Open Method
Opens an archive file.
Syntax
int Open(int iArchiveType, const QString& qsArchiveName);
Remarks
Use this method to open an existing archive file for modification.
Provide the path to the archive file via the ArchiveName parameter, and pass the archive type in the ArchiveType parameter.
The following archive types are currently supported:
| aftUnknown (0) | It was not possible to establish the type of the archive file. |
| aftZip (1) | The archive contains data in ZIP format. |
| aftGzip (2) | The archive file contains data in GZIP format. |
| aftBzip2 (3) | The archive contains BZIP2 data. |
| aftTar (4) | The archive contains a .tar file. |
| aftTarGzip (5) | The archive contains a .tar.gz file. |
| aftTarBzip2 (6) | The archive contains data in .tar.bz2 format. |
The archive will be kept in memory until written down with Save or SaveStream method.
Error Handling
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)