Create a Zip file

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C# source code to create a Zip file.

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
	Chilkat.Zip zip = new Chilkat.Zip();

	// Anything begins the 30-day trial
	bool unlocked = zip.UnlockComponent("30-day trial");
	if (!unlocked)
	{
		MessageBox.Show(zip.LastErrorText);
		return;
	}

	zip.NewZip("test.zip");

	// Append a directory tree.  This simply adds disk file references
	// to the Zip object.  No Zip is created at this point.
	bool success = zip.AppendFiles("tree", true);
	if (!success)
	{
		MessageBox.Show(zip.LastErrorText);
		return;
	}

	// Write test.zip
	success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
	if (!success)
	{
		MessageBox.Show(zip.LastErrorText);
	}
	else
	{
		MessageBox.Show("Zip Created!");
	}


}