Java

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 = _TRUE_), 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",_TRUE_);

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.

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("appendFilesExample.zip");

            // Add all .txt files from c:/reports.
            // Subdirectories are not included because recurse=ckfalse.
            zip.appendFiles("c:/reports/*.txt", false);

            // Add all .xml files recursively from c:/data.
            // Relative subdirectory paths are preserved within the ZIP archive.
            zip.appendFiles("c:/data/*.xml", true);

            // 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.");
    }
}