VBScript

Unzip Selected Files from a Zip Archive

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Demonstrates how to iterate over the files contained within a .zip and unzip specific files. 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("my_files.zip")
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

unzipDir = "/temp/unzipDir"

' Get the number of files and directories in the .zip
n = zip.NumEntries

set entry = CreateObject("Chilkat.ZipEntry")

i = 0
Do While i < n

    success = zip.EntryAt(i,entry)
    If (entry.IsDirectory = 0) Then
        ' (the filename may include a path)
        outFile.WriteLine(entry.FileName)

        ' Your application may choose to unzip this entry
        ' based on the filename.
        ' If the entry should be unzipped, then call Extract(unzipDir)
        success = entry.Extract(unzipDir)
        If (success = 0) Then
            outFile.WriteLine(entry.LastErrorText)
            WScript.Quit
        End If

    End If

    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close