Visual Basic 6.0

Unzip Selected Files from a Zip Archive

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Demonstrates how to iterate over the files contained within a .zip and unzip specific files. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim zip As New ChilkatZip

success = zip.OpenZip("my_files.zip")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim unzipDir As String
unzipDir = "/temp/unzipDir"

' Get the number of files and directories in the .zip
Dim n As Long
n = zip.NumEntries

Dim entry As New ChilkatZipEntry

Dim i As Long
i = 0
Do While i < n

    success = zip.EntryAt(i,entry)
    If (entry.IsDirectory = 0) Then
        ' (the filename may include a path)
        Debug.Print entry.FileName

        ' Your application may choose to unzip this entry
        ' based on the filename.
        ' If the entry should be unzipped, then call Extract(unzipDir)
        success = entry.Extract(unzipDir)
        If (success = 0) Then
            Debug.Print entry.LastErrorText
            Exit Sub
        End If

    End If

    i = i + 1
Loop