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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. PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$zip = New-Object Chilkat.Zip

$success = $zip.OpenZip("test.zip")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$entry = New-Object Chilkat.ZipEntry

$success = $zip.EntryOf("hamlet.xml",$entry)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$entry.FileName = "hamlet2.xml"

$success = $zip.EntryOf("helloWorld.pl",$entry)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$entry.FileName = "hw.pl"

# Now unzip to the "test" subdirectory, under our current
# working directory:
$numFilesUnzipped = $zip.Unzip("test")
if ($numFilesUnzipped -lt 0) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

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