zipDeleteFile (Function)

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Subscript of files in the archive
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zipDeleteFile (Function)

In french: zipSupprimeFichier

Deletes a file from an archive.

Versions 18 and later

This function now supports the 7z format.

New in version 18

This function now supports the 7z format.

Versions 19 and later

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 19

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

See additional examples

// Create the archive
ResOpen = zipOpen("MyArchive", "C:\Temp\Archive.zip")
// In Windows Mobile:
// ResOpen = zipOpen("MyArchive", "\Temp\Archive.zip")
IF ResOpen = 0 THEN
...
// Delete "File.doc"
ResDelete = zipDeleteFile("MyArchive", "File.doc")
...
END

MyArchive is zipArchive
// Create the archive
ResOpen = zipOpen(MyArchive, "C:\Temp\Archive.zip")
// In Windows Mobile:
// ResOpen = zipOpen(MyArchive, "\Temp\Archive.zip")

IF ResOpen = 0 THEN
...
// Delete "File.doc"
ResDelete = zipDeleteFile(MyArchive, "File.doc")
...
END

Syntax

Deleting a file according to its subscript Hide the details

<Result> = zipDeleteFile(<Archive> , <File subscript>)

<Result>: Integer

0 if the file was deleted,
An error code (value greater than 0) otherwise. The message corresponding to the error code is returned by zipMsgError.

<Archive>: Character string (with quotes) or zipArchive variable

Name of archive to use.
This name can correspond to:
the name of an archive, defined by zipOpen or zipCreate.
Versions 15 and later
the name of a zipArchive variable.
New in version 15
the name of a zipArchive variable.
the name of a zipArchive variable.

<File subscript>: Integer

Subscript of the file that must be deleted from the archive. This subscript is returned by zipFindFile.

Deleting a file according to its path Hide the details

<Result> = zipDeleteFile(<Archive> , <File path>)

<Result>: Integer

0 if the file was deleted,
An error code (value greater than 0) otherwise. The message corresponding to the error code is returned by zipMsgError.

<Archive>: Character string (with quotes) or zipArchive variable

Name of archive to use.
This name can correspond to:
the name of an archive, defined by zipOpen or zipCreate.
Versions 15 and later
the name of a zipArchive variable.
New in version 15
the name of a zipArchive variable.
the name of a zipArchive variable.

<File path>: Character string (with quotes)

Stored path of the file that must be deleted from the archive.

Remarks

Use conditions

The files can be deleted from an archive if:

The archive exists (an archive is created by zipCreate).
The archive is accessible in read/write.
The archive is a single-part archive.

Caution:

Archives in RAR format: This function is not available.
Archives in CAB format: This function is not available.
Archives in TAR or TGZ (TAR.GZ) format: This function is not available.
Archives in 7z format: The archive is entirely compressed whenever zipDeleteFile is called. This function is recommended when deleting a single file. If several files must be deleted from the archive, use zipDeleteFileList.

Reminder:

Only the archives in ZIP, TAR and TGZ (TAR.GZ) format are available.
Only the archives in ZIP format are available.

Error codes

The following error codes are returned:

2: Access denied: the user has no sufficient rights.
3: The archive is corrupted.
4: The path does not exist in the archive.
5: Unable to write into the archive.

Subscript of files in the archive

When a file is added into an archive, a subscript is automatically assigned to the file. This subscript corresponds to the order in which the files are included in the archive.

To select a file in the archive, you can use:

The subscript of the element (the subscript of an element is returned by zipFindFile).
The stored path of element.

Important: Once the files have been deleted, the subscripts of the remaining files are modified. The subscripts of the files found after the deleted file are automatically decremented by 1.

Stored path

The table below presents the paths stored in the archive according to:

the access path to the file,
the path section to store.

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 zipDrive constant is used, the WDZ format stores the full path of the file (including the drive letter) while the ZIP format does not store the drive letter.

The zipDrive constant is equivalent to the zipDirectory constant.

The directory and the disk are not stored in the archive path. Only the file name and extension are stored.

Business / UI classification: Business Logic

Component: wd260zip.dll