Unpack Method (stream, path)

Deployment Tools Foundation Unpack Method (stream, path)

Reads a single file from an archive stream.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public Stream Unpack(
	Stream stream,
	string path
)

Public Function Unpack ( 
	stream As Stream,
	path As String
) As Stream

public:
Stream^ Unpack(
	Stream^ stream, 
	String^ path
)

Parameters

path (String): The path of the file within the archive (not the external file path).

Return Value

Stream
A stream for reading the extracted file, or null if the file does not exist in the archive.

Remarks

The entire extracted file is cached in memory, so this method requires enough free memory to hold the file.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArchiveException	The stream is not a valid archive.

Assembly: Microsoft.Deployment.Compression (Module: Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.dll) Version: 3.0.0.0 (3.9.1006.0)