(Delphi ActiveX) Add Multiple Files to a ZIP Using AppendFiles

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This example demonstrates how to use the AppendFiles method to add multiple files matching wildcard patterns to a ZIP archive.

The example adds:

• All .txt files from one directory.
• All .xml files recursively from another directory tree.

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

When recursive mode is enabled (recurse = 1), relative subdirectory paths are preserved within the ZIP archive.

For example, suppose the local filesystem contains the following directory tree:

c:/data/invoices/2024/january/inv001.xml
c:/data/invoices/2024/january/inv002.xml
c:/data/invoices/2024/february/inv003.xml

And the following call is made:

zip.AppendFiles("c:/data/*.xml",1);

Then the following paths will be stored in the ZIP archive:

invoices/2024/january/inv001.xml
invoices/2024/january/inv002.xml
invoices/2024/february/inv003.xml

The portion of the path preceding the wildcard root (c:/data/) is not stored in the ZIP archive.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
zip: TChilkatZip;

begin
success := 0;

zip := TChilkatZip.Create(Self);

success := zip.NewZip('appendFilesExample.zip');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Add all .txt files from c:/reports.
// Subdirectories are not included because recurse=ckfalse.
success := zip.AppendFiles('c:/reports/*.txt',0);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Add all .xml files recursively from c:/data.
// Relative subdirectory paths are preserved within the ZIP archive.
success := zip.AppendFiles('c:/data/*.xml',1);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Write the ZIP archive to disk and close it.
// The source files are consumed at this time.
success := zip.WriteZipAndClose();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('ZIP archive created successfully.');
end;