(Go) Transition from Zip.AppendBd to Zip.AddBd

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated AppendBd method calls with AddBd.

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

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    zip := Zip_Ref.html">chilkat.NewZip()

    // ...
    // ...

    pathInZip := "example.dat"

    bd := BinData_Ref.html">chilkat.NewBinData()
    bd.LoadFile("c:/someDir/example.dat")

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The AppendBd method is deprecated:
    // AppendBd returns the zip entry object, which is usually not needed.

    entryObj := zip.AppendBd(pathInZip,bd)
    if zip.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        bd.DisposeBinData()
        return
    }

    // ...
    // ...

    entryObj.DisposeZipEntry()

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Do the equivalent using AddBd.

    // Instead of returning the zip entry object, we just return success/failure.
    success := zip.AddBd(pathInZip,bd)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        bd.DisposeBinData()
        return
    }

    // Do the following if you need the zip entry object for what was just appended.
    // The newly appended entry is the last one.
    ze := ZipEntry_Ref.html">chilkat.NewZipEntry()
    index := zip.NumEntries() - 1
    zip.EntryAt(index,ze)

    zip.DisposeZip()
    bd.DisposeBinData()
    ze.DisposeZipEntry()