(.NET Core C#) Unzip a .zip Archive

Demonstrates how to open a .zip archive and unzip. The Unzip method extracts the files and directories from a .zip archive and recreates the directory tree rooted at the directory path passed to Unzip.

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Chilkat.Zip zip = new Chilkat.Zip();

bool success;

//  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = zip.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if (success != true) {
    Console.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = zip.OpenZip("my_files.zip");
if (success != true) {
    Console.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

int unzipCount;

//  Returns the number of files and directories unzipped.
//  Unzips to /my_files, re-creating the directory tree
//  from the .zip.
unzipCount = zip.Unzip("/my_files");
if (unzipCount < 0) {
    Console.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText);
}
else {
    Console.WriteLine("Success!");
}