(Unicode C) Unzip an AES Encrypted Text File directly into a String Variable

A common need is to unzip from an AES encrypted Zip archive directly into a string variable, such that the unencrypted file never resides on disk, even temporarily. This example shows how to do it.

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

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#include <C_CkZipW.h>
#include <C_CkZipEntryW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkZipW zip;
    HCkZipEntryW entry;
    int lineEndingBehavior;
    const wchar_t *srcCharset;
    const wchar_t *xmlText;

    success = FALSE;

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

    zip = CkZipW_Create();

    // This example opens a WinZip-compatible AES encrypted
    // .zip that contains a single file: hamlet.xml.

    // It decrypts and unzips hamlet.xml directly into a string
    // variable.
    CkZipW_SetPassword(zip,L"secret");
    success = CkZipW_OpenZip(zip,L"qa_data/hamlet.zip");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkZipW_lastErrorText(zip));
        CkZipW_Dispose(zip);
        return;
    }

    entry = CkZipEntryW_Create();
    success = CkZipW_EntryOf(zip,L"hamlet.xml",entry);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkZipW_lastErrorText(zip));
        CkZipW_Dispose(zip);
        CkZipEntryW_Dispose(entry);
        return;
    }

    // lineEndingBehavior:
    // 0 = leave unchanged.
    // 1 = convert all to bare LF's
    // 2 = convert all to CRLF's
    lineEndingBehavior = 0;
    srcCharset = L"utf-8";
    xmlText = CkZipEntryW_unzipToString(entry,lineEndingBehavior,srcCharset);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",xmlText);


    CkZipW_Dispose(zip);
    CkZipEntryW_Dispose(entry);

    }