5.39.4 OPEN

The OPEN command opens an existing zip file and makes it the current archive. The current archive is the archive upon which subsequent ADD and GET commands operate.

Syntax:

Command

Keyword

Value

Developer notes

OPEN

FILE

value

Required. File path.

MODE

*WRITE

Opens the zipped file for writing to add new files or replace its contents.
If the file does not exist, a new archive is created.

*READ

Open an existing archive to interrogate its contents or to expand files contained in it.
This is the default value.

REPLACE

*NO

This keyword is used in combination with MODE(*WRITE) to indicate that the contents of the existing file can be replaced.
This keyword is used in combination with MODE(*WRITE) to indicate that the contents of the existing file can be replaced. This value indicates that the contents of the archive are not to be cleared when the file is opened. New files can be added to the archive.
This is the default value.

*YES

This value indicates that the existing contents of the archive are cleared when the file is opened. New files can be added to the empty archive.

ENCODING

value

Entry encoding.
Default is UTF-8.

 

Example

OPEN FILE(/folder/file.zip) MODE(*READ)

 

OPEN FILE(/folder/file.zip) MODE(*WRITE) REPLACE(*NO)