(Go) Transition from Zip.AppendNewDir to Zip.AddEmpty

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated AppendNewDir method calls with AddEmpty.

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

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

    // ...
    // ...
    pathInZip := "exampleDir"

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The AppendNewDir method is deprecated:

    entryObj := zip.AppendNewDir(pathInZip)
    if zip.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        return
    }

    // ...
    // ...

    entryObj.DisposeZipEntry()

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Do the equivalent using AddEmpty.

    // Indicate the newly appended entry is a directory entry.
    isDir := true

    success := zip.AddEmpty(isDir,pathInZip)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        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()
    ze.DisposeZipEntry()