Retrieve ZIP from URL

kavuch

Is it possible to import a ZIP file from a URL?
There is the Loop Zip-File Entries-operator from the package Web Mining, but it seems to require a file from a local directory.
Can I store a ZIP from a URL on my local machine and process it afterwards?

Marco_Boeck

Hi,

yes you can See the example process below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<process version="6.6.000-SNAPSHOT">
  <context>
    <input/>
    <output/>
    <macros/>
  </context>
  <operator activated="true" class="process" compatibility="6.6.000-SNAPSHOT" expanded="true" name="Process">
    <process expanded="true">
      <operator activated="true" class="open_file" compatibility="6.6.000-SNAPSHOT" expanded="true" height="68" name="Open File" width="90" x="45" y="34">
        <parameter key="resource_type" value="URL"/>
        <parameter key="url" value="http://URL_TO_ZIP"/>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="loop_zipfile_entries" compatibility="6.6.000-SNAPSHOT" expanded="true" height="82" name="Loop Zip-File Entries" width="90" x="246" y="34">
        <process expanded="true">
          <operator activated="true" class="write_file" compatibility="6.6.000-SNAPSHOT" expanded="true" height="68" name="Write File" width="90" x="45" y="34">
            <parameter key="filename" value="C:\Users\USER_NAME\Desktop\Test\%{file_name}"/>
          </operator>
          <connect from_port="file object" to_op="Write File" to_port="file"/>
          <connect from_op="Write File" from_port="file" to_port="out 1"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_file object" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_in 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_out 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_out 2" spacing="0"/>
        </process>
      </operator>
      <connect from_op="Open File" from_port="file" to_op="Loop Zip-File Entries" to_port="file"/>
      <portSpacing port="source_input 1" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 1" spacing="0"/>
    </process>
  </operator>
</process>

Regards,
Marco