PowerBuilder

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.

PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Zip
integer li_SaveExtraPath

li_Success = 0

loo_Zip = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Zip.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Zip")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Zip
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

li_Success = loo_Zip.NewZip("addFileExample.zip")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Zip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Zip
    return
end if

// 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
// 
li_SaveExtraPath = 1
li_Success = loo_Zip.AddFile("c:/projects/app/docs/readme.txt",li_SaveExtraPath)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Zip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Zip
    return
end if

// 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
// 
li_SaveExtraPath = 0
li_Success = loo_Zip.AddFile("c:/temp/logo.png",li_SaveExtraPath)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Zip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Zip
    return
end if

// Write the ZIP archive to disk and close it.
// The source files are consumed at this time.
li_Success = loo_Zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Zip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Zip
    return
end if

Write-Debug "ZIP archive created successfully."


destroy loo_Zip