PureBasic Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Unzip Files to Byte Array

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Demonstrates how to unzip each file contained in a .zip to an in-memory byte array. PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkZip.pb"
IncludeFile "CkZipEntry.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    zip.i = CkZip::ckCreate()
    If zip.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkZip::ckOpenZip(zip,"qa_data/zips/test.zip")
    If success = 0
        Debug CkZip::ckLastErrorText(zip)
        CkZip::ckDispose(zip)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ;  Iterate of each entry in the zip.
    ;  An entry can be a file or directory entry.  For each file, unzip to a byte array.
    numEntries.i = CkZip::ckNumEntries(zip)
    Debug "NumEntries = " + Str(numEntries)

    entry.i = CkZipEntry::ckCreate()
    If entry.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    i.i = 0
    While i < numEntries
        CkZip::ckEntryAt(zip,i,entry)
        If CkZipEntry::ckIsDirectory(entry) = 0
ERROR - PureBasic is an array language = CkZipEntry::ckInflate(entry)
            ;  Do whatever you wish with the file data...
        EndIf

        i = i + 1
    Wend

    CkZip::ckCloseZip(zip)

    Debug "Finished."


    CkZip::ckDispose(zip)
    CkZipEntry::ckDispose(entry)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure