(Delphi ActiveX) Zip Append StringBuilder

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Append the contents of a Chilkat StringBuilder object to a .zip.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.0.0 or later.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
zip: TChilkatZip;
zipPath: WideString;
sb: TChilkatStringBuilder;
i: Integer;
zip2: TChilkatZip;
zipPath2: WideString;

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

zip := TChilkatZip.Create(Self);
zipPath := 'c:/temp/qa_output/out.zip';

zip.NewZip(zipPath);

sb := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
i := 0;
while i < 100 do
  begin
    sb.AppendLine('This is a test',1);
    i := i + 1;
  end;

zip.AppendSb('this_is_a_test.txt',sb.ControlInterface,'utf-8');

success := zip.WriteZipAndClose();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success 1.');

// Perhaps you want to add a file to an existing .zip
zip2 := TChilkatZip.Create(Self);
// Open the .zip we just wrote..
success := zip2.OpenZip(zipPath);

sb.Clear();
i := 0;
while i < 100 do
  begin
    sb.AppendLine('This is a test 2',1);
    i := i + 1;
  end;

zip2.AppendSb('this_is_a_test_2.txt',sb.ControlInterface,'utf-8');

zipPath2 := 'c:/temp/qa_output/out2.zip';
zip2.FileName := zipPath2;
success := zip2.WriteZipAndClose();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip2.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success 2.');
end;