(DataFlex) Unzip Text File to String

Demonstrates how to open a .zip and extract the 1st file (assuming it's a text file) to a string variable.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoZip
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vEntry
    Handle hoEntry
    String sFileContents
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatZip)) To hoZip
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoZip))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoZip
    End

    Get ComOpenZip Of hoZip "qa_data/zips/EC16100.zip" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoZip To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Get the 1st file in the .zip
    Get ComGetEntryByIndex Of hoZip 0 To vEntry
    If (IsComObject(vEntry)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatZipEntry)) To hoEntry
        Set pvComObject Of hoEntry To vEntry
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoZip To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Showln "No files in this zip."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComUnzipToString Of hoEntry 0 "utf-8" To sFileContents
    Showln sFileContents

    Send Destroy of hoEntry


End_Procedure