Re: revZip functions, compressing and extracting folder for transfer
I pulled the zip archiving functions out of the Master Library stack. It worked...except that it truncated the first character of every filename in the archive. This is the offending code from the addFolderToArchive handler: put theFile into theArchiveItemName put offset(pRootFolderPath, theArchiveItemName) into theCharNo if theCharNo is 0 then return "file is not in expected folder" delete char 1 to (the number of chars of pRootFolderPath + 1) of theArchiveItemName # strip root folder up to slash (zip item names shouldn't start with a slash) The value I see for pRootFolderPath includes the ending slash, so the "+ 1" here is deleting the first character of the filename. Can I just remove the "+ 1"? Will that make it work on Windows but fail on another system? On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Phil Davis via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Here is a sanitized version of a simple zip library stack I use in > projects. It keeps me from having to get down into the nuts and bolts every > time I want to zip a file: > >https://www.dropbox.com/s/t8z27p8cy5ir1v9/libZip.livecode?dl=0 > > HTH - > Phil Davis > > > > On 3/4/17 9:25 AM, Matt Maier via use-livecode wrote: > >> Is there an overview or tutorial on how to use the revZip functions? >> >> Do I have to use each individual function to manually describe the process >> of creating and using a zip archive? >> >> Like, to create the archive, do I have to write my own code to open it, >> repeat for each file and/or each folder, find and specify the name and >> contents and format of each file, then close it, then remember to delete >> it >> later...or is there a command somewhere that just takes a folder and >> returns a zipped version of that folder? >> >> The same question for extracting an archive. Do I have to open it, >> enumerate the files, repeat for each file and/or folder, figure out that >> file's name, contents, and format, copy the file to an appropriate new >> file, then close it, then remember to delete it later...or is there a >> command that just takes a *.zip and returns an extracted folder? >> >> I already spent a couple hours trying various combinations of quotes >> around >> the parameters to add something to an archive before I figured out put the >> data into the URL as a binfile manually. Then this morning I ran across a >> different revZip function to add a file directly, instead of raw data, >> which I guess is what I was doing. So it would be nice to find out that >> there's already a function that does all of the obvious zip archive stuff >> automatically and correctly. >> ___ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> > -- > Phil Davis > > > ___ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: revZip functions, compressing and extracting folder for transfer
Here is a sanitized version of a simple zip library stack I use in projects. It keeps me from having to get down into the nuts and bolts every time I want to zip a file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t8z27p8cy5ir1v9/libZip.livecode?dl=0 HTH - Phil Davis On 3/4/17 9:25 AM, Matt Maier via use-livecode wrote: Is there an overview or tutorial on how to use the revZip functions? Do I have to use each individual function to manually describe the process of creating and using a zip archive? Like, to create the archive, do I have to write my own code to open it, repeat for each file and/or each folder, find and specify the name and contents and format of each file, then close it, then remember to delete it later...or is there a command somewhere that just takes a folder and returns a zipped version of that folder? The same question for extracting an archive. Do I have to open it, enumerate the files, repeat for each file and/or folder, figure out that file's name, contents, and format, copy the file to an appropriate new file, then close it, then remember to delete it later...or is there a command that just takes a *.zip and returns an extracted folder? I already spent a couple hours trying various combinations of quotes around the parameters to add something to an archive before I figured out put the data into the URL as a binfile manually. Then this morning I ran across a different revZip function to add a file directly, instead of raw data, which I guess is what I was doing. So it would be nice to find out that there's already a function that does all of the obvious zip archive stuff automatically and correctly. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode -- Phil Davis ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: revZip functions, compressing and extracting folder for transfer
On 3/4/17 11:25 AM, Matt Maier via use-livecode wrote: Is there an overview or tutorial on how to use the revZip functions? Under the Help menu, choose Sample Stacks and search for "revZip". There are a couple of stacks there. Also under the Help menu, choose Tutorials. There is one lesson on using revZip. I think there used to be a sample stack included inside the Mac app bundle, or inside the Windows app folder, but I don't see it now in LC 9. It may be in an older version. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
revZip functions, compressing and extracting folder for transfer
Is there an overview or tutorial on how to use the revZip functions? Do I have to use each individual function to manually describe the process of creating and using a zip archive? Like, to create the archive, do I have to write my own code to open it, repeat for each file and/or each folder, find and specify the name and contents and format of each file, then close it, then remember to delete it later...or is there a command somewhere that just takes a folder and returns a zipped version of that folder? The same question for extracting an archive. Do I have to open it, enumerate the files, repeat for each file and/or folder, figure out that file's name, contents, and format, copy the file to an appropriate new file, then close it, then remember to delete it later...or is there a command that just takes a *.zip and returns an extracted folder? I already spent a couple hours trying various combinations of quotes around the parameters to add something to an archive before I figured out put the data into the URL as a binfile manually. Then this morning I ran across a different revZip function to add a file directly, instead of raw data, which I guess is what I was doing. So it would be nice to find out that there's already a function that does all of the obvious zip archive stuff automatically and correctly. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
