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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkZip zip = new CkZip();

    String zipPath = "c:/temp/myFiles.zip";

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

    // Append references to files to be zipped.
    boolean recurse = true;
    success = zip.AppendFiles("c:/temp/files_to_zip/*",recurse);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Write the .zip and close the zip file (and clears the zip object).
    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(zip.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Successfully created " + zipPath);

    // If the following files existed under c:/temp/files_to_zip

    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/aaa/pigs.json
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/base64Cert.txt
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/hamlet.xml
    // c:/temp/files_to_zip/hello.pdf

    // then the zip we created would contain:

    // aaa/pigs.json
    // bbb/base64Cert.txt
    // bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
    // bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
    // bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
    // hamlet.xml
    // hello.pdf
  }
}