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ZIP Extract

ZIP Extract

Section titled “ZIP Extract”

Type: zip-extract  ·  Package: ZIP Activities v1.0.0  ·  Output: string

Extracts the contents of a ZIP file to a destination folder. Returns the path of the folder where it was extracted. Useful for processing files that arrive compressed (an email with a ZIP of invoices).

How it works

Section titled “How it works”

Decompress the ZIP of source into destination. By default it overwrites files that already exist.

Required parameters

Section titled “Required parameters”
ParameterEditorDescription
sourceexpressionPath of the ZIP file to extract.
destinationexpressionFolder where to extract the content.

Optional parameters

Section titled “Optional parameters”
ParameterEditorDescription
overwritebooleanSobrescribir archivos existentes. Por defecto true.

Output

Section titled “Output”

Returns a string with the path of the destination folder.

Example

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Extract a ZIP and process your files:

ZIP Extract   source = = rutaZip   destination = "C:/temp/extraido"
List Files   path = "C:/temp/extraido"   pattern = "*.xlsx"   → output: archivos
For Each   items = = archivos   itemVariable = ruta
 └─ activities:
      Read Excel Sheet   path = = ruta   → output: datos
      ... procesar ...
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