Xojo Plugin

Example for the Zip AppendNew Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNew function. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim zip As New Chilkat.Zip

Dim zipPath As String
zipPath = "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.
success = zip.NewZip(zipPath)

// 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.
success = zip.AddEmpty(False,"empty.txt")

// Append another entry..
Dim pathInZip As String
pathInZip = "abc/helloWorld.txt"
success = zip.AddEmpty(False,pathInZip)

// Add some data to this entry..
Dim entry As New Chilkat.ZipEntry
success = zip.EntryOf(pathInZip,entry)
success = entry.AppendString("Hello World","utf-8")

// Write the zip, which contains 2 files:  empty.txt and helloWorld.txt
zip.FileName = zipPath
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(zip.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("Success.")