(Node.js) Zip Append StringBuilder

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Append the contents of a Chilkat StringBuilder object to a .zip.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.0.0 or later.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var success;

    var zip = new chilkat.Zip();
    var zipPath = "c:/temp/qa_output/out.zip";

    zip.NewZip(zipPath);

    var sb = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    var i = 0;
    while (i < 100) {
        sb.AppendLine("This is a test",true);
        i = i+1;
    }

    zip.AppendSb("this_is_a_test.txt",sb,"utf-8");

    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(zip.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Success 1.");

    // Perhaps you want to add a file to an existing .zip
    var zip2 = new chilkat.Zip();
    // Open the .zip we just wrote..
    success = zip2.OpenZip(zipPath);

    sb.Clear();
    i = 0;
    while (i < 100) {
        sb.AppendLine("This is a test 2",true);
        i = i+1;
    }

    zip2.AppendSb("this_is_a_test_2.txt",sb,"utf-8");

    var zipPath2 = "c:/temp/qa_output/out2.zip";
    zip2.FileName = zipPath2;
    success = zip2.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(zip2.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Success 2.");

}

chilkatExample();