Delphi DLL Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Append String as a File to a Zip

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Demonstrates how to append text data as a file within a zip archive. Delphi DLL

var
success: Boolean;
zip: HCkZip;
zipPath: PWideChar;
fileContent: PWideChar;
pathInZip: PWideChar;

begin
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/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 file that will contain the string "Hello World";
fileContent := 'Hello World';
pathInZip := 'txtFiles/helloWorld.txt';
CkZip_AddString(zip,pathInZip,fileContent,'utf-8');

CkZip_putFileName(zip,zipPath);
success := CkZip_WriteZipAndClose(zip);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkZip__lastErrorText(zip));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');

CkZip_Dispose(zip);