Another Path-in-Zip Example

Another example about getting the correct paths within a .zip.

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import sys
import chilkat

zip = chilkat.CkZip()

success = zip.UnlockComponent("anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print "Failed to unlock zip component"
    sys.exit()

#  Intialize the zip object by calling NewZip.
zip.NewZip("myZip.zip")

#  Add references to files:
recurse = True
zip.AppendFiles("c:\\temp\\a\\subdir1\\*",recurse)

#  Assuming that the file c:\temp\a\subdir1\dude.gif exists,
#  the .zip will contain "dude.gif" without any path information.

#  The component has no
#  choice but to use "c:\\temp\\a\\subdir1" as the root.
#  It's not possible for the component to know if you
#  wanted subdir1\ or a\subdir1\ or temp\a\subdir1
#  paths prefixed for each file added.

#  To control the path within the zip, set the AppendFromDir
#  directory and then use a relative path in AppendFiles.
#  For example:
zip.put_AppendFromDir("c:\\temp\\a")

zip.AppendFiles("subdir1\\*",recurse)

#  This causes c:\temp\a\subdir1\dude.gif to be added as
#  "subdir1\dude.gif" within the .zip.

#  If you need the path within the .zip to be "a\subdir", then
#  do this:
zip.put_AppendFromDir("c:\\temp")
zip.AppendFiles("a\\subdir1\\*",recurse)

success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()