xzipOpen.vi

Create a zipfile.

pathname contain on Windows NT a filename like "c:\\dir\\zipfile.zip" or on an Unix computer "dir/zipfile.zip".

if the file pathname exist and append=1, the zip will be created at the end of the file. (useful if the file contain a self extractor code)

If the zipfile cannot be opened, the return value is NULL.

Else, the return value is a zipFile Handle, usable with other function of this xzip package.

WARNING: Do not use append=1 for normal operation (inserting a

compressed file into the zip archive), you CANNOT

append compressed files to an existing archive.


Connector Pane

xzipOpen.vi


Controls and Indicators

cstr

pathname

ii32

Result

idlrn

file