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Archive.Extract
Extracts files in an archive.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Archive | 9.0 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
MBS( "Archive.Extract"; Archive; FileList; DestinationFolder { ; Passphrase; Options } ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archive | Either container with archive or native file path. | "C:\test\test.zip" | |
| FileList | Optional list of files to extract. Pass empty text when you need all files. |
"" | |
| DestinationFolder | The native path to the destination folder. | "/Users/cs/Desktop" | |
| Passphrase | Password to use. | Optional | |
| Options | Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 14.3 or newer. The options to pass to reader. This is a comma-separated list of options. Option names can be prefixed with module name. |
Optional |
Result
Returns OK or error.
Description
Extracts files in an archive.Restores file permissions, times, Mac metadata and file flags.
Use Archive.ExtractFile if you only need one file as container.
You may need to use Plugin.LoadIconvLibrary to load iconv library for text conversion.
Examples
Expand an archive:
MBS( "Archive.Extract";
"/Users/cs/Desktop/invoices-2019-02-12_1924.zip"; /* path to archive (or container) */
"" /* all files */;
"/Users/cs/Desktop/"; /* dest */
"98234kjh245234" /* password */)
See also
- Archive.ExtractFile
- Archive.FileList
- Archive.Verify
- Plugin.LoadIconvLibrary
- RegEx.Extract
- UnZipFile.OpenContainer
- UnZipFile.OpenFile
Release notes
- Version 14.3
- Added Options parameter for Archive.Content, Archive.Extract, Archive.ExtractFile, Archive.FileList and Archive.GZipDecompress functions.
- Version 10.4
- Added Archive.ExtractFile function.
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Created 11st December 2018, last changed 4th July 2024
