revZipExtractItemToVariable

Type

command

Summary

Extracts the data from an item in a zip archive and places it in a variable

Syntax

revZipExtractItemToVariable <archivePath>, <itemName>, <variableName>

Description

Use the revZipExtractItemToVariable command to load an item from a zip archive into memory as a variable in your LiveCode program. The archive must already have been opened by using the revZipOpenArchive command.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
archivePath		The absolute path to the zip archive to extract from.
itemName		The name of the item in the zip archive to extract.
variableName		The name of a variable in your LiveCode program to place the extracted data. If the revZipExtractItemToVariable command encounters an error, then the result will be set to an error code beginning with "ziperr", otherwise the result will be empty.

Examples

revZipExtractItemToVariable tArchive, "myZippedItem", "tItemData"

Related

command: revZipOpenArchive, revZipExtractItemToFile

function: revZipEnumerateItems

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 2.7.3

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile