(JavaScript) Zip and Keep Open

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

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

var success = false;

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

var zip = new CkZip();

var zipPath = "c:/temp/myFiles.zip";

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

// Append references to files to be zipped.
var recurse = true;
success = zip.AppendFiles("c:/temp/files_to_zip/*",recurse);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(zip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Write the .zip, but don't close the zip file.
// The zip file we just created is automatically opened and the zip object
// now contains entries that are contained within the zip.  (They are memory-mapped entries)
success = zip.WriteZip();
if (success == false) {
    console.log(zip.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

console.log("Successfully created " + zipPath);

// Let's look at what's in the .zip we just created..

var numEntries = zip.NumEntries;

var entry = new CkZipEntry();

var i = 0;
while (i < numEntries) {
    zip.EntryAt(i,entry);
    if (entry.IsDirectory) {
        console.log(i + ": " + entry.FileName + " (directory)");
    }
    else {
        console.log(i + ": " + entry.FileName);
    }

    i = i+1;
}

// Close the zip file when finished.
zip.CloseZip();