Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Archive.Content

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Archive.Content

Lists content of archive as JSON.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
Archive	9.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "Archive.Content"; Archive { ; Passphrase } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

Archive Either container with archive or native file path. "C:\test\test.zip"

Passphrase Optional
Password to use.

Parameter	Description	Example value
Archive	Either container with archive or native file path.	"C:\test\test.zip"
Passphrase	Optional Password to use.

Result

Returns JSON or error.

Description

Lists content of archive as JSON.
JSON has an entry count for the file count, an entry format for the format type and an entry for files array.

Examples

Check archive content:

Set Variable [ $list ; Value: MBS("Archive.Content"; If(IsEmpty($Path); $Container; $Path)) ]
If [ MBS("IsError") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Failed to read container" ; $list ]
Else
Set Field [ $Content ; MBS("JSON.Colorize"; $list) ]
End If

Get content of encrypted archive:

MBS( "Archive.Content";
"/Users/cs/Desktop/invoices-2019-02-12_1924.zip"; /* path to archive (or container) */
"98234kjh245234" /* password */)

Blog Entries

MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 9.2pr1

Release notes

Version 9.2
- Changed Archive.Content to return error if archive is broken.
- Fixed Archive.Content to return flags correctly.

Created 8th December 2018, last changed 12nd February 2019

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