(PowerBuilder) Untar a .tar.gz (.tgz) Compressed Archive

Untar a .tar.gz (.tgz) GZIP compressed archive.

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

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Tar
integer li_Success

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

// Untar a .tar archive.
loo_Tar = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Tar" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Tar.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Tar")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Tar
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Untar into c:/temp/untarDir.  The directory tree(s) contained
// within the TAR archive will be re-created rooted at this
// directory.
loo_Tar.UntarFromDir = "/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.
loo_Tar.NoAbsolutePaths = 1

li_Success = loo_Tar.UntarGz("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.gz")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Tar.LastErrorText
else
    Write-Debug "Success"
end if



destroy loo_Tar