(VB.NET) List Files in Zip using FirstEntry/NextEntry

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Demonstrates how to iterate over the files and directories in a zip archive using the FirstEntry and NextEntry functions.

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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 = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/zips/xml_files.zip")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim entry As Chilkat.ZipEntry = zip.FirstEntry()
If (zip.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("This zip archive is empty.")
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim finished As Boolean = False
While finished = False

    If (entry.IsDirectory = False) Then
        Debug.WriteLine(entry.FileName)
    Else
        Debug.WriteLine("(directory) " & entry.FileName)
    End If

    Dim next As Chilkat.ZipEntry = entry.NextEntry()
    If (entry.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
        finished = True
    End If


    entry = next
End While

' Sample output showing both file and directory entries:

' a1.xml
' b1.xml
' c1.xml
' (directory) dir1/
' dir1/a2.xml
' dir1/c2.xml
' (directory) dir2/
' (directory) dir2/dir3/
' dir2/dir3/c3.xml