(PureBasic) Unzip a .zip Archive

Demonstrates how to open a .zip archive and unzip. The Unzip method extracts the files and directories from a .zip archive and recreates the directory tree rooted at the directory path passed to Unzip.

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IncludeFile "CkZip.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    ; This example requires 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.i = CkZip::ckOpenZip(zip,"my_files.zip")
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkZip::ckLastErrorText(zip)
        CkZip::ckDispose(zip)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    unzipCount.i

    ; Returns the number of files and directories unzipped.
    ; Unzips to /my_files, re-creating the directory tree
    ; from the .zip.
    unzipCount = CkZip::ckUnzip(zip,"/my_files")
    If unzipCount < 0
        Debug CkZip::ckLastErrorText(zip)
    Else
        Debug "Success!"
    EndIf



    CkZip::ckDispose(zip)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure