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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/myFiles.zip"

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

# Append references to files to be zipped.
$recurse = $true
$success = $zip.AppendFiles("c:/temp/files_to_zip/*",$recurse)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Write the .zip and close the zip file (and clears the zip object).
$success = $zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($zip.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Successfully created " + $zipPath)

# If the following files existed under c:/temp/files_to_zip

# c:/temp/files_to_zip/aaa/pigs.json
# c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/base64Cert.txt
# c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
# c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
# c:/temp/files_to_zip/bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
# c:/temp/files_to_zip/hamlet.xml
# c:/temp/files_to_zip/hello.pdf

# then the zip we created would contain:

# aaa/pigs.json
# bbb/base64Cert.txt
# bbb/sub1/brasil_cert.pem
# bbb/sub2/penguins.gif
# bbb/sub2/starfish.jpg
# hamlet.xml
# hello.pdf