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Change a Filename before Unzipping

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How to open a zip and modify the filename of one or more files within the zip before unzipping.

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Unicode C
#include <C_CkZipW.h>
#include <C_CkZipEntryW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkZipW zip;
    HCkZipEntryW entry;
    int numFilesUnzipped;

    success = FALSE;

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

    zip = CkZipW_Create();

    success = CkZipW_OpenZip(zip,L"test.zip");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkZipW_lastErrorText(zip));
        CkZipW_Dispose(zip);
        return;
    }

    entry = CkZipEntryW_Create();

    success = CkZipW_EntryOf(zip,L"hamlet.xml",entry);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkZipW_lastErrorText(zip));
        CkZipW_Dispose(zip);
        CkZipEntryW_Dispose(entry);
        return;
    }

    CkZipEntryW_putFileName(entry,L"hamlet2.xml");

    success = CkZipW_EntryOf(zip,L"helloWorld.pl",entry);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkZipW_lastErrorText(zip));
        CkZipW_Dispose(zip);
        CkZipEntryW_Dispose(entry);
        return;
    }

    CkZipEntryW_putFileName(entry,L"hw.pl");

    // Now unzip to the "test" subdirectory, under our current
    // working directory:
    numFilesUnzipped = CkZipW_Unzip(zip,L"test");
    if (numFilesUnzipped < 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkZipW_lastErrorText(zip));
        CkZipW_Dispose(zip);
        CkZipEntryW_Dispose(entry);
        return;
    }

    // The filenames within the .zip are unchanged, but it unzipped
    // test/hw.pl and test/hamlet2.xm


    CkZipW_Dispose(zip);
    CkZipEntryW_Dispose(entry);

    }