(Go) Remove a File from a .zip

Demonstrates how to remove a file from a .zip.

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

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    success := false

    // This requires the Chilkat Zip_Ref.html">Zip API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Chilkat Zip for sample code.

    // First prepare a .zip and write it..
    zip := Zip_Ref.html">chilkat.NewZip()

    zip.NewZip("qa_output/abc.zip")

    // Add some files..
    charset := "utf-8"
    zip.AddString("a.txt","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",charset)
    zip.AddString("b.txt","bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb",charset)
    zip.AddString("c.txt","cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc",charset)

    // Write to qa_output/abc.zip
    // This .zip contains three files: a.txt, b.txt, and c.txt
    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Open abc.zip, remove an entry, and re-write.
    zip2 := Zip_Ref.html">chilkat.NewZip()
    zip2.OpenZip("qa_output/abc.zip")

    entry := ZipEntry_Ref.html">chilkat.NewZipEntry()
    success = zip2.EntryOf("b.txt",entry)
    if success != false {
        zip2.DeleteEntry(entry)
    }

    // Write the modified .zip back to "abc.zip"
    success = zip2.WriteZip()

    // To write to a different filename, change the FileName..
    zip2.SetFileName("qa_output/ac.zip")
    success = zip2.WriteZipAndClose()

    fmt.Println("success.")

    zip.DisposeZip()
    zip2.DisposeZip()
    entry.DisposeZipEntry()