Description

The UnzipToFolder property is used by the Unzip method to determine where to unzip files to.

You can specify an absolute path, a relative path, or you can leave the UnzipToFolder property empty. If left empty, files will be unzipped into the application's current directory. If a relative path is used, the path must be relative to the application's current directory.

As described in the brief introduction to the zip format topic, files that are stored in a zip file can contain path information. This path information is always appended to the path indicated in the UnzipToFolder property unless the PreservePaths property has been set to False. In other words, if a file is stored in the zip file with a path and filename of "pictures\picture1.bmp", and the UnzipToFolder property is set to "c:\incoming", then Xceed Zip will create a folder called "pictures" and unzip the file as "c:\incoming\pictures\picture1.bmp". If PreservePaths is set to False, then Xceed Zip will unzip the file as "c:\incoming\picture1.bmp".

The UnzipToFolder property requires a path only (no filename) and does not require a trailing backslash.

Data type

String

Default value

Empty

UINT XzGetUnzipToFolder( HXCEEDZIP hZip, TCHAR* pszBuffer, UINT uMaxLength )
void XzSetUnzipToFolder( HXCEEDZIP hZip, const TCHAR* pszValue )

Remarks

The Unzip method will automatically create any folders that don't already exist in order to be able to unzip into the folder specified in the UnzipToFolder property.

Applicable methods

Unzip