SQL Server

Transition from Zip.AppendSb to Zip.AddSb

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated AppendSb method calls with AddSb. SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    DECLARE @zip int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Zip', @zip OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- ...
    -- ...
    DECLARE @pathInZip nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @pathInZip = 'example.txt'
    DECLARE @sb int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sb OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'Append', @success OUT, 'This is a test'
    DECLARE @charset nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @charset = 'utf-8'

    -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- The AppendSb method is deprecated:

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'AppendSb', @success OUT, @pathInZip, @sb, @charset

    -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- For consistency, the name has changed to AddSb.

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'AddSb', @success OUT, @pathInZip, @sb, @charset

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @zip
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sb


END
GO