Node.js

Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNewDir function. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var zip = new chilkat.Zip();

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

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

    //  AddEmpty is used when you wish to add a directory or empty file to the zip
    //  such that when the zip is unzipped, the directory will be created
    //  even if it contains no files.

    var dirFlag = true;

    zip.AddEmpty(dirFlag,"dirA");
    zip.AddEmpty(dirFlag,"dirB");
    zip.AddEmpty(dirFlag,"dirC");

    //  Write the zip, which contains 3 empty directories: dirA, dirB, dirC.
    zip.FileName = zipPath;
    success = zip.WriteZipAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(zip.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();