(VB.NET) 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 Chilkat.Zip
Dim success As Boolean

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

' Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
zip.NewZip(zipPath)

' Append a file that will contain the string "Hello World";
Dim fileContent As String = "Hello World"
Dim pathInZip As String = "txtFiles/helloWorld.txt"
Dim entry As Chilkat.ZipEntry = zip.AppendString(pathInZip,fileContent)


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


Debug.WriteLine("Success.")