(VBScript) Example for the Zip AppendNew Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNew function.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Zip")
set zip = CreateObject("Chilkat.Zip")

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 new and empty file to the zip object.
' This does not write the zip file.  It simply adds an entry
' that will get processed when the zip is written.
' entry1 is a Chilkat.ZipEntry
Set entry1 = zip.AppendNew("empty.txt")

' Append another entry..
' entry2 is a Chilkat.ZipEntry
Set entry2 = zip.AppendNew("abc/helloWorld.txt")

' Add some data to this entry..
success = entry2.AppendString("Hello World","utf-8")

' Write the zip, which contains 2 files:  empty.txt and helloWorld.txt
zip.FileName = zipPath
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(zip.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("Success.")

outFile.Close