(Go) 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.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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    success := false

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

    zip := Zip_Ref.html">chilkat.NewZip()

    success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/zips/EC16100.zip")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        return
    }

    // Get the 1st file in the .zip
    entry := ZipEntry_Ref.html">chilkat.NewZipEntry()
    success = zip.EntryAt(0,entry)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        entry.DisposeZipEntry()
        return
    }

    fileContents := entry.UnzipToString(0,"utf-8")
    fmt.Println(*fileContents)

    zip.DisposeZip()
    entry.DisposeZipEntry()