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Chilkat2-Python

Zip Append StringBuilder

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Append the contents of a Chilkat StringBuilder object to a .zip.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

zip = chilkat2.Zip()
zipPath = "c:/temp/qa_output/out.zip"

zip.NewZip(zipPath)

sb = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
i = 0
while i < 100 :
    sb.AppendLine("This is a test",True)
    i = i + 1

zip.AddSb("this_is_a_test.txt",sb,"utf-8")

success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if (success == False):
    print(zip.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Success 1.")

# Perhaps you want to add a file to an existing .zip
zip2 = chilkat2.Zip()
# Open the .zip we just wrote..
success = zip2.OpenZip(zipPath)

sb.Clear()
i = 0
while i < 100 :
    sb.AppendLine("This is a test 2",True)
    i = i + 1

zip2.AddSb("this_is_a_test_2.txt",sb,"utf-8")

zipPath2 = "c:/temp/qa_output/out2.zip"
zip2.FileName = zipPath2
success = zip2.WriteZipAndClose()
if (success == False):
    print(zip2.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Success 2.")