(Delphi DLL) Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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

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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, Zip;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
zip: HCkZip;
zipPath: PWideChar;
dirFlag: Boolean;

begin
success := False;

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

zip := CkZip_Create();

zipPath := 'c:/temp/test.zip';

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

dirFlag := True;

CkZip_AddEmpty(zip,dirFlag,'dirA');
CkZip_AddEmpty(zip,dirFlag,'dirB');
CkZip_AddEmpty(zip,dirFlag,'dirC');

// Write the zip, which contains 3 empty directories: dirA, dirB, dirC.
CkZip_putFileName(zip,zipPath);
success := CkZip_WriteZipAndClose(zip);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkZip__lastErrorText(zip));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');

CkZip_Dispose(zip);

end;