(Swift) Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames)

Demonstrates how to create a .zip archive that stores the filenames using the utf-8 character encoding. This allows for filenames of any language to be within a single Zip.

Note: utf-8 is the multibyte encoding for Unicode. When a Zip compression product declares that it supports Unicode filenames, what it really means is that it is capable of reading/writing utf-8. WinZip added support for Unicode (utf-8) filenames starting with version 11.2.

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

    let zip = CkoZip()!

    var success: Bool = zip.newZip("test.zip")
    if success != true {
        print("\(zip.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // To zip using utf-8 filenames, set the OemCodePage = 65001
    zip.oemCodePage = 65001

    var recurse: Bool = true
    success = zip.appendFiles("/temp/NonEnglishFilenames/*", recurse: recurse)

    var success: Bool = zip.writeAndClose()
    if success != true {
        print("\(zip.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("Zip Created!")

}