Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Example for the Zip AppendNew Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNew function. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oZip
LOCAL cZipPath
LOCAL cPathInZip
LOCAL oEntry

nSuccess := 0

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

oZip := CreateObject("Chilkat.Zip")

cZipPath := "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.
oZip:NewZip(cZipPath)

//  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.
oZip:AddEmpty(0, "empty.txt")

//  Append another entry..
cPathInZip := "abc/helloWorld.txt"
oZip:AddEmpty(0, cPathInZip)

//  Add some data to this entry..
oEntry := CreateObject("Chilkat.ZipEntry")
oZip:EntryOf(cPathInZip, oEntry)
oEntry:AppendString("Hello World", "utf-8")

//  Write the zip, which contains 2 files:  empty.txt and helloWorld.txt
oZip:FileName := cZipPath
nSuccess := oZip:WriteZipAndClose()
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oZip:LastErrorText
    oZip:destroy()
    oEntry:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Success."

oZip:destroy()
oEntry:destroy()