(PowerBuilder) Example for the Zip AppendNew Function

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

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Zip
string ls_ZipPath
string ls_PathInZip
oleobject loo_Entry

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Zip = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Zip.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Zip")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Zip
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

ls_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.
loo_Zip.NewZip(ls_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.
loo_Zip.AddEmpty(0,"empty.txt")

// Append another entry..
ls_PathInZip = "abc/helloWorld.txt"
loo_Zip.AddEmpty(0,ls_PathInZip)

// Add some data to this entry..
loo_Entry = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Entry.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.ZipEntry")

loo_Zip.EntryOf(ls_PathInZip,loo_Entry)
loo_Entry.AppendString("Hello World","utf-8")

// Write the zip, which contains 2 files:  empty.txt and helloWorld.txt
loo_Zip.FileName = ls_ZipPath
li_Success = loo_Zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Zip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Zip
    destroy loo_Entry
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Success."


destroy loo_Zip
destroy loo_Entry