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Change a Filename before Unzipping

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How to open a zip and modify the filename of one or more files within the zip before unzipping.

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    success := false

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    zip := chilkat.NewZip()

    success = zip.OpenZip("test.zip")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        return
    }

    entry := chilkat.NewZipEntry()

    success = zip.EntryOf("hamlet.xml",entry)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        entry.DisposeZipEntry()
        return
    }

    entry.SetFileName("hamlet2.xml")

    success = zip.EntryOf("helloWorld.pl",entry)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        entry.DisposeZipEntry()
        return
    }

    entry.SetFileName("hw.pl")

    // Now unzip to the "test" subdirectory, under our current
    // working directory:
    numFilesUnzipped := zip.Unzip("test")
    if numFilesUnzipped < 0 {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        entry.DisposeZipEntry()
        return
    }

    // The filenames within the .zip are unchanged, but it unzipped
    // test/hw.pl and test/hamlet2.xm

    zip.DisposeZip()
    entry.DisposeZipEntry()