(PowerBuilder) Append String as a File to a Zip

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Demonstrates how to append text data as a file within a zip archive.

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Zip
integer li_Success
string ls_ZipPath
string ls_FileContent
string ls_PathInZip
oleobject loo_Entry

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

loo_Zip = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Zip" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Zip.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Zip")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Zip
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

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

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

// Append a file that will contain the string "Hello World";
ls_FileContent = "Hello World"
ls_PathInZip = "txtFiles/helloWorld.txt"
loo_Entry = loo_Zip.AppendString(ls_PathInZip,ls_FileContent)
destroy loo_Entry

loo_Zip.FileName = ls_ZipPath
li_Success = loo_Zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Zip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Zip
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Success."


destroy loo_Zip