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Example for the Zip AppendNew Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNew function.

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C
#include <C_CkZip.h>
#include <C_CkZipEntry.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkZip zip;
    const char *zipPath;
    const char *pathInZip;
    HCkZipEntry entry;

    success = FALSE;

    //  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    zip = CkZip_Create();

    zipPath = "c:/temp/qa_output/test.zip";

    //  Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
    CkZip_NewZip(zip,zipPath);

    //  Append a new and empty file to the zip object.
    //  This does not write the zip file.  It simply adds an entry
    //  that will get processed when the zip is written.
    CkZip_AddEmpty(zip,FALSE,"empty.txt");

    //  Append another entry..
    pathInZip = "abc/helloWorld.txt";
    CkZip_AddEmpty(zip,FALSE,pathInZip);

    //  Add some data to this entry..
    entry = CkZipEntry_Create();
    CkZip_EntryOf(zip,pathInZip,entry);
    CkZipEntry_AppendString(entry,"Hello World","utf-8");

    //  Write the zip, which contains 2 files:  empty.txt and helloWorld.txt
    CkZip_putFileName(zip,zipPath);
    success = CkZip_WriteZipAndClose(zip);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkZip_lastErrorText(zip));
        CkZip_Dispose(zip);
        CkZipEntry_Dispose(entry);
        return;
    }

    printf("Success.\n");


    CkZip_Dispose(zip);
    CkZipEntry_Dispose(entry);

    }