Java

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.

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Zip;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Zip zip = new Zip();

        try {
            zip.newZip("addFileExample.zip");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // 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
        //
        boolean saveExtraPath = true;
        try {
            zip.addFile("c:/projects/app/docs/readme.txt", saveExtraPath);

            // 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
            //
            saveExtraPath = false;
            zip.addFile("c:/temp/logo.png", saveExtraPath);

            // Write the ZIP archive to disk and close it.
            // The source files are consumed at this time.
            zip.writeZipAndClose();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("ZIP archive created successfully.");
    }
}