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Add Files to a ZIP Using AddFile

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This example demonstrates how to use the AddFile method to add files from the local filesystem to a ZIP archive.

The example adds two files:

  • One file with its relative directory path preserved
  • One file stored using only its filename

The AddFile method adds references to local filesystem files. The files are not actually read or compressed until a Write* method is called.

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<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
success = 0

set zip = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Zip")

success = zip.NewZip("addFileExample.zip")
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( zip.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Add a file and preserve its relative directory structure
' within the ZIP archive.
' 
' The following file:
'     c:/projects/app/docs/readme.txt
' 
' Will be stored in the ZIP as:
'     projects/app/docs/readme.txt
' 
saveExtraPath = 1
success = zip.AddFile("c:/projects/app/docs/readme.txt",saveExtraPath)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( zip.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Add a file using only the filename in the ZIP archive.
' 
' The following file:
'     c:/temp/logo.png
' 
' Will be stored in the ZIP as:
'     logo.png
' 
saveExtraPath = 0
success = zip.AddFile("c:/temp/logo.png",saveExtraPath)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( zip.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Write the ZIP archive to disk and close it.
' The source files are consumed at this time.
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( zip.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "ZIP archive created successfully.") & "</pre>"

%>
</body>
</html>