Extract a text file from a ZIP file

[webrabbit]

Does any know of a way for a Micro Focus COBOL DOS program to extract text files from a ZIP file?

 

[PHV]

Has the DOS version a "system" call ?

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[webrabbit]

I don't want to write the file to disk. I just want to read it.

 

[CobolKid]

webrabbit,

How about using a "dos call" to extract the file to hd and then once it's not needed, a CBL Subroutine CBL_DELETE_FILE call to delete it.

Additinally, PKWare's pkzipcommand provides fully featured command line functions for windows platforms. Seems it's not like the "old days" where command line functionality was a given norm.

Steve

 

[webrabbit]

That's basically what I am doing now, in addition I write garbage to the file before deleting it. I was hoping for a more elegant approach.

 

[Dimandja]

Are you looking for something like this?

"The PowerTCP Zip Compression Tool lets you add high-speed, reliable, zip/unzip functionality to your applications regardless of whether you are manipulating files or memory.

 

[webrabbit]

Unfortunately, this does not match any of the specifications of "Micro Focus DOS COBOL".