Zip a Directory Tree

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

Download Chilkat 32-bit Zip ActiveX (.msi) (includes objects for .zip, .gz, .bz2, and .Z)

Download All 32-bit Chilkat ActiveX Components (.zip)

Download All 64-bit Chilkat ActiveX Components (.zip)

CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @zip int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Zip2', @zip OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    --  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, 'Anything for 30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @zip, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'NewZip', @success OUT, 'test.zip'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @zip, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  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.

    DECLARE @recurse int

    SELECT @recurse = 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'AppendFiles', @success OUT, 'c:/temp/a/*', @recurse
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @zip, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @zip, 'WriteZipAndClose', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @zip, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    PRINT 'Zip Created!'
END
GO