Delphi ActiveX

Transition from Zip.GetEntryByID to Zip.EntryById

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated GetEntryByID method calls with EntryById. Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
zip: TChilkatZip;
id: Integer;
entryObj: IChilkatZipEntry;
ze: TChilkatZipEntry;

begin
success := 0;

zip := TChilkatZip.Create(Self);

// ...
// ...
id := 123;

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The GetEntryByID method is deprecated:

entryObj := zip.GetEntryByID(id);
if (zip.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// ...
// ...

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do the equivalent using EntryById.
// Your application creates a new, empty ZipEntry object which is passed 
// in the last argument and filled upon success.

ze := TChilkatZipEntry.Create(Self);
success := zip.EntryById(id,ze.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
end;