Zip One File

Zip a single file.

Downloads for Windows/Linux and Install Instructions

require 'rubygems'
require 'chilkat'

zip = Chilkat::CkZip.new()

#  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = zip.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != true)
    print zip.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

success = zip.NewZip("test.zip")
if (success != true)
    print zip.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

#  In this example, the file we wish to zip is c:/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt

#  Add a reference to a single file by calling AppendOneFileOrDir
#  Note: You may use either forward or backward slashes.
saveExtraPath = false
success = zip.AppendOneFileOrDir("c:/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath)
if (success != true)
    print zip.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if (success != true)
    print zip.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

#  A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
print "Zip Created!" + "\n"

#  Perhaps you want to include a path in the .zip such that when unzipping, a sub-directory
#  is automatically created and the file unzipped into it.  Use PathPrefix:

#  (We'll skip checking the success/failure return value.)

#  Set a PathPrefix to get the relative path you want:
#  The .zip will contain this entry: "myApp/HelloWorld123.txt"
success = zip.NewZip("test2.zip")
zip.put_PathPrefix("myApp/")
success = zip.AppendOneFileOrDir("c:/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",saveExtraPath)
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()