(Chilkat2-Python) Remove a File from a .zip

Demonstrates how to remove a file from a .zip.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import chilkat2

success = False

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

# First prepare a .zip and write it..
zip = chilkat2.Zip()

zip.NewZip("qa_output/abc.zip")

# Add some files..
charset = "utf-8"
zip.AddString("a.txt","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",charset)
zip.AddString("b.txt","bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb",charset)
zip.AddString("c.txt","cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc",charset)

# Write to qa_output/abc.zip
# This .zip contains three files: a.txt, b.txt, and c.txt
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()

# -------------------------------------------------------------------
# Open abc.zip, remove an entry, and re-write.
zip2 = chilkat2.Zip()
zip2.OpenZip("qa_output/abc.zip")

entry = chilkat2.ZipEntry()
success = zip2.EntryOf("b.txt",entry)
if (success != False):
    zip2.DeleteEntry(entry)

# Write the modified .zip back to "abc.zip"
success = zip2.WriteZip()

# To write to a different filename, change the FileName..
zip2.FileName = "qa_output/ac.zip"
success = zip2.WriteZipAndClose()

print("success.")