Unzip Inflate to a String Variable

Demonstrates unzip the contents of a file (contained within a .zip) directly into a string variable.

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# file: InflateToString.py

import chilkat

# Open a .zip, locate a specific file within the .zip and 
# inflate the contents directly into a string variable.
zip = chilkat.CkZip()
zip.UnlockComponent("anything for 30-day trial")

success = zip.OpenZip("exampleData.zip")
if success:
	# The zip in this example contains these files and directories:
	# exampleData\
	# exampleData\hamlet.xml
	# exampleData\123\
	# exampleData\aaa\
	# exampleData\123\hello.txt
	# exampleData\aaa\banner.gif
	# exampleData\aaa\dude.gif
	# exampleData\aaa\xyz\	
	
	# Forward and backward slashes are equivalent and either can be used..
	zipEntry = zip.FirstMatchingEntry("*/hello.txt")
	if (zipEntry != None):
		str = chilkat.CkString()
		zipEntry.InflateToString2(str)
		print "File contents:\n"+str.getString()+"\n"
	else:
		print "Failed to find hello.txt!\n"
else:
	# Failed to open the .zip archive.
	zip.SaveLastError("openZipError.txt")