ADD_FILE Procedure

48.2 ADD_FILE Procedure

This procedure adds a single file to a zip file. You can call this procedure multiple times to add multiple files to the same zip file.

Note:

After all files are added, you must call the APEX_ZIP.FINISH procedure.

Syntax

APEX_ZIP.ADD_FILE (
    p_zipped_blob IN OUT NOCOPY BLOB,
    p_file_name   IN VARCHAR2,
    p_content     IN BLOB );

Parameters

Table 48-1 ADD_FILE Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`p_zipped_blob`	BLOB containing the zip file.
`p_file_name`	File name, including path, of the file to be added to the zip file.
`p_content`	BLOB containing the file.

Example

This example reads multiple files from a table and puts them into a single zip file.

declare
    l_zip_file blob;
begin
    for l_file in ( select file_name,
                            file_content
                       from my_files )
    loop
        apex_zip.add_file (
            p_zipped_blob => l_zip_file,
            p_file_name   => l_file.file_name,
            p_content     => l_file.file_content );
    end loop;

    apex_zip.finish (
        p_zipped_blob => l_zip_file );

end;