Browser a folder compressed in zip!!

theHobbit · Post by **theHobbit** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:02 am

Hi, Anyone knows a way to browser a folder that is compressed in a zip?

I'm using the unzip library to browse a zip file, but what happens if there is a folder in the zip file and i wan't to see what files are inside that folder. Do I have to uncompress all the folder first? Well hope someone can help? Thanks in advance!!

Yodajr · Post by **Yodajr** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:49 pm

I'm using the unzip library to browse a zip file

Sorry for that, but how do you do that ? ;)

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:36 am

http://www.pkware.com/documents/casestudies/APPNOTE.TXT

Jim

Tong · Post by **Tong** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:38 pm

The unzip library (which one do you use? I use the one created by Gilles Vollant) organizes folders and files in the form of a linear list instead of a tree list.

Suppose I have a zip file containing the following folders and files:

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	&#91;+&#93;My folder
		*Main.cpp
		*Tex.png
		&#91;+&#93;Scrshot
			*Scrshot001.png
	&#91;+&#93;My App
		*Eboot.pbp

Where [+] denote a folder and * denote a file.

When I browse the zip file using unzGoToFirstFile followed by unzGoToNextFile and unzGetCurrentFileInfo continuously, I will get some entries with the following filenames:

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My folder/
My folder/Main.cpp
My folder/Tex.png
My folder/Scrshot/
My folder/Scrshot/ Scrshot001.png
My App/
My App/Eboot.pbp

Then, you can create your own tree list using these filenames. The hint is that, all folder entries are with uncompressed size 0B.

After creating the tree list, you can select whatever folders you want and display the files inside.
Hope this can help you.