zipListFile (Function)

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zipListFile (Function)

In french: zipListeFichier

Returns the list of files found in an archive.

New in version 2025

The gzip format (.gz extension) is now supported.

Example

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MyArchive is zipArchive
// Open an archive
ResOpenArchive = zipOpen(MyArchive, "C:\Temp\MyArchive.ZIP")
IF ResOpenArchive = 0 THEN
	...
	// Return the list of files found in the archive
	AListOfFiles = zipListFile(MyArchive)
	// Display files in a List Box control
	ListAdd(LIST_ZipFile, AListOfFiles)
	...
END

Syntax

<Result> = zipListFile(<Archive>)

<Result>: Character string

List of files found in the archive. This list uses the following format:
<Stored path> + CR + <Stored path 2> + CR +...

<Stored path> corresponds to the file name and path (if the file path was stored when the file was added into the archive).

<Archive>: Character string or zipArchive variable

Name of the archive to be used.
This name can correspond to:
an archive name defined with zipOpen or zipCreate.
the name of a variable of type zipArchive.
zipArchive variables are not available in Java.

Remarks

Reminder

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

Number of files in an archive

The number of files found in an archive is returned by zipNbFile.

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".


zipAddFile	File location	zipNone	zipDirectory	zipDrive
zipAddFile("Archi", "File.txt")	C:\Temp\File.txt	File.txt	File.txt	File.txt
zipAddFile("Archi", "Data\File.txt")	C:\Temp\Data\File.txt	File.txt	Data\File.txt	Data\File.txt
zipAddFile("Archi", "D:\Data\File.txt")	D:\Data\File.txt	File.txt	Data\File.txt	D:\Data\File.txt

Remark: If the constant zipDisk is used, WDZ format memorizes the full path of the file (including drive letter), whereas ZIP format does not memorize the drive letter.

Business / UI classification: Business Logic

Component: wd300zip.dll