Unicode C

Unzip a .zip Archive

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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. Unicode C

#include <C_CkZipW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkZipW zip;
    int unzipCount;

    success = FALSE;

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

    zip = CkZipW_Create();

    success = CkZipW_OpenZip(zip,L"my_files.zip");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkZipW_lastErrorText(zip));
        CkZipW_Dispose(zip);
        return;
    }

    // Returns the number of files and directories unzipped.
    // Unzips to /my_files, re-creating the directory tree
    // from the .zip.
    unzipCount = CkZipW_Unzip(zip,L"/my_files");
    if (unzipCount < 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkZipW_lastErrorText(zip));
    }
    else {
        wprintf(L"Success!\n");
    }



    CkZipW_Dispose(zip);

    }