Delphi ActiveX

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. Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
zip: TChilkatZip;
unzipCount: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

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

zip := TChilkatZip.Create(Self);

success := zip.OpenZip('my_files.zip');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// 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) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Success!');
  end;
end;