Visual Basic 6.0

List Files in Zip using EntryAt / GetNext

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Demonstrates how to iterate over the files and directories in a zip archive using EntryAt/GetNext. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim zip As New ChilkatZip

success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/zips/xml_files.zip")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim entry As New ChilkatZipEntry
Dim hasMoreEntries As Long
hasMoreEntries = zip.EntryAt(0,entry)
Do While (hasMoreEntries = 1)
    If (entry.IsDirectory = 0) Then
        Debug.Print entry.FileName
    Else
        Debug.Print "(directory) " & entry.FileName
    End If

    hasMoreEntries = entry.GetNext()
Loop

' Sample output showing both file and directory entries:

' a1.xml
' b1.xml
' c1.xml
' (directory) dir1/
' dir1/a2.xml
' dir1/c2.xml
' (directory) dir2/
' (directory) dir2/dir3/
' dir2/dir3/c3.xml