(C++) Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <CkZip.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkZip zip;

    const char *zipPath = "c:/temp/test.zip";

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

    bool dirFlag = true;

    zip.AddEmpty(dirFlag,"dirA");
    zip.AddEmpty(dirFlag,"dirB");
    zip.AddEmpty(dirFlag,"dirC");

    // Write the zip, which contains 3 empty directories: dirA, dirB, dirC.
    zip.put_FileName(zipPath);
    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << zip.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Success." << "\r\n";
    }