(Tcl) 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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load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

set zip [new_CkZip]

set success [CkZip_NewZip $zip "addFileExample.zip"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    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
# 
set saveExtraPath 1
set success [CkZip_AddFile $zip "c:/projects/app/docs/readme.txt" $saveExtraPath]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    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
# 
set saveExtraPath 0
set success [CkZip_AddFile $zip "c:/temp/logo.png" $saveExtraPath]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

# Write the ZIP archive to disk and close it.
# The source files are consumed at this time.
set success [CkZip_WriteZipAndClose $zip]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkZip_lastErrorText $zip]
    delete_CkZip $zip
    exit
}

puts "ZIP archive created successfully."

delete_CkZip $zip