(Visual Basic 6.0) 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

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

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Dim success As Long
success = 0

success = 0

' Open an existing ZIP archive.
Dim zip As New ChilkatZip

success = zip.OpenZip("example.zip")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Get the ZIP directory information as XML.
Dim xml As String
xml = zip.GetDirectoryAsXML()

Debug.Print 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 

Debug.Print "Done."