Lua Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Zip One File

See more Zip Examples

Zip a single file. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local zip = chilkat.Zip.new()

local success = zip:new_zip("test.zip")
if not success then
    print(zip.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- In this example, the file we wish to zip is /temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt

-- Add a reference to a single file by calling AddFile
-- Note: You may use either forward or backward slashes.
local saveExtraPath = false
success = zip:add_file("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt", saveExtraPath)
if not success then
    print(zip.last_error_text)
    return
end

success = zip:write_zip_and_close()
if not success then
    print(zip.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
print("Zip Created!")

-- Perhaps you want to include a path in the .zip such that when unzipping, a sub-directory
-- is automatically created and the file unzipped into it.  Use PathPrefix:

-- (We'll skip checking the success/failure return value.)

-- Set a PathPrefix to get the relative path you want:
-- The .zip will contain this entry: "myApp/HelloWorld123.txt";
success = zip:new_zip("test2.zip")
zip.path_prefix = "myApp/"
success = zip:add_file("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt", saveExtraPath)
success = zip:write_zip_and_close()