DataFlex

Untar a .tar Archive

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Untar a .tar archive. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoTar
    Integer iFileCount
    String sTemp1

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

    // Untar a .tar archive.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatTar)) To hoTar
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoTar))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoTar
    End

    // Untar into c:/temp/untarDir.  The directory tree(s) contained
    // within the TAR archive will be re-created rooted at this
    // directory.
    Set ComUntarFromDir Of hoTar To "/Users/chilkat/temp/untarDir"

    // If any filepaths within the Tar archive are absolute,
    // automatically make them relative by removing the first
    // forward or backward slash.  This protects from untarring
    // files to unexpected locations.
    Set ComNoAbsolutePaths Of hoTar To True

    Get ComUntar Of hoTar "/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar" To iFileCount
    If (iFileCount < 0) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoTar To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
    End
    Else Begin
        Showln "Untarred " iFileCount " files and directories"
    End



End_Procedure