(C++) 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.

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#include <CkZip.h>
#include <CkZipEntry.h>

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

    CkZip zip;
    bool success;

    const char *zipPath = "c:/temp/test.zip";

    // Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
    zip.NewZip(zipPath);

    // Append a file that will contain the string "Hello World";
    const char *fileContent = "Hello World";
    const char *pathInZip = "txtFiles/helloWorld.txt";
    CkZipEntry *entry = zip.AppendString(pathInZip,fileContent);
    delete entry;

    zip.put_FileName(zipPath);
    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << zip.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Success." << "\r\n";
    }