Lianja Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Example for the Zip AppendNew Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNew function. Lianja

llSuccess = .F.

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

loZip = createobject("CkZip")

lcZipPath = "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.
loZip.NewZip(lcZipPath)

//  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.
loZip.AddEmpty(.F.,"empty.txt")

//  Append another entry..
lcPathInZip = "abc/helloWorld.txt"
loZip.AddEmpty(.F.,lcPathInZip)

//  Add some data to this entry..
loEntry = createobject("CkZipEntry")
loZip.EntryOf(lcPathInZip,loEntry)
loEntry.AppendString("Hello World","utf-8")

//  Write the zip, which contains 2 files:  empty.txt and helloWorld.txt
loZip.FileName = lcZipPath
llSuccess = loZip.WriteZipAndClose()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loZip.LastErrorText
    release loZip
    release loEntry
    return
endif

? "Success."


release loZip
release loEntry