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ZipFile.WriteFile

Reads a file and writes it to the zip archive.

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

MBS( "ZipFile.WriteFile"; Path ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

Path The native file path to the file to read and put into the archive. $path

Parameter	Description	Example
Path	The native file path to the file to read and put into the archive.	$path

Result

Returns OK on success.

Description

Reads a file and writes it to the zip archive.
Please use ZipFile.CreateFile first to create a new file before writing to it.
This works with all types of files.

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

Creates a file:

MBS( "ZipFile.CreateFile"; "test.txt"; $date )
MBS( "ZipFile.WriteFile"; "/tmp/test.txt" )

Blog Entries

MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 4.2pr1

FileMaker Magazin

Ausgabe 5/2013, Seite 22

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 20th April 2017

ZipFile.WriteContainer - ZipFile.WriteHex

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