Delphi DLL Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

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. Delphi DLL

var
success: Boolean;
zip: HCkZip;
unzipDir: PWideChar;
n: Integer;
entry: HCkZipEntry;
i: Integer;

begin
success := False;

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

zip := CkZip_Create();

success := CkZip_OpenZip(zip,'my_files.zip');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkZip__lastErrorText(zip));
    Exit;
  end;

unzipDir := '/temp/unzipDir';

//  Get the number of files and directories in the .zip
n := CkZip_getNumEntries(zip);

entry := CkZipEntry_Create();

i := 0;
while i < n do
  begin

    CkZip_EntryAt(zip,i,entry);
    if (CkZipEntry_getIsDirectory(entry) = False) then
      begin
        //  (the filename may include a path)
        Memo1.Lines.Add(CkZipEntry__fileName(entry));

        //  Your application may choose to unzip this entry
        //  based on the filename.
        //  If the entry should be unzipped, then call Extract(unzipDir)
        success := CkZipEntry_Extract(entry,unzipDir);
        if (success = False) then
          begin
            Memo1.Lines.Add(CkZipEntry__lastErrorText(entry));
            Exit;
          end;

      end;
    i := i + 1;
  end;

CkZip_Dispose(zip);
CkZipEntry_Dispose(entry);