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Example for the Zip AppendNewDir Function

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Demonstrates the Zip AppendNewDir function. PowerShell

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$zip = New-Object Chilkat.Zip

$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.

$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 -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Success.")