(JavaScript) Another Path-in-Zip Example

Another example about getting the correct paths within a .zip.

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

var zip = new CkZip();

// Intialize the zip object by calling NewZip.
success = zip.NewZip("myZip.zip");

// Add references to files:
var recurse = true;
success = zip.AppendFiles("c:\\temp\\a\\subdir1\\*",recurse);

// Assuming that the file c:\temp\a\subdir1\dude.gif exists,
// the .zip will contain "dude.gif" without any path information.

// The component has no
// choice but to use "c:\\temp\\a\\subdir1" as the root.
// It's not possible for the component to know if you
// wanted subdir1\ or a\subdir1\ or temp\a\subdir1
// paths prefixed for each file added.

// To control the path within the zip, set the AppendFromDir
// directory and then use a relative path in AppendFiles.
// For example:
zip.AppendFromDir = "c:\\temp\\a";

success = zip.AppendFiles("subdir1\\*",recurse);

// This causes c:\temp\a\subdir1\dude.gif to be added as
// "subdir1\dude.gif" within the .zip.

// If you need the path within the .zip to be "a\subdir", then
// do this:
zip.AppendFromDir = "c:\\temp";
success = zip.AppendFiles("a\\subdir1\\*",recurse);

success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();