(Go) Unzip Selected Files from a Zip Archive

Demonstrates how to iterate over the files contained within a .zip and unzip specific files.

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

    zip := chilkat.NewZip()

    success := zip.OpenZip("my_files.zip")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        return
    }

    unzipDir := "/temp/unzipDir"

    var n int

    // Get the number of files and directories in the .zip
    n = zip.NumEntries()
    fmt.Println(n)

    // entry is a ZipEntry

    var i int
    for i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++ {

        entry := zip.GetEntryByIndex(i)
        if entry.IsDirectory() == false {
            // (the filename may include a path)
            fmt.Println(entry.FileName())

            // Your application may choose to unzip this entry
            // based on the filename.
            // If the entry should be unzipped, then call Extract(unzipDir)
            success = entry.Extract(unzipDir)
            if success != true {
                fmt.Println(entry.LastErrorText())
                zip.DisposeZip()
                return
            }

        }

        entry.DisposeZipEntry()
    }


    zip.DisposeZip()