Lazarus Pascal Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Get ZIP Directory Information as XML

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This example demonstrates how to use the GetDirectoryAsXML method to retrieve information about the contents of a ZIP archive as an XML document.

The returned XML describes the files currently contained in the ZIP object

Lazarus Pascal

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Zip;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  zip: TZip;
  xml: string;

begin
  success := False;

  //  Open an existing ZIP archive.
  zip := TZip.Create;

  success := zip.OpenZip('example.zip');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(zip.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Get the ZIP directory information as XML.
  xml := zip.GetDirectoryAsXML();

  WriteLn(xml);

  //  Suppose the ZIP contains:

  //  data/config/settings.json
  //  docs/readme.txt
  //  images/logo.png

  //  The XML contains one element for each ZIP entry.
  //  Example:
  //  
  //  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  //  <zip_contents>
  //      <dir name="data">
  //          <dir name="config">
  //              <file>settings.json</file>
  //          </dir>
  //      </dir>
  //      <dir name="docs">
  //          <file>readme.txt</file>
  //      </dir>
  //      <dir name="images">
  //          <file>logo.png</file>
  //      </dir>
  //  </zip_contents>

  zip.CloseZip();

  WriteLn('Done.');


  zip.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.