(Swift 2) Zip and Keep Open

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Zip a directory tree by calling WriteZip instead of WriteZipAndClose. When WriteZip is called, the created zip is automatically opened and the zip object contains references to the compressed zip entries (mapped entries) contained within the .zip.

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

    let zip = CkoZip()
    var success: Bool

    var zipPath: String? = "c:/temp/myFiles.zip"

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

    // Append references to files to be zipped.
    var recurse: Bool = true
    success = zip.AppendFiles("c:/temp/files_to_zip/*", recurse: recurse)
    if success == false {
        print("\(zip.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    // Write the .zip, but don't close the zip file.
    // The zip file we just created is automatically opened and the zip object
    // now contains entries that are contained within the zip.  (They are memory-mapped entries)
    success = zip.WriteZip()
    if success == false {
        print("\(zip.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    print("Successfully created \(zipPath!)")

    // Let's look at what's in the .zip we just created..

    var numEntries: Int = zip.NumEntries.intValue
    var i: Int = 0

    var entry: CkoZipEntry?

    while i < numEntries {
        entry = zip.GetEntryByIndex(i)
        if entry!.IsDirectory {
            print("\(i): \(entry!.FileName) (directory)")
        }
        else {
            print("\(i): \(entry!.FileName)")
        }

        entry = nil
        i = i + 1
    }

    // Close the zip file when finished.
    zip.CloseZip()

}