ZipFile

About

TZipFile is an object that encapsulates a zip file so you can access it as if it's a filesystem. TZipFile is released under the LGPL license. TZipFile comes with a lazarus package, so it's very easy to install it. The component is tested under Win32 and Linux_x86_32. File compression is currently not implemented although this feature is under development so check SVN regularly. Currently only uncompressed files can be read and written to and from a zipfile.

Author

Darius Blaszijk

License

GPL

Contact

You can contact me directly by email or go to the #lazarus-ide channel on freenode.

Download

• ZipFile package
• SVN: https://modelbuilder.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/modelbuilder/src/trunk/mcl/zipfile

Change Log

• Version 0.1 9-Nov-2006 : Initial release of the package.

Status

• Basic file operations - stable

Roadmap

• Stress testing
• Testing on more platforms (please add your platform on this page if it's not listed)
• Adding more tests
• Implementing deflate and inflate algorithm

Platforms

• Windows XP - i386
• SuSe linux 10.0 - i386

Dependencies / System Requirements

• Lazarus 0.9.20+ and FPC 2.0.4+ (most probably older versions will work too)
• Status: Beta
• Issues: None know.

Installation

• Download the package from sourceforge and unzip it anywhere you want.
• Open lazarus
• Open the package ZipFilePkg.lpk with Component/Open package file (.lpk)
• (Click on Compile only if you don't want to install the component into the IDE)
• Click on Install and answer 'Yes' when you are asked about Lazarus rebuilding. A new tab named 'MB' will be created in the components palette.

Usage

Drop TZipFile on a form. Set the filename property and set active to True. That's all. See the provided example for more advanced usage.