ArchiveReader Component

The ArchiveReader component supports inspection and extraction of files from zip, tar, gzip and bzip2 archives.

Syntax

TsbiArchiveReader

ArchiveReader shows and extracts archived files.

The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


ArchiveType	The type of the archive file.
DecryptionCertificates	A collection of decryption certificates.
DecryptionPassword	The decryption password.
FileData	The contents of the last extracted file.
Files	Lists all files contained in the archive.
HashAlgorithm	Returns the hash algorithm that was used to generate the signature.
KnownCertificates	A collection of certificates to be used for signature validation.
Opened	Indicates if the component is in the open state.
SignatureValidationResult	The signature validation result.
SigningCertificate	The certificate of the signature creator.

The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


Close	Closes the current archive.
Config	Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Extract	Extracts a single file from the archive.
ExtractAll	Extract all the files contained in the archive.
Open	Opens an archive file.
OpenBytes	Loads an archive file from a byte array.
OpenStream	Loads an archive file from a stream.

The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


AfterExtractFile	Marks the completion of extraction of an archived file.
BeforeExtractFile	Marks the start of extraction of an archived file.
DecryptionPasswordNeeded	Requests a decryption password, when needed.
Error	Reports information about errors during archive processing.
Notification	This event notifies the application about an underlying control flow event.
Progress	Reports the progress of data extraction.
RecipientFound	Informs the application that an archive is encrypted with a digital certificate.
SignatureFound	Signifies the start of signature validation.

The following is a list of configuration settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


OverwriteExisting	Whether the component should overwrite existing files.
TempPath	Path for storing temporary files.