Create Password Protected Zip containing a Single File.

Create a password-protected .zip containing a single file. (This uses the older Zip 2.0 encryption scheme, which is weaker and not as secure as AES encryption, which Chilkat Zip also supports.)

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LOCAL loZip
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL lnSaveExtraPath

loZip = CreateObject('Chilkat.Zip2')

*  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
lnSuccess = loZip.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loZip.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

lnSuccess = loZip.NewZip("test.zip")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loZip.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

loZip.SetPassword("secret")
loZip.PasswordProtect = 1

lnSaveExtraPath = 0
lnSuccess = loZip.AppendOneFileOrDir("c:/temp/hamlet.xml",lnSaveExtraPath)

lnSuccess = loZip.WriteZipAndClose()
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loZip.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

=MESSAGEBOX("Zip Created!")