Zip a Directory Tree

Demonstrates how to zip an entire directory tree into a .zip archive.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkZip zip = new CkZip();

    boolean success;

    //  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    success = zip.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    success = zip.NewZip("test.zip");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Append a directory tree.  The call to AppendFiles does
    //  not read the file contents or append them to the zip
    //  object in memory.  It simply appends references
    //  to the files so that when WriteZip or WriteZipAndClose
    //  is called, the referenced files are streamed and compressed
    //  into the .zip output file.

    boolean recurse;
    recurse = true;
    success = zip.AppendFiles("c:/temp/a/*",recurse);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    System.out.println("Zip Created!");
  }
}