(Visual Basic 6.0) Example for the Zip AppendNew Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNew function.

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

Dim zip As New ChilkatZip
Dim success As Long

Dim zipPath As String
zipPath = "c:/temp/test.zip"

' Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
success = zip.NewZip(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.
Dim entry1 As ChilkatZipEntry
Set entry1 = zip.AppendNew("empty.txt")

' Append another entry..
Dim entry2 As ChilkatZipEntry
Set entry2 = zip.AppendNew("abc/helloWorld.txt")

' Add some data to this entry..
success = entry2.AppendString("Hello World","utf-8")

' Write the zip, which contains 2 files:  empty.txt and helloWorld.txt
zip.FileName = zipPath
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Success."