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Example for the Zip AppendNew Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNew function.

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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkZip zip = new CkZip();

    String zipPath = "c:/temp/qa_output/test.zip";

    //  Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
    zip.NewZip(zipPath);

    //  Append a new and empty file to the zip object.
    //  This does not write the zip file.  It simply adds an entry
    //  that will get processed when the zip is written.
    zip.AddEmpty(false,"empty.txt");

    //  Append another entry..
    String pathInZip = "abc/helloWorld.txt";
    zip.AddEmpty(false,pathInZip);

    //  Add some data to this entry..
    CkZipEntry entry = new CkZipEntry();
    zip.EntryOf(pathInZip,entry);
    entry.AppendString("Hello World","utf-8");

    //  Write the zip, which contains 2 files:  empty.txt and helloWorld.txt
    zip.put_FileName(zipPath);
    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Success.");
  }
}