Transmit compressed file as xml to an iPhone application

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can u b more clear...which data want to pass the content is not necessary that is secondary.. — ajay, Apr 26 '11 at 07:29
when i am parsing my xml i have to parse test.zip file also, so how can i parse this file?? — Nirav Jain, Apr 26 '11 at 13:05

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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Encode the zip's binary data (e.g. via Base64) and add to the XML data
Transmit the XML to the iOS device (e.g. via ASIHTTPRequest)
Parse the XML to retreive the encoded zip data (e.g. via NSXMLParser, or libxml2 etc.)
Decode the encoded zip data (again, with the same encoding method, e.g. Base64)
Use Apple's pre-built zip library to decompress the decoded data

edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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answered Apr 26 '11 at 07:26

Alex Reynolds

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 26 '11 at 07:26

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What do you want to do.. Pass an zipped xml file or want to pass zipped data to an xml file?

Here is the library for packing/unpacking the zip files

answered Apr 26 '11 at 07:26

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