(Visual Basic 6.0) Append String as a File to a Zip

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Demonstrates how to append text data as a file within a zip archive.

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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 file that will contain the string "Hello World";
Dim fileContent As String
fileContent = "Hello World"
Dim pathInZip As String
pathInZip = "txtFiles/helloWorld.txt"
Dim entry As ChilkatZipEntry
Set entry = zip.AppendString(pathInZip,fileContent)

zip.FileName = zipPath
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Success."