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Archiving functions (management of ZIP, WDZ, CAB, RAR, 7z, TAR and TGZ (TAR.GZ)) (prefix syntax)
The following WLanguage functions are used to create and manage archives, using prefix syntax:
<zipArchive variable>.AddDirectoryAdds all the files found in a directory and in its subdirectories into an archive and compresses them.
<zipArchive variable>.AddFileAdds a file (of any type) into an archive in CAB, ZIP, WDZ and 7z, TAR or TGZ (TAR.GZ) format and compresses it.
<zipArchive variable>.AddFileListAdds a list of files (of any type) into an archive in ZIP, CAB, WDZ or 7z format and compresses it.
<zipArchive variable>.ChangePathModifies the stored path of a file in an archive (in ZIP, WDZ or 7z format).
<zipArchive variable>.CloseCloses an archive.
<zipArchive variable>.CreateCreates an archive.
<zipArchive variable>.CreateExeCreates a self-extracting archive as a 32-bit executable (.EXE).
<zipArchive variable>.CurrentFileReturns the name of the archived file currently handled by the functions for adding and extracting files.
<zipArchive variable>.DeleteAllDeletes all files from an archive.
<zipArchive variable>.DeleteFileDeletes a file from an archive.
<zipArchive variable>.DeleteFileListDeletes a list of files from an archive.
<zipArchive variable>.ExistDetermines whether an archive exists.
<zipArchive variable>.ExtractAllExtracts all files from an archive and decompresses them.
<zipArchive variable>.ExtractDirectoryAutomatically extracts and decompresses files from a directory in the file tree of an archive to a physical location.
<zipArchive variable>.ExtractFileExtracts a file from an archive and automatically decompresses it to a physical location or in memory.
<zipArchive variable>.ExtractFileListExtracts and decompresses a list of files found in an archive to a physical location.
<zipArchive variable>.ExtractPathReturns the path of a file found in the archive.
<zipArchive variable>.FileSizeReturns the size of one of the files found in the archive (in CAB, RAR, WDZ, ZIP, 7z, TAR or TGZ (TAR.GZ) format):
  • the compressed size of the file.
  • the size of file before compression.
<zipArchive variable>.FindFileFinds a file in an archive (in CAB, ZIP, RAR, WDZ or 7z format).
<zipArchive variable>.InfoFileReturns 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 file attributes.
  • The file encryption mode.
<zipArchive variable>.IsMultiReturns the type of archive: single-part archive or multi-part archive.
<zipArchive variable>.ListFileReturns the list of files found in an archive.
<zipArchive variable>.MergeMerges the different sub-archives found in a multi-part archive to create a single-part archive.
<zipArchive variable>.NbPartNeededReturns the number of parts of a given size required to split a single-part archive.
<zipArchive variable>.OpenOpens an existing archive.
<zipArchive variable>.OpenCABOpens an existing archive in CAB format.
<zipArchive variable>.OpenRAROpens an existing archive in RAR format.
<zipArchive variable>.SplitSplits an archive into several sub-archives of a given size.
<zipArchive>.SelectFileSelects files from an archive.
Remark: The archiving functions can be used in a thread without locking the other threads during their execution.
Related Examples:
The Zip functions Unit examples (WEBDEV): The Zip functions
[ + ] This example explains how to use the ZIP functions to create compressed archives.
These archives can have one of the following formats:
- WDZ
- ZIP
- or 7z
WD Zip Complete examples (WINDEV): WD Zip
[ + ] This example presents the use of archiving WLanguage functions with compression.
The following topics are presented in this example:
1/ How to create an archive?
2/ How to compress and uncompress files?
3/ How to manage Drag&Drop from the file explorer of Windows to a TreeView control?
Summary of the example supplied with WINDEV:
This example allows you to create and read compressed archives in WDZ, ZIP, CAB and RAR format (in read-only). This feature can be very useful to manage the automatic backups. Furthermore, the example allows you to create multi-volume archives.
Android ZIP Android (WINDEV Mobile): Android ZIP
[ + ] This example is used to browse the folder of the Android device while searching for ZIP archives.
The archives can be browsed and extracted into a directory of the device.
The folders and the files found in the archive can be extracted individually.
Minimum version required
  • Version 24
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