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ZipFile.Open

Creates a new zip archive.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server FileMaker iOS SDK
Compression 3.4 Yes Yes No Yes Yes

Deprecated

This function was deprecated. Use Archive.Compress instead.

MBS( "ZipFile.Open"; Path { ; Mode } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
Path Native file path. $path
Mode The appending mode: 0 to create a new archive (default), 1 create on file end, 2 append to existing archive. 0 Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Creates a new zip archive.

Deprecated. Please use Archive.Compress for new projects.

This function requires a native path. Use Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to convert a FileMaker path to a native path if required. If you like to have the user choose the path, you can use FileDialog functions.
For Server be aware that server has limited permissions and may not be able to access all files on a computer.

Examples

Create new archive:

MBS( "ZipFile.Open"; "c:\folder\test.zip"; 0 )

See also

Example Databases

FileMaker Magazin

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 12nd June 2020


ZipFile.CreateFile   -   ZipFile.SetCompressionLevel

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