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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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Local $bSuccess = False

$oZip = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Zip")

$bSuccess = $oZip.NewZip("addFileExample.zip")
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oZip.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; 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
; 
Local $bSaveExtraPath = True
$bSuccess = $oZip.AddFile("c:/projects/app/docs/readme.txt",$bSaveExtraPath)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oZip.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; 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
; 
$bSaveExtraPath = False
$bSuccess = $oZip.AddFile("c:/temp/logo.png",$bSaveExtraPath)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oZip.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; Write the ZIP archive to disk and close it.
; The source files are consumed at this time.
$bSuccess = $oZip.WriteZipAndClose()
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oZip.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite("ZIP archive created successfully." & @CRLF)