The full path of the Tar archive. Cannot be empty.
The path to the destination folder in which to untar all items. Cannot be empty.
Boolean value indicating whether existing items in the destination should be replaced.
Boolean value indicating whether files contained within sub-folders of filesToTar items should be extracted.
Boolean value indicating whether the directory structure should be preserved in the destination folder.
Boolean value indicating if the tar file was compressed using GZip. Note: The GZip file retrieved must have the following format: tarFileName.gz. An exception is thrown if the Tar archive is not compressed.
The list of file paths to get from the Tar archive. Cannot be null.
Extracts files from a Tar archive to a destination folder, specifying whether existing files should be replaced and paths should be preserved, whether the operation should be performed recursively, and whether the Tar archive is compressed with GZip.
'Usage
Dim tarFileName As String
Dim destinationFolder As String
Dim replaceExistingFiles As Boolean
Dim recursive As Boolean
Dim preservePaths As Boolean
Dim isTarCompressed As Boolean
Dim filesToUntar() As StringQuickTar.Untar(tarFileName, destinationFolder, replaceExistingFiles, recursive, preservePaths, isTarCompressed, filesToUntar)
Parameters
tarFileName
The full path of the Tar archive. Cannot be empty.
destinationFolder
The path to the destination folder in which to untar all items. Cannot be empty.
replaceExistingFiles
Boolean value indicating whether existing items in the destination should be replaced.
recursive
Boolean value indicating whether files contained within sub-folders of filesToTar items should be extracted.
preservePaths
Boolean value indicating whether the directory structure should be preserved in the destination folder.
isTarCompressed
Boolean value indicating if the tar file was compressed using GZip. Note: The GZip file retrieved must have the following format: tarFileName.gz. An exception is thrown if the Tar archive is not compressed.
filesToUntar
The list of file paths to get from the Tar archive. Cannot be null.
Remarks
This implementation of Tar is fully read/write compatible with the USTAR format. It is read compatible with GNU Tar archives whose entries do not use the header extensions of this format.
Requirements
Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2