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zipCreate (Example)
Usage example of the zipCreate function
zipCreate (Function)
Creates an archive.
zipCreateExe (Function)
Creates a self-extracting archive as a 32-bit executable (.EXE).
zipCreateExe (Example)
Usage example of the zipCreateExe function
zipOpenCAB (Function)
Opens an existing archive in CAB format.
zipClose (Function)
Closes an archive.
zipChangePath (Function)
Modifies the stored path of a file in an archive (in ZIP, WDZ or 7z format).
zipExist (Function)
Determines whether an archive exists.
zipOpen (Function)
Opens an existing archive.
zipDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all files from an archive.
zipFileSize (Function)
Returns the size of one of the archive files (in CAB, RAR, WDZ, ZIP, 7z, gzip, TAR or TGZ (TAR.GZ) format):
  • the compressed size of the file.
  • the size of file before compression.
zipIsMulti (Function)
Returns the type of the archive: single-part archive or multi-part archive.
zipDeleteFile (Function)
Deletes a file from an archive.
zipPassword (Function)
Defines the password used to add files into the specified archive and to extract files from the specified archive (RAR, ZIP and WDZ format).
zipMerge (Function)
Merges the different sub-archives found in a multi-part archive to create a single-part archive.
zipClose (Example)
Usage example of the zipClose function
zipAddFile (Function)
Automatically adds and compresses any type of file into a CAB, ZIP, WDZ, 7z, TAR, gzip or TGZ (TAR.GZ) archive.
<zipArchive variable>.Create (Function)
Creates an archive.
zipArchive (Variable type)
The zipArchive type is used to handle archive files in the following formats: ZIP, CAB, RAR, WDZ, 7z, TAR, gzip or TGZ (TAR.GZ).
zipNbPartNeeded (Function)
Returns the number of parts of a given size required to split a single-part archive.
zipSelectFile (Function)
Selects files from an archive.
zipDeleteFile (Example)
Usage example of the zipDeleteFile function
zipDeleteFileList (Function)
Deletes a list of files from an archive.
zipAddFileList (Function)
Automatically adds and compresses a list of files into a ZIP, CAB, WDZ, 7z, TAR, gzip or TGZ (TAR.GZ) archive.
zipAddDirectory (Function)
Adds all the files found in a directory and in its subdirectories into an archive and compresses them.
zipNbFile (Function)
Returns the number of files found in an archive (in CAB, RAR, ZIP, WDZ or 7z format).
zipNbPart (Function)
Returns the number of sub-archives (parts) of an archive in CAB, RAR, ZIP, WDZ, 7z, gzip, TAR or TGZ (TAR.GZ) format.
zipInfoFile (Function)
Returns the characteristics of a file found an archive:
  • The name of the file and its stored path.
  • The initial size of the file.
  • The compressed size of file.
  • The date and time of file creation.
  • The date and time of file modification.
  • The date and time of file access.
  • The file attributes.
  • The file encryption mode.
zipListFile (Example)
Usage example of the zipListFile function
zipOpenRAR (Function)
Opens an existing archive in RAR format.
zipSize (Function)
Returns the size of the archive (in ZIP, RAR, CAB, WDZ, 7z, gzip, TAR or TGZ (TAR.GZ) format):
  • the size of all compressed files found in the archive.
  • the size of all files found in the archive before compression.
zipAddFile (Example)
Usage example of the zipAddFile function
The single-part and multi-part archives
Two types of archives are available...
zipEndAddingFile (Function)
Declares the end of the optimized addition of a series of files to an archive.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 3.
zipCurrentFile (Function)
Returns the name of the archived file currently handled by the functions for adding and extracting files.
zipStartAddingFile (Function)
Declares the start of the optimized addition of files to a CAB, ZIP, WDZ, 7z, TAR, gzip or TGZ (TAR.GZ) archive.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 3.
zipCompressionLevel (Function)
Changes the compression level used when creating an archive in ZIP format or in 7z format.
zipSplit (Function)
Splits an archive into several sub-archives of a given size.
zipListFile (Function)
Returns the list of files found in an archive.
fReportsAndQueriesDir (Function)
Returns:
  • the full path of the directory for the custom reports and queries. This directory corresponds to the directory of the reports and queries visible by the user who created them.
  • the full path of the directory for the shared reports and queries. This directory corresponds to the directory of the reports and queries visible by all the application users.
zipInfoFile (Example)
Usage example of the zipInfoFile function
zipExtractFile (Function)
Extracts a file from an archive and automatically decompresses it to a physical location or in memory.
zipExtractPath (Function)
Returns the path of a file found in the archive.
zipAddDirectory (Example)
Usage example of the zipAddDirectory function
zipFindFile (Function)
Search for a file in an archive (CAB, ZIP, RAR, WDZ, 7z, gzip, TAR or TGZ (TAR.GZ) format).
zipExtractAll (Example)
Usage example of the zipExtractAll function
zipExtractFile (Example)
Usage example of the zipExtractFile function
zipNbPartNeeded (Example)
Usage example of the zipNbPartNeeded function
zipNbPart (Example)
Usage example of the zipNbPart function
zipNbFile (Example)
Usage example of the zipNbFile function
zipExtractDirectory (Function)
Automatically extracts and decompresses files from a directory in the file tree of an archive to a physical location.
WLanguage procedure called by zipAddFileList
WLanguage procedure ("Callback") used by zipAddFileList to manage the progress of files being added to the archive.
zipCurrentFile (Example)
Usage example of the zipCurrentFile function
zipExtractAll (Function)
Extracts all files from an archive and decompresses them.
zipExtractFileList (Function)
Extracts and decompresses a list of files found in an archive to a physical location.
WLanguage procedure called by zipAddDirectory
WLanguage procedure ("Callback") called when adding files with zipAddDirectory.
WLanguage procedure called by zipAddFile
WLanguage procedure ("Callback") used by zipAddFile to manage the progress of files being added to the archive.
WLanguage procedure called by zipAddDirectory to handle the progress bar
WLanguage procedure ("Callback") used by zipAddDirectory to manage the progress of files being added to the archive.
Archiving function constants
List of constants used by the archiving functions.
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