(DataFlex) List Files in Zip using FirstEntry/NextEntry

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Demonstrates how to iterate over the files and directories in a zip archive using the FirstEntry and NextEntry functions.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoZip
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vEntry
    Handle hoEntry
    Boolean iFinished
    Variant vNext
    Handle hoNext
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatZip)) To hoZip
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoZip))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoZip
    End

    Get ComOpenZip Of hoZip "qa_data/zips/xml_files.zip" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoZip To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComFirstEntry Of hoZip To vEntry
    If (IsComObject(vEntry)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatZipEntry)) To hoEntry
        Set pvComObject Of hoEntry To vEntry
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoZip To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Showln "This zip archive is empty."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Move False To iFinished
    While (iFinished = False)

        Get ComIsDirectory Of hoEntry To bTemp1
        If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
            Get ComFileName Of hoEntry To sTemp1
            Showln sTemp1
        End
        Else Begin
            Get ComFileName Of hoEntry To sTemp1
            Showln "(directory) " sTemp1
        End

        Get ComNextEntry Of hoEntry To vNext
        If (IsComObject(vNext)) Begin
            Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatZipEntry)) To hoNext
            Set pvComObject Of hoNext To vNext
        End
        Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoEntry To bTemp1
        If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
            Move True To iFinished
        End

        Send Destroy of hoEntry
        Move hoNext To hoEntry
    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


End_Procedure