ZIP Archive Connector

This node creates a file system connection that allows to read the files/folders stored inside a ZIP archive. The resulting file system connection output port allows downstream nodes to read the compressed files from a zip archive file.

Path syntax: Paths for this connector are specified with a UNIX-like syntax such as /myfolder/myfile. An absolute path consists of:

  • A leading slash ("/").
  • Followed by the path to the file ("myfolder/myfile" in the above example).

Note: When the ZIP file changes, this node has to be reset and re-executed, otherwise its behavior is undefined, which may result in errors and/or invalid data being read.

Options

ZIP file
Select the ZIP or JAR archive file.
File encoding
Sets the character set/encoding to use when reading the names of the compressed files in the archive. By default, UTF-8 is chosen. You can specify any other encoding supported by Java. In some cases CP437 has to be chosen to handle older ZIP files.
  • Default
  • OS default: The default encoding of the Java VM which may depend on the local operating system, or the Java property file.encoding. The current value is shown in the dropdown.
  • CP437
  • UTF-8
  • UTF-16
  • UTF-16BE
  • UTF-16LE
  • US-ASCII
  • ISO-8859-1
  • Other: Use another encoding
Custom encoding
Enter a custom encoding.
Working directory
Specify the working directory of the resulting file system connection. The working directory must be specified as an absolute path. A working directory allows downstream nodes to access files/folders using relative paths, i.e. paths that do not have a leading backslash. The default working directory is "/".

Input Ports

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File system that can be used to provide a zip archive file.

Output Ports

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ZIP Archive File System Connection

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Installation

To use this node in KNIME, install the extension KNIME Basic File System Connectors from the below update site following our NodePit Product and Node Installation Guide:

v5.12

A zipped version of the software site can be downloaded here.

Plugin provider: KNIME AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Plugin version: 5.12.0.v202604301321
On NodePit since: 2026-08-08
Last update: 2026-08-12
Tags: StreamableModern UI
KNIME versions: Since v4.6

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