SQL Server

Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNewDir function. 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
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

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

    DECLARE @zipPath nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @zipPath = 'c:/temp/test.zip'

    -- Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'NewZip', @success OUT, @zipPath

    -- AddEmpty is used when you wish to add a directory or empty file to the zip
    -- such that when the zip is unzipped, the directory will be created
    -- even if it contains no files.

    DECLARE @dirFlag int
    SELECT @dirFlag = 1

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'AddEmpty', @success OUT, @dirFlag, 'dirA'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'AddEmpty', @success OUT, @dirFlag, 'dirB'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'AddEmpty', @success OUT, @dirFlag, 'dirC'

    -- Write the zip, which contains 3 empty directories: dirA, dirB, dirC.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @zip, 'FileName', @zipPath
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'WriteZipAndClose', @success OUT
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @zip, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @zip
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT 'Success.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @zip


END
GO