(Visual Basic 6.0) Zip Append StringBuilder

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Append the contents of a Chilkat StringBuilder object to a .zip.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.0.0 or later.

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

Dim success As Long

Dim zip As New ChilkatZip
Dim zipPath As String
zipPath = "c:/temp/qa_output/out.zip"

success = zip.NewZip(zipPath)

Dim sb As New ChilkatStringBuilder
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Do While i < 100
    success = sb.AppendLine("This is a test",1)
    i = i + 1
Loop

success = zip.AppendSb("this_is_a_test.txt",sb,"utf-8")

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

Debug.Print "Success 1."

' Perhaps you want to add a file to an existing .zip
Dim zip2 As New ChilkatZip
' Open the .zip we just wrote..
success = zip2.OpenZip(zipPath)

sb.Clear 
i = 0
Do While i < 100
    success = sb.AppendLine("This is a test 2",1)
    i = i + 1
Loop

success = zip2.AppendSb("this_is_a_test_2.txt",sb,"utf-8")

Dim zipPath2 As String
zipPath2 = "c:/temp/qa_output/out2.zip"
zip2.FileName = zipPath2
success = zip2.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print zip2.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Success 2."