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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @zip int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Zip" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Zip', @zip OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    DECLARE @zipPath nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @zipPath = 'c:/temp/myFiles.zip'

    -- Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'NewZip', @success OUT, @zipPath

    -- Append references to files to be zipped.
    DECLARE @recurse int
    SELECT @recurse = 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'AppendFiles', @success OUT, 'c:/temp/files_to_zip/*', @recurse
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @zip, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @zip
        RETURN
      END

    -- Write the .zip and close the zip file (and clears the zip object).
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'WriteZipAndClose', @success OUT
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @zip, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @zip
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT 'Successfully created ' + @zipPath

    -- If the following files existed under c:/temp/files_to_zip

    -- c:/temp/files_to_zip/aaa/pigs.json
    -- c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/base64Cert.txt
    -- c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
    -- c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
    -- c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
    -- c:/temp/files_to_zip/hamlet.xml
    -- c:/temp/files_to_zip/hello.pdf

    -- then the zip we created would contain:

    -- aaa/pigs.json
    -- bbb/base64Cert.txt
    -- bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
    -- bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
    -- bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
    -- hamlet.xml
    -- hello.pdf

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @zip


END
GO