(Delphi DLL) Unzip Text File to String

Demonstrates how to open a .zip and extract the 1st file (assuming it's a text file) to a string variable.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the non-ActiveX DLL.

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
zip: HCkZip;
success: Boolean;
entry: HCkZipEntry;
fileContents: PWideChar;

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

zip := CkZip_Create();

success := CkZip_OpenZip(zip,'qa_data/zips/EC16100.zip');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkZip__lastErrorText(zip));
    Exit;
  end;

// Get the 1st file in the .zip
entry := CkZip_GetEntryByIndex(zip,0);
if (CkZip_getLastMethodSuccess(zip) <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('No files in this zip.');
    Exit;
  end;

fileContents := CkZipEntry__unzipToString(entry,0,'utf-8');
Memo1.Lines.Add(fileContents);

CkZipEntry_Dispose(entry);

CkZip_Dispose(zip);

end;