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Zip One File

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Zip a single file. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Zip
integer li_SaveExtraPath

li_Success = 0

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

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

// 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.
li_SaveExtraPath = 0
li_Success = loo_Zip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",li_SaveExtraPath)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Zip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Zip
    return
end if

li_Success = loo_Zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Zip.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Zip
    return
end if

// A .zip containing "HelloWorld123.txt" with no path information has been created.
Write-Debug "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"
li_Success = loo_Zip.NewZip("test2.zip")
loo_Zip.PathPrefix = "myApp/"
li_Success = loo_Zip.AddFile("/temp/abc123/HelloWorld123.txt",li_SaveExtraPath)
li_Success = loo_Zip.WriteZipAndClose()


destroy loo_Zip