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Change a Filename before Unzipping

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How to open a zip and modify the filename of one or more files within the zip before unzipping.

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$zip = new COM("Chilkat.Zip");

$success = $zip->OpenZip('test.zip');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$entry = new COM("Chilkat.ZipEntry");

$success = $zip->EntryOf('hamlet.xml',$entry);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$entry->FileName = 'hamlet2.xml';

$success = $zip->EntryOf('helloWorld.pl',$entry);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$entry->FileName = 'hw.pl';

// Now unzip to the "test" subdirectory, under our current
// working directory:
$numFilesUnzipped = $zip->Unzip('test');
if ($numFilesUnzipped < 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// The filenames within the .zip are unchanged, but it unzipped
// test/hw.pl and test/hamlet2.xm

?>