Node.js

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. Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var zip = new chilkat.Zip();

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

    var 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.log(zip.LastErrorText);
    }
    else {
        console.log("Success!");
    }


}

chilkatExample();