Interface: msZip

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The msZip Core Interface provides methods to handle zip packages using MAXScript.

Methods:

<boolean>msZip.fileInPackage <filename>fileName <&string>extractDir 	 

extractDir is In and Out parameter   

This method will unload and run a zip package and return the extract_dir. Returns true if the zip package was run, otherwise false .

<filename>fileName: The file name of the ZIP script package.

<&string>extractDir: The directory in which the files were extracted.

<boolean>msZip.unloadPackage <filename> fileName <&string>extractDir <&string>dropFile 

extractDir is In and Out parameter 
dropFile is In and Out parameter 

This method will unload the package while ignoring any drop or run commands and return the extract_dir and any primary drop file. If the primary dropFile is a *.ds, compile it in context of the package and return the MacroEntry in dropScript. Returns true if the package was unloaded, otherwise false .

<filename>fileName: The file name of the ZIP script package.

<&string>extractDir: The directory in which the files were extracted.

<&string>dropFile: The primary drop file.