(Tcl) Example for the Zip AppendNew Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNew function.

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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set zip [new_CkZip]

set zipPath "c:/temp/test.zip"

# Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
CkZip_NewZip $zip $zipPath

# Append a new and empty file to the zip object.
# This does not write the zip file.  It simply adds an entry
# that will get processed when the zip is written.
# entry1 is a CkZipEntry
set entry1 [CkZip_AppendNew $zip "empty.txt"]
delete_CkZipEntry $entry1

# Append another entry..
# entry2 is a CkZipEntry
set entry2 [CkZip_AppendNew $zip "abc/helloWorld.txt"]

# Add some data to this entry..
CkZipEntry_AppendString $entry2 "Hello World" "utf-8"
delete_CkZipEntry $entry2

# Write the zip, which contains 2 files:  empty.txt and helloWorld.txt
CkZip_put_FileName $zip $zipPath
set success [CkZip_WriteZipAndClose $zip]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

puts "Success."

delete_CkZip $zip