(Visual Basic 6.0) Unzip Files to Byte Array

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

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

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

Dim zip As New ChilkatZip

Dim success As Long
success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/zips/test.zip")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Iterate of each entry in the zip.
' An entry can be a file or directory entry.  For each file, unzip to a byte array.
Dim numEntries As Long
numEntries = zip.NumEntries
Debug.Print "NumEntries = " & numEntries
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Do While i < numEntries
    Dim entry As ChilkatZipEntry
    Set entry = zip.GetEntryByIndex(i)
    If (entry.IsDirectory = 0) Then
        Dim fileData() As Byte
        fileData = entry.Inflate()
        ' Do whatever you wish with the file data...
    End If

    i = i + 1
Loop

zip.CloseZip 

Debug.Print "Finished."