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Unzip a .zip Archive

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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. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Zip
integer li_UnzipCount

li_Success = 0

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loo_Zip = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Zip.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Zip")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Zip
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

li_Success = loo_Zip.OpenZip("my_files.zip")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Zip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Zip
    return
end if

// Returns the number of files and directories unzipped.
// Unzips to /my_files, re-creating the directory tree
// from the .zip.
li_UnzipCount = loo_Zip.Unzip("/my_files")
if li_UnzipCount < 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Zip.LastErrorText
else
    Write-Debug "Success!"
end if



destroy loo_Zip