VB.NET

Create a Zip Entirely in Memory

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Demonstrates how to create a .zip from in-memory byte data and strings, and to write the .zip to an in-memory image. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim crypt As New Chilkat.Crypt2
Dim zip As New Chilkat.Zip

success = zip.NewZip("test.zip")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Add the bytes 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x03 ... 0x0F as a file in the .zip
Dim bd As New Chilkat.BinData
bd.AppendEncoded("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F","hex")
zip.AddBd("binaryData.dat",bd)

' Add the string "Hello World!" to the .zip
zip.AddString("helloWorld.txt","Hello World!","utf-8")

Dim zipFileInMemory() As Byte
zipFileInMemory = zip.WriteToMemory()

' We could save these files to a file, and it is a valid .zip
Dim fac As New Chilkat.FileAccess
success = fac.WriteEntireFile("test.zip",zipFileInMemory)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(fac.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Zip Created!")