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ZIP Plugin

The ZIP Plugin of the 365 business Proxy Application enables the creation, unpacking and display of ZIP archives on local drives, network drives or via UNC paths.

It is one of the Standard Plugins and can be installed directly via the Proxy Application Clients page in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

AL integration

The following functions are available via the codeunit bdev.PRX Proxy Application (ID 5523630).

Functions

Create ZIP compressed archive (ZipArchive)

success: Boolean := ZipArchive([clientId: Guid;] filePath: Text; archivePath: Text[; password: Text][; compressionLevel: Integer][; overwrite: Boolean])

Parameters

  • clientId: Guid (Optional)
    Specifies the ID of the Proxy Application Client on which the operation is to be performed.
  • filePath: Text
    Specifies the path or UNC path of the file or directory to be compressed.
  • archivePath: Text
    Specifies the path or UNC path of the ZIP file.
  • password: Text (Optional)
    Specifies the password used to protect the ZIP archive.
  • compressionLevel: Integer (Optional)
    Specifies the compression level from 0-9. The default value is 5 (normal).
  • overwrite: Boolean (Optional)
    Specifies whether the destination file should be overwritten.

Return value

Returns true if the ZIP archive was successfully created.

Unzip a ZIP compressed archive (UnzipArchive)

success: Boolean := UnzipArchive([clientId: Guid;] archivePath: Text; extractPath: Text[; password: Text][; overwrite: Boolean])
  • clientId: Guid (Optional)
    Specifies the ID of the Proxy Application Client on which the operation is to be executed.
  • archivePath: Text
    Specifies the path or UNC path of the ZIP file.
  • password: Text (Optional)
    Specifies the password used to protect the ZIP archive.
  • overwrite: Boolean (Optional)
    Specifies whether the target file should be overwritten.

Return value

Returns true if the ZIP archive was successfully extracted.

Unzip a ZIP compressed archive (ZipArchiveList)

[files: Record "bdev.PRX File Item" temporary :=] ZipArchiveList(var files: Record "bdev.PRX File Item" temporary[; clientId: Guid]; archivePath: Text[; password: Text])

Parameters

  • files: Record "bdev.PRX File Item" temporary (Optional)
    Out variable that contains the contents of the ZIP archive.
  • clientId: Guid (Optional)
    Specifies the ID of the Proxy Application Client on which the operation is to be performed.
  • archivePath: Text
    Specifies the path or UNC path of the ZIP file.
  • password: Text (Optional)
    Specifies the password used to protect the ZIP archive.

Return value

Returns files: Record "bdev.PRX File Item" temporary, with the contents of the ZIP archive.