ExtractorObject object

The ExtractorObject object provides the ability to extract the compressed archive or data stream. If the archive or data stream is compressed by a third-party tool, then only the following third-party tools have been fully tested to work with ExtractorObject in the Windows system: 7Z, Bandizip, WinRAR, and WinZIP.

Note

This object cannot be referenced in .NET Web Service or .NET Assembly components, otherwise the component will fail to be deployed.

Properties

ExtractorObject property

Datatype

Description

ClassDefinition

PowerObject

An object of type PowerObject containing information about the class definition of the object or control.

Password

String

Specifies the password when the archive is encrypted.


Events

ExtractorObject event

Occurs

Constructor

Immediately before the Open event occurs in the window.

Destructor

Immediately after the Close event occurs in the window.

Error

Occurs when an error is found in the file extraction operation.

Finished

Occurs when the file extraction is completed.

ProcessingFile

Occurs during the file extraction process. This event can be used to display the full path name of the file that is being decompressed.

SizeCompleted

Occurs during the file extraction process. This event can be used to display the total number of bytes in the file that has been decompressed.

Start

Occurs before the file extraction starts. This event can be used to display the total number of bytes in the file that will be decompressed.


Functions

ExtractorObject function

Datatype returned

Description

Cancel

Integer

Cancels the file extraction operation. Only used for the asynchronous interface.

ClassName

String

Returns the name assigned to the object.

Extract

Integer

Extracts the compressed archive or data stream.

GetContextService

Integer

Creates a reference to a context-specific instance of the specified service.

GetFilesCount

Long

Gets the number of files contained in the archive.

GetFilesList

Integer

Gets the list of files in the compressed package.

GetParent

PowerObject

Returns a reference to the name of the parent object.

PostEvent

Boolean

Adds an event to the end of the message queue for the control.

TriggerEvent

Integer

Triggers a specified event in the control and executes the script for the event.

TypeOf

Object

Returns the type of the object.