C#

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. C#

bool success = false;

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

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

success = zip.OpenZip("my_files.zip");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

string unzipDir = "/temp/unzipDir";

// Get the number of files and directories in the .zip
int n = zip.NumEntries;

Chilkat.ZipEntry entry = new Chilkat.ZipEntry();

int i = 0;
while (i < n) {

    zip.EntryAt(i,entry);
    if (entry.IsDirectory == false) {
        // (the filename may include a path)
        Debug.WriteLine(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 == false) {
            Debug.WriteLine(entry.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

    }

    i = i + 1;
}