revZipOpenArchive

Type

command

Summary

Opens a zip archive for processing in LiveCode.

Syntax

revZipOpenArchive <archivePath>, <mode>

Description

Use the revZipOpenArchive command to load a zip archive into memory and make it available for processing. This command needs to be issued before trying to get any information from, or make any changes to, an archive.

The revZipOpenArchive command should be followed by a matching revZipCloseArchive command, once the archive is no longer needed. Any changes made to an archive will not be written to disk until revZipCloseArchive is called.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
archivePath		The absolute path to the zip archive to open.
mode	enum

Examples

revZipOpenArchive tArchive, tMode

revZipOpenArchive the cArchive of me, "read"

Related

command: revZipAddUncompressedItemWithFile, revZipAddUncompressedItemWithData, revZipDeleteItem, revZipCloseArchive, revZipExtractItemToVariable, revZipAddItemWithData

constant: empty

function: result

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 2.7.3

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile