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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)