Open and Unzip an AES Encrypted Zip

Open and unzip an AES encrypted Zip.

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Dim zip As New ChilkatZip2

Dim success As Long

'  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = zip.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

success = zip.OpenZip("/myZips/aes.zip")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  Set the password needed to unzip.
'  This password must match the password used when the zip
'  was created.
zip.DecryptPassword = "myPassword"

Dim unzipCount As Long

'  Unzip the .zip into /unzipDir.
'  Returns the number of files and directories unzipped.
unzipCount = zip.Unzip("/unzipDir/")
If (unzipCount < 0) Then
    MsgBox zip.LastErrorText
Else
    MsgBox "Success!"
End If