Function Reference
Zip
Create a zip archive containing a list of files.
Syntax:
wwzip:Zip($zipFilePath, $nodes)
Parameters:
Name
Type
Description
zipFilePath
string
Full pathname of the zip file.
nodes
object
The node set.
Example:

<xsl:variable name="VarZipListAsXML">
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\alpha.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\beta.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\gamma.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\last\gamma.txt" zip-directory="directory\last" />
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name = "VarZipList" select="wwzip:Zip('C:\some\archive.zip', msxsl:node-set($VarZipListAsXML)/*" />

ZipAdd
Add a list of files to a zip archive.
Syntax:
wwzip:ZipAdd($zipFilePath, $nodes)
Parameters:
Name
Type
Description
zipFilePath
string
Full pathname of the zip file.
nodes
object
The node set.
Example:

<xsl:variable name="VarZipListAsXML">
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\alpha.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\beta.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\gamma.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\last\gamma.txt" zip-directory="directory\last" />
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name = "VarZipList" select="wwzip:ZipAdd('C:\some\archive.zip', msxsl:node-set($VarZipListAsXML)/*" />

ZipAddWithoutCompression
Add a list of files to a zip archive without compressing any files.
Syntax:
wwzip:ZipAddWithoutCompression($zipFilePath, $nodes)
Parameters:
Name
Type
Description
zipFilePath
string
Full pathname of the zip file.
nodes
object
The node set.
Example:

<xsl:variable name="VarZipListAsXML">
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\alpha.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\beta.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\gamma.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\last\gamma.txt" zip-directory="directory\last" />
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name = "VarZipList" select="wwzip:ZipAddWithoutCompression('C:\some\archive.zip', msxsl:node-set($VarZipListAsXML)/*" />

ZipDirectory
Zip a directory and recursively include sub-directories without compressing any files.
Syntax:
wwzip:ZipDirectory($zipFilePath, $directoryPath)
Parameters:
Name
Type
Description
zipFilePath
string
Full pathname of the zip file.
directoryPath
string
Full pathname of the directory.
Example:
<xsl:variable name="VarZipDirectory" select="wwzip:ZipDirectory('C:\some\archive.zip', 'C:\projects\myproject'" />

ZipDirectoryWithoutCompression
Zip a directory and recursively include sub-directories without compressing any files.
Syntax:
wwzip:ZipDirectoryWithoutCompression($zipFilePath, $directoryPath)
Parameters:
Name
Type
Description
zipFilePath
string
Full pathname of the zip file.
directoryPath
string
Full pathname of the directory file.
Example:
<xsl:variable name="VarZipDirectory" select="wwzip:ZipDirectoryWithoutCompression('C:\some\archive.zip', 'C:\projects\myproject'" />

ZipExtract
Extract contents of a zip archive to a specified directory location.
Syntax:
wwzip:ZipExtract($zipFilePath, $targetDirectory)
Parameters:
Name
Type
Description
zipFilePath
string
Full pathname of the zip file.
targetDirectory
string
Pathname of the target directory.
Example:

<xsl:variable name="VarZipExtract" select="wwzip:ZipExtract('C:\some\archive.zip', 'C:\projects\myproject'" />

ZipWithoutCompression
Create a zip archive containing a list of files without compressing any files.
Syntax:
wwzip:ZipWithoutCompression($zipFilePath, $nodes)
Parameters:
Name
Type
Description
zipFilePath
string
Full pathname of the zip file.
nodes
object
The nodes.
Example:

<xsl:variable name="VarZipListAsXML">
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\alpha.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\beta.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\gamma.txt" zip-directory="directory" />
<wwzip:File source = "C:\some\directory\last\gamma.txt" zip-directory="directory\last" />
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name = "VarZipList" select="wwzip:ZipWithoutCompression('C:\some\archive.zip', msxsl:node-set($VarZipListAsXML)/*" />

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Last modified date: 01/12/2026