Zip Parser
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The Zip Parser block takes a ZIP file as input and returns a table that contains the ZIP file’s contents.
For information on using dataflow blocks, see Dataflow.
Input/Output Property
The following property of the Zip Parser block can take input and give output.
- data (binary object ZIP file)
data receives a ZIP file, specified as a binary object.
Output Property
The following property of the Zip Parser block can give output but cannot take input.
- output (table)
output returns a table that contains the files that comprise the input ZIP file. Folder entries are skipped. Columns are:
- path—The path of the file inside the ZIP file.
- size—The size of the file, in bytes.
- type—The file extension, in lowercase.
- isText—TRUE if the file is recognized as a text file by its extension.
- data—The file content: a string if isText is TRUE, otherwise binary.
Example
The following image demonstrates an example of a table returned by the Zip Parser block.
