMDDHHmmSS)> + TAB +
    <Date and time of file access (YYYYMMDDHHmmSS)> + TAB +
    <File attributes> + TAB + <File encryption mode>
    • The file attributes correspond to one or more letters (or "ERR" if an error occurred). The following letters are used:
      • R: Read-only file. The file can be accessed in read-only.
      • H: Hidden file. The file name is grayed or invisible in the explorer.
      • S: System file. The file is a system file of Windows.
      • A: "Archive" file. This attribute indicates that the file can be archived. Some programs use this attribute to determine which files have been saved.
      • D: Directory or subdirectory. The file is a directory or a subdirectory.
    • The file encryption encryption is "+" for an encrypted file (zip or WDZ) and "N" for a standard file.
Zip and 7z archives: Only the last modification date is returned.
<Archive>: zipArchive variable
Name of a variable of type zipArchive corresponding to the archive to use.
<File index in the archive>: Integer
Index of a file in the archive. The characteristics of this file are requested. <zipArchive variable>.FindFile returns this index.

Finding out information about a file identified by its path Hide the details

<Result> = <Archive>.FileInfo(<File path in archive>)
<Result>: Character string
  • Empty string if the function failed (file not found in the archive, etc.).
  • Characteristics of the file found in the specified archive:
    <File path and name> + TAB + <Initial file size> + TAB +
    <Compressed file size> + TAB +
    <Date and time of file creation (YYYYMMDDHHmmSS)> + TAB +
    <Date and time of file modification (YYYYMMDDHHmmSS)> + TAB +
    <Date and time of file access (YYYYMMDDHHmmSS)> + TAB +
    <File attributes> + TAB + <File encryption mode>
    • The file attributes correspond to one or more letters (or "ERR" if an error occurred). The following letters are used:
      • R: Read-only file. The file can be accessed in read-only.
      • H: Hidden file. The file name is grayed or invisible in the explorer.
      • S: System file. The file is a system file of Windows.
      • A: "Archive" file. This attribute indicates that the file can be archived. Some programs use this attribute to determine which files have been saved.
      • D: Directory or subdirectory. The file is a directory or a subdirectory.
    • The file encryption mode corresponds to "+" for an encrypted file (in zip or WDZ format) and to "N" for a standard file.
Zip and 7z archives: Only the last modification date is returned.
<Archive>: zipArchive variable
Name of a variable of type zipArchive corresponding to the archive to use.
<File path in archive>: Character string
Stored path of a file found in the archive. The characteristics of this file are requested.
Remarks

Reminder

  • Linux Only archives in ZIP, gzip, TAR and TGZ (TAR.GZ) formats are available.

Index of files in the archive

When a file is added into an archive, an index is automatically assigned to the file. This index corresponds to the order in which the files are included in the archive. To select a file in the archive, you can use:

Stored path

The table below presents the paths stored in the archive according to:
  • the access path to the file,
  • the stored path section.
The current directory is: "C:\Temp".
zipAddFileFile locationzipNonezipDirectoryzipDrive
zipAddFile("Archi",
"File.txt")
C:\Temp\File.txtFile.txtFile.txtFile.txt
zipAddFile("Archi",
"Data\File.txt")
C:\Temp\Data\File.txtFile.txtData\File.txtData\File.txt
zipAddFile("Archi",
"D:\Data\File.txt")
D:\Data\File.txtFile.txtData\File.txtD:\Data\File.txt

Remark: If the constant zipDisk is used, the WDZ format memorizes the complete path of the file (including the drive letter), whereas the ZIP format does not memorize the drive letter..
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Encrypting a file in an archive

A file can be encrypted in an archive by zipPassword.
Component: wd300zip.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 24
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