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Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Append String as a File to a Zip

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Demonstrates how to append text data as a file within a zip archive.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oZip
LOCAL cZipPath
LOCAL cFileContent
LOCAL cPathInZip

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/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 file that will contain the string "Hello World";
cFileContent := "Hello World"
cPathInZip := "txtFiles/helloWorld.txt"
oZip:AddString(cPathInZip, cFileContent, "utf-8")

oZip:FileName := cZipPath
nSuccess := oZip:WriteZipAndClose()
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oZip:LastErrorText
    oZip:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Success."

oZip:destroy()