(Lianja) Example for the Zip AppendNew Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNew function.

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

loZip = createobject("CkZip")

lcZipPath = "c:/temp/test.zip"

// Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
loZip.NewZip(lcZipPath)

// Append a new and empty file to the zip object.
// This does not write the zip file.  It simply adds an entry
// that will get processed when the zip is written.
loEntry1 = loZip.AppendNew("empty.txt")
release loEntry1

// Append another entry..
loEntry2 = loZip.AppendNew("abc/helloWorld.txt")

// Add some data to this entry..
loEntry2.AppendString("Hello World","utf-8")
release loEntry2

// Write the zip, which contains 2 files:  empty.txt and helloWorld.txt
loZip.FileName = lcZipPath
llSuccess = loZip.WriteZipAndClose()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loZip.LastErrorText
    release loZip
    return
endif

? "Success."


release loZip