Another Path-in-Zip Example

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

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#include <CkZip.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkZip zip;

    bool success;

    success = zip.UnlockComponent("anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        printf("Failed to unlock zip component\n");
        return;
    }

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

    //  Add references to files:
    bool recurse;
    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();
    }