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Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNewDir function.

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C
#include <C_CkZip.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkZip zip;
    const char *zipPath;
    BOOL dirFlag;

    success = FALSE;

    //  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    zip = CkZip_Create();

    zipPath = "c:/temp/test.zip";

    //  Initialize the zip object, which also sets the FileName property to the path of the zip to be created.
    CkZip_NewZip(zip,zipPath);

    //  AddEmpty is used when you wish to add a directory or empty file to the zip
    //  such that when the zip is unzipped, the directory will be created
    //  even if it contains no files.

    dirFlag = TRUE;

    CkZip_AddEmpty(zip,dirFlag,"dirA");
    CkZip_AddEmpty(zip,dirFlag,"dirB");
    CkZip_AddEmpty(zip,dirFlag,"dirC");

    //  Write the zip, which contains 3 empty directories: dirA, dirB, dirC.
    CkZip_putFileName(zip,zipPath);
    success = CkZip_WriteZipAndClose(zip);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkZip_lastErrorText(zip));
        CkZip_Dispose(zip);
        return;
    }

    printf("Success.\n");


    CkZip_Dispose(zip);

    }