(Tcl) List Files in Zip using FirstEntry/NextEntry

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Demonstrates how to iterate over the files and directories in a zip archive using the FirstEntry and NextEntry functions.

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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 success [CkZip_OpenZip $zip "qa_data/zips/xml_files.zip"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

# entry is a CkZipEntry
set entry [CkZip_FirstEntry $zip]
if {[CkZip_get_LastMethodSuccess $zip] == 0} then {
    puts "This zip archive is empty."
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

set finished 0
while {$finished == 0} {

    if {[CkZipEntry_get_IsDirectory $entry] == 0} then {
        puts [CkZipEntry_fileName $entry]
    }     else {
        puts "(directory) [CkZipEntry_fileName $entry]"
    }

    # next is a CkZipEntry
    set next [CkZipEntry_NextEntry $entry]
    if {[CkZipEntry_get_LastMethodSuccess $entry] == 0} then {
        set finished 1
    }

    delete_CkZipEntry $entry

    set entry $next
}

# Sample output showing both file and directory entries:

# a1.xml
# b1.xml
# c1.xml
# (directory) dir1/
# dir1/a2.xml
# dir1/c2.xml
# (directory) dir2/
# (directory) dir2/dir3/
# dir2/dir3/c3.xml

delete_CkZip $zip