B4A Library SD: ZipLibrary

SD_ZipLibray

Author:
Star-Dust
Version: 1.03
  • SD_ZipLibrary
    • Event
      • finish (Success as Boolean)
    • Functions:
      • Class_Globals As String
      • Initialize (CallBack As Object, EventName As String) As String
        Initializes the object. You can add parameters to this method if needed.
      • IsInitialized As Boolean
        Verifica se l'oggetto sia stato inizializzato.
      • unZip (FileZip As String, OutPutFolder As String) As String
      • unZipList (FileZip As String) As List
      • Zip (FilesTxt As String(), FileZip As String) As String

SD_ZipLibray

Author:
Star-Dust
Version: 1.03
  • SD_ZipLibrary
    • Event
      • finish (Success as Boolean)
    • Functions:
      • Class_Globals As String
      • Initialize (CallBack As Object, EventName As String) As String
        Initializes the object. You can add parameters to this method if needed.
      • IsInitialized As Boolean
        Verifica se l'oggetto sia stato inizializzato.
      • unZip (FileZip As String, OutPutFolder As String) As String
      • unZipList (FileZip As String) As List
      • Zip (FilesTxt As String(), FileZip As String) As String

List file in to Zip
B4X:
Dim UZ As SD_ZipLibrary

    UZ.Initialize
    Log("File: " & File.Exists(File.DirRootExternal,fileZipName))
    Dim L As List = UZ.unZipList(File.Combine(File.DirRootExternal,fileZipName))

Unzip
B4X:
Dim UZ As SD_ZipLibrary

UZ.Initialize
    UZ.unZip(File.Combine(File.DirRootExternal,fileZipName),File.Combine(File.DirRootExternal,DestinationPath))


Zip files
B4X:
Dim ZL As SD_ZipLibray
Dim ListFiles as List

ZL.Initialize(Me,"ZL")
ZL.Zip(ListFiles,ZipFileName)

Wait For
B4X:
Dim UZ As SD_ZipLibrary

UZ.Initialize
Log("File: " & File.Exists(File.DirRootExternal,fileZipName))
Dim L As List = UZ.unZipList(File.Combine(File.DirRootExternal,fileZipName))

Wait For UZ_finish(Success As Boolean)
Log("result:" &Success)
Log("Num: " & L.Size)
 

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Star-Dust

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Frankly I do not know, to create my application B4J I had to create a library to compress and decompress that B4J is not found.

I used Inline Java with the native library java.util.zip. *;
Then I thought about rewriting it for B4A, I did not even see if there were other Zip libraries in B4A.

My library is very simple because I am very limited in java, I suppose @Informatix has created something more complete.

Among other things, the source code of my library can be found within this application that I shared in the forum.

So who wants to make changes can also have the source code.
 
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Star-Dust

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Thanks, I was not sure and I solved this way.
But good to know for future uses
 

ilan

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hi, @Star-Dust, your lib is working well for me. i have 2 questions.
the zip that is created is also created with the folder scheme as in my phone so if i zip a file in filedireinternel i get all folders to the zip and i have to dig in the zip to find the file itself. would it be possible to filter those folders and add only the file to the zip so when i open it i see all files in it and not inside folders?

question 2, it would be awesome to have a finish zip/unzip event that will be called when app has finished the job.

thanx a lot, ilan

btw. the difference between archiverplus and this lib is that archiverplus crashes on android 8+ and this one works ;)
 
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hi, @Star-Dust, your lib is working well for me. i have 2 questions.
the zip that is created is also created with the folder scheme as in my phone so if i zip a file in filedireinternel i get all folders to the zip and i have to dig in the zip to find the file itself. would it be possible to filter those folders and add only the file to the zip so when i open it i see all files in it and not inside folders?

question 2, it would be awesome to have a finish zip/unzip event that will be called when app has finished the job.

thanx a lot, ilan

btw. the difference between archiverplus and this lib is that archiverplus crashes on android 8+ and this one works ;)
I believe it is possible to make selections and raise a decompression file event.I've simply used a native Java library, they are really 2 lines of code.
But I have to look good, because I do not overdo myself like I did. :p

Do you dare to java?
 

ilan

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I believe it is possible to make selections and raise a decompression file event.I've simply used a native Java library, they are really 2 lines of code.
But I have to look good, because I do not overdo myself like I did. :p

Do you dare to java?

can you post the class that you converted to b4a lib?

thank you
 

wbtcpip

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sorry but i don't know how to initialize the object

