Unzip an AES Encrypted Text File directly into a String Variable

A common need is to unzip from an AES encrypted Zip archive directly into a string variable, such that the unencrypted file never resides on disk, even temporarily. This example shows how to do it.

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// Needs #include <CkZip.h>
// Needs #include <CkZipEntry.h>

    CkString strOut;

    CkZip zip;

    bool success;

    //  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    success = zip.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(zip.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  This example opens a WinZip-compatible AES encrypted
    //  .zip that contains a single file: hamlet.xml.

    //  It decrypts and unzips hamlet.xml directly into a string
    //  variable.
    zip.SetPassword("secret");
    success = zip.OpenZip("hamlet.zip");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(zip.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    CkZipEntry *entry = 0;
    const char * xmlText;

    entry = zip.GetEntryByName("hamlet.xml");
    if (!(entry == 0 )) {
        xmlText = entry->inflateToString2();
        strOut.append(xmlText);
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        delete entry;
    }
    else {
        strOut.append("Failed to find entry in zip\r\n");
    }


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());