VBScript

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. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set zip = CreateObject("Chilkat.Zip")

success = zip.OpenZip("test.zip")
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set entry = CreateObject("Chilkat.ZipEntry")

success = zip.EntryOf("hamlet.xml",entry)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

entry.FileName = "hamlet2.xml"

success = zip.EntryOf("helloWorld.pl",entry)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

entry.FileName = "hw.pl"

' Now unzip to the "test" subdirectory, under our current
' working directory:
numFilesUnzipped = zip.Unzip("test")
If (numFilesUnzipped < 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

outFile.Close