Visual Basic 6.0

Open and Unzip an AES Encrypted Zip

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Open and unzip an AES encrypted Zip. 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("/myZips/aes.zip")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Set the password needed to unzip.
' This password must match the password used when the zip
' was created.
zip.DecryptPassword = "myPassword"

Dim unzipCount As Long

' Unzip the .zip into /unzipDir.   
' Returns the number of files and directories unzipped.
unzipCount = zip.Unzip("/unzipDir/")
If (unzipCount < 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
Else
    Debug.Print "Success!"
End If