ZL.Initialize is not enough, now a callback and event are required, what i have to pass here? (note that i need to receive the finish event)

i created the sub

Sub zl_finish(Success As Boolean)

End Sub

grazie
 

Star-Dust

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sorry but i don't know how to initialize the object

ZL.Initialize is not enough, now a callback and event are required, what i have to pass here? (note that i need to receive the finish event)

i created the sub

Sub zl_finish(Success As Boolean)

End Sub

grazie
B4X:
Dim ZL As SD_ZipLibray
Dim ListFiles as List
 
ZL.Initialize(Me,"ZL")
ZL.Zip(ListFiles,ZipFileName)
 

wbtcpip

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During compiling i get:

ZL.Zip(ListFiles,zipfilename)
javac 1.8.0_144
src\mbsoft\mblive\main.java:1335: error: incompatible types: List<Object> cannot be converted to String[]
mostCurrent._zl._v7((String[])(_listfiles.getObject()),_zipfilename);

what im doing wrong?
 

Star-Dust

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Show your code, the error says you tried to insert a string where there should be a list.

ListFile is a array of String, which must be populated with the names of the files to be compressed complete with the path.
If you use SDK 23+ you must have access to the card
 
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wbtcpip

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B4X:
Dim ListFiles As List, zipfilename As String, mbint As Int, myfile As String
    ListFiles.Initialize
    DateTime.DateFormat ="dd_MMMM_yyyy"
    For mbint=0 To 6
        myfile="MBLive_" & DateTime.Date(DateTime.Add(DateTime.Now,0,0,-mbint)) & ".txt"'
        If File.Exists(File.DirInternal, myfile) Then
            ListFiles.Add(File.Combine(File.DirInternal,myfile))
        End If
    Next
    If ListFiles.Size > 0 Then
        ZL.Initialize(Me,"ZL")
        zipfilename=File.Combine(File.DirInternal, idtelefono & "-" & DateTime.Date(DateTime.Now) & "-" & DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now) & ".zip")
        ZL.Zip(ListFiles,zipfilename)
    End If
 

Star-Dust

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ListFiles is not a List but an Array of Strings. Change as necessary

B4X:
    Dim ListFiles As List, zipfilename As String, mbint As Int, myfile As String
    ListFiles.Initialize
    DateTime.DateFormat ="dd_MMMM_yyyy"
    For mbint=0 To 6
        myfile="MBLive_" & DateTime.Date(DateTime.Add(DateTime.Now,0,0,-mbint)) & ".txt"'
        If File.Exists(File.DirInternal, myfile) Then
            ListFiles.Add(File.Combine(File.DirInternal,myfile))
        End If
    Next
    If ListFiles.Size > 0 Then
        ZL.Initialize(Me,"ZL")
        zipfilename=File.Combine(File.DirInternal, idtelefono & "-" & DateTime.Date(DateTime.Now) & "-" & DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now) & ".zip")
        ZL.Zip(ListToArray(ListFiles),zipfilename)
    End If

End Sub

B4X:
Sub ListToArray(L As List) As String()
    Dim S(l.Size) As String
  
    For i=0 To L.Size-1
        S(i)=L.Get(i)
    Next
  
    Return S
End Sub
 
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wbtcpip

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all is ok now.

One last question: when i decomrpess the zip file on my windows desktop i get the full path:

"\data\user\0\mbsoft.mblive\files\MBLive_06_Novembre_2018.txt"

is there an option to zip a file without the full path? i only need "MBLive_06_Novembre_2018.txt"
 

Star-Dust

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In my library you can select the destination folder, but recreate the original subfolders.
It is possible to delete the subfolders, but not in my library. I just realized something simple.

But you will find many libraries on the forum that is more powerful than this and will certainly better meet your needs.
I do not foresee any further updates to this library
 

JohnC

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I can't seem to figure out how I can eliminate the separate ZL_Finish sub and simply use a "Wait For".

I tried the below, but the code just hangs:
B4X:
Zip.Initialize(Me,"Zip")
Zip.Zip(ArrayofFiles, File.Combine(ZipFileDirectory,ZipFileName))
Wait For (Zip) Finish(Success As Boolean)

Anyone have any suggestions?
 

DonManfred

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try it like this
B4X:
Zip.Initialize(Me,"Zip")
Zip.Zip(ArrayofFiles, File.Combine(ZipFileDirectory,ZipFileName))
Wait For Zip_Finish(Success As Boolean)
' or 
'Wait For (Zip) Zip_Finish(Success As Boolean)
 
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