ExtractArchive

A Frends task for extracting zip archives.

Task version: 1.4.0

Required Frends version: 5.5+

Required .NET version: 6.0

Compatible Agents: Crossplatform

Source code: https://github.com/FrendsPlatform/Frends.ZIP/tree/main/Frends.Zip.ExtractArchive

Task Parameters

UnzipInputProperties

Name	Description
SourceFile : String	Full path to the source file. Default: - Example: c:\example\file.zip
🗝Password : String	Password for the ZIP file. Default: - Example: foobar123
DestinationDirectory : String	Destination directory. Default: - Example: C:\example

UnzipOptions

Name	Description
DestinationFileExistsAction : UnzipFileExistAction	Action to be taken when destination file/files exist. Possible values: Error: Action to be taken when destination file/files exist. Overwrite: Action to be taken when destination file/files exist. Rename: Action to be taken when destination file/files exist. Default: 0 Example: Error
CreateDestinationDirectory : Boolean	Create destination directory if it does not exist. Default: False Example: false
DeleteZipFileAfterExtract : Boolean	If set to true, the source ZIP file will be deleted after successful extraction. Default: False Example: true

Task Result

Name	Description
ExtractedFiles : List<String>	a List-object of extracted files. Example: "ExtractedFiles": ["C:\temp\sample.txt", "C:\temp\sample2.txt"]

Task Changelog

Changelog for Task Frends.Zip.ExtractArchive.

[1.4.0] - 2026-05-25

Fixed

• Fix separators when extracting between different operating systems (e.g. Windows and Linux) to ensure correct file paths.

[1.3.0] - 2025-12-29

Fixed

• Fix repository url in metadata

[1.2.0] - 2024-12-13

Changed

• Drop DotNetZip in favour of ProDotNetZip because of security reasons
• DotNetZip has a HIGH severity directory traversal vulnerability (CVE reported Nov 2024) affecting versions 1.10.1 through 1.16.0 with no patch available (package is deprecated)
• The migration to ProDotNetZip 1.20.0 addresses this security concern

[1.1.0] - 2024-10-22

Fixed

• Fixed issue with rename option writing the extracted files to wrong directory.

Added

• DeleteZipFileAfterExtract option to enable the deletion of the source file.

[1.0.3] - 2022-02-23

Changed

• Added documentation link to task description

[1.0.2] - 2022-02-23

Changed

• Added package description

[1.0.1] - 2022-02-23

• Maintenance

[1.0.0] - 2022-02-23

Added

• Initial implementation