Extraction of a tar file in 2024

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Hi everyone,

I could check similar problems in this forum but none of it solved my problem.

Got a tar file and need to extract it to a folder, simple as that.

Well BalaReva.Externals activities couldn’t help for some reason and also they are going to be outdated in the near future since they need Legacy compatibility.

I tried to import SharpCompress.Archives and then use invoke code but couldnt’t import that library.

Is tar still a problem to UiPath in 2024? Can anyone help me?

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The solution I found to extract a tar file in 2024:

  1. Install SharpCompress nuget:
    1.1 Dowload the nuget from: SharpCompress Nuget
    2.2 From your manage packages in the project you are working check the local directory from where you are getting the nugets and move it to there
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    2.3 Check filtering and reopen the project if you cant find it, then click install and save

Finally using invoke code activity use this code (it is very fast):

        Using archive As IArchive = ArchiveFactory.Open("AbsolutePathOfTheFile")
            For Each entry In archive.Entries
                If Not entry.IsDirectory Then
                    entry.WriteToDirectory("DestinyDirectory", New SharpCompress.Common.ExtractionOptions With {
                        .ExtractFullPath = True,
                        .Overwrite = True
                    })
                End If
            Next
        End Using
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