Xojo Plugin

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. 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/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 file that will contain the string "Hello World";
Dim fileContent As String
fileContent = "Hello World"
Dim pathInZip As String
pathInZip = "txtFiles/helloWorld.txt"
success = zip.AddString(pathInZip,fileContent,"utf-8")

zip.FileName = zipPath
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(zip.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("Success.")