(Go) Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames)

Demonstrates how to create a .zip archive that stores the filenames using the utf-8 character encoding. This allows for filenames of any language to be within a single Zip.

Note: utf-8 is the multibyte encoding for Unicode. When a Zip compression product declares that it supports Unicode filenames, what it really means is that it is capable of reading/writing utf-8. WinZip added support for Unicode (utf-8) filenames starting with version 11.2.

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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.NewZip("test.zip")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        return
    }

    // To zip using utf-8 filenames, set the OemCodePage = 65001
    zip.SetOemCodePage(65001)

    recurse := true
    success = zip.AppendFiles("/temp/NonEnglishFilenames/*",recurse)

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

    fmt.Println("Zip Created!")

    zip.DisposeZip()