(Perl) Add Files to a ZIP Using AddFile

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This example demonstrates how to use the AddFile method to add files from the local filesystem to a ZIP archive.

The example adds two files:

• One file with its relative directory path preserved
• One file stored using only its filename

The AddFile method adds references to local filesystem files. The files are not actually read or compressed until a Write* method is called.

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use chilkat();

$success = 0;

$zip = chilkat::CkZip->new();

$success = $zip->NewZip("addFileExample.zip");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Add a file and preserve its relative directory structure
# within the ZIP archive.
# 
# The following file:
#     c:/projects/app/docs/readme.txt
# 
# Will be stored in the ZIP as:
#     projects/app/docs/readme.txt
# 
$saveExtraPath = 1;
$success = $zip->AddFile("c:/projects/app/docs/readme.txt",$saveExtraPath);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Add a file using only the filename in the ZIP archive.
# 
# The following file:
#     c:/temp/logo.png
# 
# Will be stored in the ZIP as:
#     logo.png
# 
$saveExtraPath = 0;
$success = $zip->AddFile("c:/temp/logo.png",$saveExtraPath);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Write the ZIP archive to disk and close it.
# The source files are consumed at this time.
$success = $zip->WriteZipAndClose();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "ZIP archive created successfully." . "\r\n";