(SQL Server) 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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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @zip int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Zip" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Zip', @zip OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    DECLARE @zipPath nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @zipPath = 'c:/temp/test.zip'

    -- Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'NewZip', @success OUT, @zipPath

    -- Append a file that will contain the string "Hello World";
    DECLARE @fileContent nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @fileContent = 'Hello World'
    DECLARE @pathInZip nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @pathInZip = 'txtFiles/helloWorld.txt'
    DECLARE @entry int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'AppendString', @entry OUT, @pathInZip, @fileContent
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @entry

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @zip, 'FileName', @zipPath
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'WriteZipAndClose', @success OUT
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @zip, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @zip
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT 'Success.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @zip


END
GO