(Classic ASP) Extract a .tar.gz Archive to a Directory

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This example demonstrates how to use the UnTarGz method to extract a .tar.gz archive to a specified directory.

The method performs both the Gzip decompression and TAR extraction in a single step. It operates in streaming mode, meaning it does not create temporary files and uses a constant, minimal amount of memory regardless of archive size.

The bNoAbsolute parameter is set to cktrue in this example to prevent extraction of files with absolute paths. This is a safety measure that helps avoid overwriting files in unintended locations (such as system directories).

This method is ideal for efficiently extracting large .tar.gz archives while maintaining security and low memory usage.

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<html>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
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<%
success = 0

' This example demonstrates how to extract a .tar.gz archive to a directory.

set gzip = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Gzip")

' The .tar.gz file to be extracted:
tgzPath = "c:/temp/archive.tar.gz"

' The destination directory:
destDir = "c:/temp/outputDir"

' Set to 1 to prevent extraction of files with absolute paths:
noAbsolute = 1

' Extract the archive:
success = gzip.UnTarGz(tgzPath,destDir,noAbsolute)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( gzip.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Archive successfully extracted to: " & destDir) & "</pre>"

%>
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