(VBScript) Transition from Zip.FirstMatchingEntry to Zip.EntryMatching

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated FirstMatchingEntry method calls with EntryMatching.

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

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Zip")
set zip = CreateObject("Chilkat.Zip")

' ...
' ...
pattern = "*.txt"

' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' The FirstMatchingEntry method is deprecated:

' entryObj is a Chilkat.ZipEntry
Set entryObj = zip.FirstMatchingEntry(pattern)
If (zip.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' ...
' ...

' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Do the equivalent using EntryMatching.
' Your application creates a new, empty ZipEntry object which is passed 
' in the last argument and filled upon success.

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.ZipEntry")
set ze = CreateObject("Chilkat.ZipEntry")
success = zip.EntryMatching(pattern,ze)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If


outFile.Close